posted on April 26, 2005 03:46:36 PM
I'm almost positive the following Ebay username is in violation of a having a "Valid Ebay Username"...right wrong?
fight_mountains_axctibnirs?
Thanks,
RC
[ edited by Excelrye on Apr 26, 2005 10:24 PM ]
[ edited by Excelrye on Apr 26, 2005 10:29 PM ]
posted on April 26, 2005 04:33:38 PM
Why_pray_tell, asks da wise-ass, yet cuddley & de-boner doggy???
EMAIL ADDRESSES as user-names are big bozo-nono's, but other than GROSS DO-DO, methinks yer seller's name is OK-DO-KAY??
"I'm going to spend a lot of time on Social Security. I enjoy it. I enjoy taking on the issue. I guess, it's the Mother in me."Guess Who? Washington D.C., April 14, 2005
posted on April 26, 2005 07:22:32 PM
It is not a web site and is not obscene so it should be o.k. A lot of Ebay usernames are actually the names of the person's business. Sears is a good example.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on April 26, 2005 08:06:33 PM
I just found this on Ebays site. It states verbatim all of the following
Things you can't include:
* The @, &, , <, or > symbol
* Elements that imply an email address or URL, including but not limited to ".com", ".net", ".org", ".edu" or any variation of such (for example, "_com" or "-com"
* Consecutive underscores "__"
* An underscore "_", dash "-", or period "." at the beginning of a User ID
* Spaces or tabs
* The word "eBay"only eBay employees may use "eBay" in their User IDs
* The letter "e" followed by numbers
posted on April 26, 2005 08:12:36 PM
So, it appears they're within eBay's policy, right? Unless I don't see something you do...
Since we had "com" at the end of our name for more than 2 years until someone ratted us out a few weeks ago, I now notice any variations of "com" -- some as blatant as www_MyUserID_com
All it takes is someone to report you, as I found out. They give you 24 hours to change it or they change it for you and then you can't change it again for 30 days... And they don't pick anything exciting. You'll end up as Member423242 or something like that for 30 days until you can make a change.
It looks like the userID that is the subject of this thread is within eBay policy.
Wayne
Never explain -- Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
~ Elbert Hubbard
posted on April 26, 2005 08:37:02 PM
This isn't that hard to figure out. Our California ( ...or is it Nevada) based knife & flask selling friend here is checking to see if the name of a New York based Knife and flask seller violates any regulations.
In other words... he's trying to find some way to nuke the competition and hoping that we might be able to help.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on April 26, 2005 08:57:01 PM
I *THINK* ... I could be wrong ... that older ID's using .com (etc.) were grandfathered in when the new rule was made. You just can't change to a .com ID anymore.
But the ID mentioned isn't a web site, so ... (??)
posted on April 26, 2005 10:07:07 PM
FENIX-
No I just feel if I have to play by the rules then this person/entity must also play by the rules.
This person(S) pictures were taken down administratively by Ebay after Ebay realized this person was linking to my pictures. However now it gets even better.... ready?
Now this person(s) has basically copied the name of my Ebay Store Verbatim, along with my "Jingle" (AKA).... items I carry in my Ebay Store, various policies etc. This person is also operating under multiple accounts violating Ebays Multiple listing policy.
This person has also broken down my entire business model which is rather easy to do on Ebay. He/She is selling everything I'm currently selling at the same time(s), running the same number of listings, etc...etc...etc
Fenix just out of curiosity what makes you think I sell Flasks?
~RC
posted on April 26, 2005 10:12:33 PM
I was bored... If you are not selling flasks you might want to look into contacting your new neighbor in Nevada that is using the same auction text as yourself and selling flasks as well as .01 knives. Interesting combination... weapons and containers to conceal alcohol.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on April 26, 2005 10:24:36 PM
Fenix-
I just completed a quick crash course on Ebay rules and regulations in reference to this matter, which state the following:
This is What Ebay States in relation to naming your store
Naming Your Store
The name you choose determines your Store's Web site address (or "URL". For example, if your Store's name is "Fine Jewelry", your Store's URL is: http://stores.ebay.com/fine-jewelry. eBay will take out special characters (apostrophes, spaces, &, !, $, etc.), add hyphens between words, and make all letters lowercase.
Your Store name:
* Must start and end with a letter or number
* Cannot start with four or more consecutive letter A's
* Cannot start with an "e" or "E" followed by a number
* Cannot contain the following characters: <, >, or @
* Cannot be the username of another user on eBay
* Cannot contain "www" anywhere in the name
* Cannot contain two or more consecutive spaces or non-alphanumeric characters
* Cannot end with a top-level domain abbreviation used on the Web (.decom, .net, etc.)
* Cannot be a name that is identical or confusingly similar to another company's name which is protected by trademark law. Also, you may not use a name that contains the word eBay , Half.com, or PayPal, or which is confusingly similar to those names. See our Trademarked Items and Domain Name policies in the eBay Help Center.
Your Store name can be your eBay User ID, as long as it meets the requirements above.
Tip: Choose a name that immediately tells buyers what you sell. For example, a straightforward name such as "Ben's Computers" will be more helpful to buyers than a creative name such as "Zebra Park." This will also help Web search engines find your Store when buyers are looking for the kinds of products you sell.
This Is What Ebay States In reference To Describing Your Store
Describing Your Store
In this section, tell buyers what your eBay Store is about in a brief, well-written statement. You can describe what you sell, what's special about it, how long you've been in business, your area of expertise, and so on. Your Store's name and description may appear to buyers when they browse or search in eBay Stores.
Note: Do not include links or URLs to Web sites outside of eBay in your description. Please see our Links Policy in the eBay Help Center for more information.
Optimizing your description for Web search engines
People often use Web search engines (such as Google or Yahoo!) to find products they're shopping for. If your Store theme displays the description in the header (for example, the "Classic Left" theme), then your description can affect whether your eBay Store appears in the search results. Here are tips to increase your Store's placement in Web search engines:
* In describing what you sell, use words that people would enter when they search for a product. For example, if you specialize in wrist watches, state that you sell "wrist watches" rather than "timepieces". A more straightforward description will improve your Store's chances of being found by interested buyers.
* Make sure your description accurately represents your Store. Filling your description with product or brand names that you don't usually have in stock (known as "keyword spamming" will frustrate buyers and actually cause your Store's placement in search results to decline.
You just can't change to a .com ID anymore.