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NutmegCT

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A couple of days ago, I put a brand-new Lexmark ink cartridge set up for auction on eBay.

Description: "Lexmark 70 20 combo-pack BRAND NEW (not refilled)"

Now two days later I get an email from eBay (yes, it's really from eBay) saying:

eBay Listing Removed: Keyword Spamming

Lexmark 70 20 combo-pack BRAND NEW (not refilled)

The listing was removed because it violated the eBay Keyword Spamming policy. The violation occurred when you included the following information in your listing:

(not refilled)

We notified members who placed bids on the item that the listing has been canceled.

Keyword spamming is the practice of placing inappropriate words in searchable text to draw attention to Web content. To ensure that members' searches produce relevant results, sellers are not permitted to put brand names or other inappropriate keywords in a listing title or description for the purpose of attracting members to a listing.

I went to the eBay info page about this, and of course it says exactly the same as in the email. Totally mystified on this one - and as there's no "contact us if you wish to dispute this cancellation", I have to relist it. (without not refilled !

Anyone ever have this happen? Any idea what the heck caused this? Can't for the life of me figure out how describing the item as "not refilled" can be described as using "inappropriate words in searchable text to draw attention to Web content". I just wanted folks to know this was a brand new ink cartridge set, never refilled.

Weird-a-mundo.
Tom
 
I guess they don't like that. Just put it in the body of your description. Maybe reword your heading with "factory combo pack" or NOS ( new old stock).
 
Re: ebay Lexmark 20-70

Those are the carts I use. Still got them? what do you want?
 
Funny that you were "busted" for the "not refilled" when their policy says no "brand names" I guess that Lexmark is no longer a brand? stupid policy
 
Likely a 'bot generated notice anyhow. Try a rephrased listing.


Ever try making a post here on the BCF Apache server using the word "fetch" (sans quotation marks)? Big-bad notice of SIN!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif
 
Rhymes with.... /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
 
Even if you put it in the body, there system will pick it up. I've got tons of B and Midget parts that I usually post around here but occasionally I list on ebay. I put in the body of my auction the word "trade" because I would be willing to trade some of my other parts, not even the one I was listing, for TD parts. Immediatley cancelled.
 
I think the problem is the word "not". They are cracking down on people who make a title like "1985 Chevy Pickup - Not Ford, Dodge, Toyota". the system may not have understood that "refill" isn't a brand name. It just saw "not xxx" as its own phrase and interpreted it as such. It's safe to assume the anti-spam system is automated and therefore was looking only at syntax.
 
Steve_S: " I think the problem is the word "not"

gee - glad I didn't post the Ten Commandments /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif

T.
 
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