Unrelated search words in eBay listings

llafoe

walter1769

I thought eBay stopped allowing unrelated search words in their listings? If you look at listings from "walter1769", these are the search words he has hidden in white font in the white are below his descriptions:

VINTAGE CRDS STARS NR-MT HANK AARON MICKEY MANTLE HALL OF FAME HOF STAR SEMI-STAR COMMON FLEER TOPPS RELIC AUTO AUTOGRAPH NUMBERED /’D 1/1 1/10 1/25 1/100 #’D BASEBALL BASKETBALL FOOTBALL ROOKIES ROOKIE R/C R/C’S LOT LOTS PARALELL PARALLEL INSERTS MLB MAJOR LEAUGE BASEBALL MINOR LEAUGE BASEBALL NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAUGE NFL MLB DONRUSS GOLD JERSEY BAT STAR STARS COMMON COMMONS SEMI-STAR SEMI-STARS MINT NEAR MINT NR-MT VERY GOOD HALL OF FAME HOF HOF’S San Francisco 49ers Chicago Bears Cincinnati Bengals Buffalo Bills Denver Broncos Cleveland Browns Tampa Bay Buccaneers Arizona Cardinals San Diego Chargers Kansas City Chiefs Indianapolis Colts Dallas Cowboys Miami Dolphins Philadelphia Eagles Atlanta Falcons New York Giants Jacksonville Jaguars New York Jets Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Carolina Panthers New England Patriots Oakland Raiders St.Louis Rams Baltimore Ravens Washington Redskins New Orleans Saints Seattle Seahawks Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Texans Tennessee Titans Minnesota Vikings Arizona Diamondbacks Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Colorado Rockies Detroit Tigers Florida Marlins Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins New York Mets New York Yankees Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Seattle Mariners St. Louis Cardinals Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays Washington Nationals

LarkinCollector

<< <i>walter1769

I thought eBay stopped allowing unrelated search words in their listings? If you look at listings from "walter1769", these are the search words he has hidden in white font in the white are below his descriptions >>


They're hidden well enough, nobody from eBay is likely to notice until enough people complain. Also the searcher would have to check the 'Include Descriptions' checkbox for it to have any effect. I tried a standard search with 't206 donruss' and none of his listings came up until I checked the box.

mlbfan2

<< <i>I thought eBay stopped allowing unrelated search words in their listings? If you look at listings from "walter1769", these are the search words he has hidden in white font in the white are below his descriptions:
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I think ebay mostly relies on its users to report such auctions. If an auction isn't reported (perhaps multiple times), it probably won't get shut down.

LarkinCollector

Report Category: Listing Practices
Reason for Report: Search and browse manipulation
Detailed Reason: Keyword spamming

Note: Hidden keyword in all listings w/text font matching background

I got mine in, the more we get in the faster they get taken down or edited.

jfkheat

Reported. I have never had any luck with Ebay doing anything about keyword spamming when I reported the listings.
James

fur72

Oh wow, never seen that one before. I get mad just seeing titles with "PSA 10??????????" added on the end.

elsnorto

Reported.

Snorto~

bobsbbcards

<< <i>Oh wow, never seen that one before. I get mad just seeing titles with "PSA 10??????????" added on the end. >>


Just change your search to look for "PSA 10" with eleven question marks after it. The one you mention will never come up, since it has only 10. Happy to help.