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03-30-2006, 09:59 AM
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Kindly Asked To Leave
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Memphis
Posts: 178
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Agreed with those that find this annoying. If ebay allows the use of "not" follwed by whatever it just makes life difficult for those of us who buy items.
What if you're searching for a diamond ring, and evry cubic zirconia listing has "not diamonds".
Maybe you're searching for a rare Beatles 45, and every music listing has "not Beatles".
Or, you're looking for a replacement bumper for a 69 Camaro, and every listing for bumpers says, "not Chevy".
Truth in advertising.
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03-30-2006, 10:19 AM
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Sey hallo to my lille fren!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 142
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very annoying practice
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03-30-2006, 10:19 AM
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Jedi Order
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Habs Nation
Posts: 28,141
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Clearly, anyone posting "Not Bowen" on their auction description title is knowingly attempting to get as many people as possible to view their auctions... I know I've been annoyed at times when I do a search and all these non-requested auctions with the "Not Bowen" crap pops up. I think shutting down these auctions is an amazing idea. I mean, it's my time these sellers are wasting because I have to scroll through all the nonsense to get at what I want. These sellers get zero sympathy from me for getting caught.
If I'm looking for a "Not Bowen" piece, I'll look for it.
JMO 
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03-30-2006, 12:03 PM
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Objectivo Bastardo
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Flippingtinsville, NY
Posts: 12,544
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hey I did it when I listed items so I cant complain
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03-31-2006, 10:16 AM
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Jedi Order
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 24,963
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Originally Posted by armitage
I'd be happy if they did that as a constant practice. There is nothing more annoying than swimming through all of these types of listings to get to what I'm looking for. It's a cheap thing to do, but I'm sure it has it's payoffs.
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Agreed! It's a pain in the ass when your looking for an item and you have to search through all the item's that are "Not ....." whatever it is you ARE looking for. Ebay should police this more than they do
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03-31-2006, 10:35 AM
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The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Classified
Posts: 1,450
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Originally Posted by Sniper
hey I did it when I listed items so I cant complain
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So did I. Whenever I didn't put it in there I got emails asking if it was a Bowen or not by new collector's.
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03-31-2006, 02:27 PM
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Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 1,125
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Originally Posted by Justin
Agreed! It's a pain in the ass when your looking for an item and you have to search through all the item's that are "Not ....." whatever it is you ARE looking for. Ebay should police this more than they do
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Yes. I hate that "not" crap.
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03-31-2006, 02:31 PM
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Modzilla
Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 22,183
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When searching just put -not in the search title and it will eliminate all auctions that have not in the title.
- in front of any word will eliminate those auctions that have that word in your search.
When I am searching for Gentle Giant busts I always add -bustups and -ups so I don't have to see the bust ups in my search.
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