posted on May 7, 2002 01:41:21 PM
If a seller creates a title with no spaces, the gallery layout displays weird. The title is supposed to "wrap" into multiple lines, but since it is one word, that item will take up more space. If your image is on the same row, last column -- your item could be missed by the buyer as they would have to use the horizontal scrollbar to see your image.
Since this directly conflicts with a seller's investment of fees into the image gallery, I am re-thinking whether I should report these sellers. This misuse seems a bit different than reporting a seller based on their auction description.
posted on May 7, 2002 01:48:18 PM
Perhaps these sellers are not aware of the problem no spaces creates on the gallery images. Maybe they aren't leaving spaces so they can get an extra word in.
Before "reporting" them, why not send them an email through Ask Seller A Question and nicely inform them that by there not having spaces in their title, it is trying to be read as one word and that messes up the gallery. Also, you could point out to them, it will prevent any of their "key" title words from being picked up in a search.
I don't think they are necessarily abusing, I think they are ill-informed on how things work on eBay.
posted on May 7, 2002 02:03:30 PM
Some use no spaces, other use _ or + as the space replacement. Sorry, I was not more clear. Since the seller is using the Gallery feature, I am fairly certain they know what they are doing. But you're right, it wouldn't hurt to ask.
posted on May 7, 2002 08:42:20 PM
yup,...the same... you'd think a self appointed auctionCop would find something serious to report.......I'm still chuckling over the "designed to appeal to people who like women" part........
posted on May 7, 2002 10:05:06 PM
Sorry, I don't see any live examples right now. You'll have to make a gallery auction yourself to see what I mean. The gallery auctions that I saw this with have expired. (And I did not report them.)
