eBay mistake?

[Afran]

Spam so I'll spoiler it.

Spoiler

We appreciate that you chose eBay to list the following auction-style listing(s):

Nintendo Wii (As NEW)


However, your listing was in breach of eBay's Keyword Spamming policy and has been removed from eBay. All fees related to this listing have been credited to your account. We also notified members who placed bids on the item that the listing has
been canceled.

We would like to take this opportunity to let you know what part of your listing is not permitted.

Your listing(s) contains the following information:

Nintendo Wii (As NEW)



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So basically, they removed my listing of a Wii because I used the brand name "Nintendo" in the title, but if you go and search "Nintendo" on eBay now there's about 52 thousand search results and almost 20 thousand search results if you just type "Nintendo Wii."

So, wtf?

 

[Laddey]

Ask eBay, they've got to have some customer support and shit like that ?

 

[Chronictank]

because it lets you choose whether it is new or not on the "condition" option (2 options being new or used)

 

[Afran]

because it lets you choose whether it is new or not on the "condition" option (2 options being new or used)

? the condition was set to used but it doesn't mention that, it says brand name which by I'd assume they mean Nintendo

 

[Afran]

Ask eBay, they've got to have some customer support and shit like that ?

I would do but they did me a favour in a way, I was just curious ;p

 

[Chronictank]

? the condition was set to used but it doesn't mention that, it says brand name which by I'd assume they mean Nintendo

I have a auction up with nintendo wii so i cant see how its the name
"Nintendo Wii Inc Sports,Component Cable & Classic Cntrl"

 

[DocWolfe]

I think its more likely the "As NEW" part.

 

[Billargh]

Now if only they'd sort the other thousands of listing with 'As new' spammed at the end. :X

 

[Dudley52]

Yes its the "As New" part. I got an auction taken down for that too.

 

[Ctuchik]

Now if only they'd sort the other thousands of listing with 'As new' spammed at the end. :X

noone reported all those yet and ebay staff can't look through 20 million odd sales themself. and obviously someone had an issue with you or they wouldn't have reported it

 

[Rubric]

noone reported all those yet and ebay staff can't look through 20 million odd sales themself. and obviously someone had an issue with you or they wouldn't have reported it

Fucking ebay special constables!

 

[Overdriven]

Yet another reason I won't use eBay

 

[Billargh]

noone reported all those yet and ebay staff can't look through 20 million odd sales themself. and obviously someone had an issue with you or they wouldn't have reported it

I'm didn't mean literally get rid of them all, I know how much work that'd take. Bugs the shit out of me though searching for something new though and you get all this "AS NEWLOLOL" crap up also.

 

[kirennia]

Wouldn't be hard to do...just make it that when you title the thing, filter it out so it can't contain an exact phrase 'as new'. Pretty simple to implement, no idea why they haven't already if they've got a problem with people listing items like that.