postcardman
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posted on May 15, 2009 03:50:18 PM new
in the nuts?
In a recent eBay insanity you are no longer allowed to describe an item as "like new" in the title. If you do they will cancel the listing. Do you think there is a special department at eBay in charge of destroying their business? What is wrong with the phrase "like new"? Say I am selling something that isnt 100% brand new, that it has been used 1 time but is in absolutely perfect just the same as new condition, isn't "Like new" a very good way of communicating this? If a car dealer sells a previously sold car that is a month old with 200 miles on it isn't "Like New" a good way of saying that? I swear eBay management is just so crazy it is hard to fathom their continual stupidity. They just reversed their idiotic order for customers that thought they had bought fake items to destroy them rather than return them (a regular brain trust I tell ya!) and now the "like new" Nazis are goose stepping over the listings.
What a bunch of Maroons!
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amber
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posted on May 15, 2009 04:12:10 PM new
I always say, "In new condition", so far, no problem with it. I sell craft books, and they can be 20 or 30 years old and look just like new, but you can hardly describe them as new when they are that old.
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hwahwa
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posted on May 15, 2009 04:30:02 PM new
used one time is not new,New Is NEW.
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Economic Reform act of Chairman Obama of the socialist States of America :
10 ounces of meat per month,half a yard of cotton per year per adult.
Hellilujah!
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merrie
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posted on May 15, 2009 07:09:18 PM new
You can't say "like new" because it shows up when people search for NEW items. Acceptable adjectives are mint, excellent,etc.
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neglus
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posted on May 15, 2009 11:18:35 PM new
I have to agree. If I am searching for a "new" something to give as a gift (for example) I do not want to see "like new" items. There is a difference.
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hwahwa
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posted on May 16, 2009 06:11:37 AM new
'like new' is rather subjective,what you see as new is not so new to others!
Once I bought a T shirt from an Ebay seller who said it is new,well,what she did is wash it and iron it,thats not ' new '.
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Economic Reform act of Chairman Obama of the socialist States of America :
10 ounces of meat per month,half a yard of cotton per year per adult.
Hellilujah!
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sthoemke
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posted on May 16, 2009 11:35:06 AM new
Can you say "not new"???
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on May 16, 2009 11:48:48 AM new
You can't say "not" anything in a title. It'll get yanked.
Has anyone ever tried "near perfect"?
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hwahwa
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posted on May 16, 2009 01:33:54 PM new
I will say 'not' in my title,so far no problem.
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Economic Reform act of Chairman Obama of the socialist States of America :
10 ounces of meat per month,half a yard of cotton per year per adult.
Hellilujah!
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on May 16, 2009 03:45:01 PM new
All I know is that when I listed an assorted lot of hair pins with the title phrase "some vintage some not" my listing was pulled due to the use of the word "not."
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blueyes29
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posted on May 16, 2009 08:25:24 PM new
I'm with Merrie...I had a "like new" auction pulled a month or so ago. I now use "mint" in my titles.
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sputcomodern
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posted on May 17, 2009 05:53:13 PM new
[ edited by sputcomodern on May 17, 2009 05:53 PM ]
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shagmidmod
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posted on May 17, 2009 05:55:06 PM new
"Like NEW" is basically search manipulation.
I use words like, "MINT", "Perfect", "Flawless" instead. Those get the point across.
For some items, you may want to just consider removing any reference to condition in the title anyways. Leave it for the description, save some space for more important catch words.
You're likely to increase your hits, which means more viewers, which is the same as having someone walk into your store instead of window shopping from the sidewalk.
The only exception would be is if something is vintage and/or collectible and more than likely not found "new" or "primo" condition, but would grab attention away from other similar items because of its superior condition.
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merrie
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posted on May 17, 2009 08:02:44 PM new
I'm confused. Why was the same message left by sputcomodern and shagmidmod??
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fluffythewondercat
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posted on May 18, 2009 05:42:29 AM new
Will rustygumbo be making an appearance next?
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ebabestreasures
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posted on May 19, 2009 01:32:16 PM new
I hate to use the term mint ever since I sold a calculator in a case and said it was mint. The winner wrote me and said it was missing the foam disk in the bottom of the case. Of course I didn't know it ever had one??? Talk about nitprixing.
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ggardenour
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posted on May 26, 2009 01:47:12 PM new
A previously sold car that is a month old with 200 miles is USED. It isn't "like new" the warranty clock is running, the car has been titled.
Automotive Retail Sales Experienced (ARSE)
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ChristopherCS
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posted on May 26, 2009 09:00:09 PM new
Hello,
eBay calls this 'keyword spamming' and you can read more about their official rules here:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/search-manipulation.html
Regards,
Chris
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