labbie1
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posted on September 15, 2000 08:34:18 PM
WOW! If it did, I would use WOW in ALL of my ads! 
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whereistheprophet
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posted on September 15, 2000 08:38:58 PM
As a bidder, I don't really like tag lines like that...
However, to be honest, I always LQQK at the item, too...
And once I look...
Well, you figured it out for yourself!
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alrad
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posted on September 15, 2000 09:19:54 PM
there are so many reasons that could happen... bidder saw his first. different feedback or the ad grabbed better for that particular bidder, etc etc etc. maybe its previous customer and he had asked him to find the book for him. Maybe something in description.
Its hard to tell without doing a direct comparison. perhaps the WOW in title grabbed attention (even though people say its turnoff)
Was gallery used... did he/she advertise on usenet groups?
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mybiddness
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posted on September 15, 2000 09:23:25 PM
No galleries or extra options were used. I'm not really as concerned with the particulars on that auction as I'm just looking for a few good words... Otherwise I may be forced to try a WOW! Personally, I use the words gorgeous, fabulous and beautiful way too much. I need something short, sweet and not overused.
What's a three letter word that says WOW but doesn't? That's my real question. 
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dman3
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posted on September 15, 2000 09:23:38 PM
hey if you really want to spice them titles up and all you got to do it is 3 bits and you really want it eye catching why not use XXX
hey its a thought........
WWW.dman-n-company.com
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mybiddness
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posted on September 15, 2000 09:25:59 PM
What is XXX?
How about (*;*) - Nope, too many spaces.
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RainyBear
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posted on September 15, 2000 09:32:01 PM
FAB
WOWEE
ZOWIE
ZAP
BAM
YIPPEE
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uglimouse
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posted on September 15, 2000 09:38:22 PM
mybidness: They say SEX sells , and it only has 3 letters .
Just think , you could have a boring old item like
Vintage NOS W/tags felt SEX hat e.g.
or
Not Lefton Napco Norcrest SEX figurine
or
Put-the-SEX in pyr-EX.. LQQK!
or...
(need I say more ? )
uglimouse
(edited for palpitations)
[ edited by uglimouse on Sep 15, 2000 09:42 PM ]
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thedewey
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posted on September 15, 2000 09:39:25 PM
Oops ... you forgot "rare"!
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mybiddness
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posted on September 15, 2000 09:47:42 PM
I can relate - Sex is good - andrare!
(my hubby is sick)
WOW, This is CQQL!
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alrad
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posted on September 15, 2000 09:54:30 PM
well this is a stretch for me.. .cause my theory is AVOID ANY word in the title that doesn't affect the search. In other words I search mostly by item title then by description.... so my goal is to use title to hit words that people will use to find the item...
I'm not sure that that many people look at things just cause the WOOHOO or WHOA or SEE or L@@K are in it. THEY WILL IF ITS XXX (LOL)
For instance look at this link
http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&ebaytag1=ebayreg&query=WOW&query2=WOW&search_option=1&exclude=&category0=&minPrice=&maxPrice=&ebaytag1code=0&st=0&SortProperty=MetaEndSort
sorry html is limited... basically there are 24,059 items using the word WOW and most have 0 1 or 2 bids. there are a couple that have like 8 or 12 bids but very few. I dont' think that means it is unproductive just that it isn't that important IMHO.
oh from websters online: Entry Word: wow
Function: noun
Text: Synonyms SMASH 6, bang, bell ringer, hit, succès fou, ten-strike
I hope you can find some words that jazz it up for you.
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mybiddness
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posted on September 15, 2000 10:02:19 PM
Just for grins I checked on WOW with an exclamation point after it - 6679 WOW! listings - nothing exciting about the bidding.
I also try to concentrate on key words - but like whereistheprophet I usually hafta look if the title says LQQK. Just can't seem to resist it. LOL
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kathyg
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posted on September 15, 2000 10:04:23 PM
I recently had an auction that included the word 'nude' and it got over 500 hits much to my surprise. But this is over 3 charactors - would 'nud' do it? I don't know.
And of couse the 2 biggest lies on eBay are 'rare' and 'mint' so perhaps 'rar' and 'min' or perhaps 'rre' and 'mnt'.
So you might try
'sex nud rar mnt rre mnt wow XXX L@@K' and see what happens.
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malady
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posted on September 15, 2000 10:12:59 PM
I found some sellers put in their descript, "FREEsh". I thought the seller had mis-spelt "fresh".
Later, finally clicked on one of these auctions, I learned that it meant "FREE shipping".
Edited cuz the text doesn't seem to "wrap around"...
[ edited by malady on Sep 15, 2000 10:14 PM ]
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chococake
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posted on September 15, 2000 10:31:46 PM
How bout YAHOO that might get some attention.
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mybiddness
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posted on September 15, 2000 10:35:30 PM
Or, how about "YOO HOO LQQKY LQQKY" - just skip the description altogether and get their curiousity up!
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bitsandbobs
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posted on September 15, 2000 10:37:59 PM
Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious!
Bob, Downunder but never down.
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pareau
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posted on September 15, 2000 11:01:18 PM
"UGLY" and "BAD" can sometimes generate a lot of interest in an item. "Real UGLY Ceramic Duck TV Lamp" is going to get me to look, even though I have no interest in TV lamps or ducks. I'd think it was just my special appreciation of eBay as a parade of objets d'bizarro, except that I recommended it to a couple of sellers I'd dealt with, who later reported back that "ugly" seemed to work quite well when used sparingly.
I'm not averse to "WOW!" or "L@@K!" They give me a sense of enthusiasm that may be completely bogus, but I like the spirit. The sellers who tout their swap-meet rejects as "Rare," "Beautiful," "Unique," or "Important" lose me as soon as I see what impresses them. OTOH, I wouldn't be able to resist seeing what a "Rare, Important, and Fugly Dutch Renaissance Spittoon" actually looks like.
- Pareau
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mybiddness
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posted on September 15, 2000 11:14:05 PM
I never thought of using "ugly" - Anything different works, I guess. I still haven't forgotten an auction for an old photograph. The title said, "Bare Chested Man With Big Log." Who could resist looking at that! LOL
By the way, he was bare chested and carrying a large tree - impressive that he could carry a tree but noticed it ended with about seven hundred hits but no bids.
Bitsandbobs I always wondered how to spell that.
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