Nit Picky - Ebay listings Pet Peeve 0

[TheBigJ]

It's very nit picky and is a BIG pet peeve of mine, perhaps I over react. That being said,

I like to browse books on Ebay searching by age(Golden, Silver, Bronze, etc.). It sucks that I have to browse through books that are obviously not from that particular age, to find those that are. Search results return 312 matches, but only 1/3 match search criteria.

I get it, Modern FF book will get more exposure when listed as a Silver or Bronze. That or sellers are oblivious or just ignorant as to what age a comic actually from. Perhaps just a simple error. I believe it's primarily a marketing ploy.

I won't buy a book if it's not listed properly. I've found books I've wanted, listed incorrectly, and I won't purchase them either(out of pure spite for sure). I'll just wait to find book later. If I don't oh well, can't win'em all.

How do other buyers feel and what about other listing pet peeves? There's not many right?

[ThothAmon]

Count me in the oblivious or ignorant category if any of my listings are in the wrong category. I’m still trying to master the correct back cover. 
 

[iggy]

Wrong category wouldn’t stop me from buying a book I really want, it could even be an advantage on price if others aren’t seeing it. Maybe try to zero in more on your search terms... for example if looking for Byrne era X-Men, add “Byrne” as an additional search word. You might already know this, but you can also exclude certain pesky search terms by placing a minus sign with no space before a search word... I do that “-manga” “-tpb” for example...

Edited May 8, 2021 by iggy
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[Dick Pontoon]

It can be annoying, but it's important to remember "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." I think the majority of sellers who do this do so by mistake, not in an attempt to get more exposure. I've done it. I've even listed Thor books in the Fantastic Four section, not just the wrong age. It's pretty easy to do if you list a lot and often, and once listed I don't think most sellers pore over each and every item and probably don't notice.

Edited May 8, 2021 by Dick Pontoon

[Bludriver]

I have many pet peeves about sellers on ebay, the biggest is of course over-graders (I never buy from them). But I also dislike sellers that say "beautiful condition", or "really nice" in the title and the book is mid-grade or worse. You should reserve those adjectives for high grade books.

[kav]

I also hate keyword spamming.  I like to buys "lots" of SA books-and some sellers list one book with the word "lot" to get more views.  No I'm not gonna magically change my mind about what I am seeking, dufus.

[Juno Beach]

"CGC ready". All books can be ready for CGC. It means nothing. Just keyword spamming.

[greggy]

24 minutes ago, kav said:

I also hate keyword spamming.  I like to buys "lots" of SA books-and some sellers list one book with the word "lot" to get more views.  No I'm not gonna magically change my mind about what I am seeking, dufus.

That's what she said. 

[James J Johnson]

46 minutes ago, greggy said:

That's what she said. 

+1 

[zoso99]

1 hour ago, Juno Beach said:

"CGC ready". All books can be ready for CGC. It means nothing. Just keyword spamming.

I dislike "CGC It!" even more. Why don't YOU CGC it and sell it for what it ACTUALLY is graded as, and then we can talk.

[zoso99]

I am annoyed when someone photographs the book in a bag and board, doesn't show the back, but wants retail slabbed prices. And top that off with a reserve auction that get's relisted over and over.

[Robot Man]

“Rare”, “Wow” or “original owner” when they clearly aren’t. 

[silverseeker]

“L@@K” always seems to magically lure me in...these sellers are smart! 

[Nazirite]

Why have a best offer listing if your only accepting 5 dollars off?

[The Lions Den]

3 hours ago, Pontoon said:

It can be annoying, but it's important to remember "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."

The best line I've read this year...  

[rjpb]

If you really want to be annoyed try scrolling through the Platinum Age category. Almost no one who lists books there, including full time dealers, seems to understand what sort of books belong there. I can forgive early Golden Age, or somewhat related non-comic items from the same era, but really it should just be titled Random Comic Books from All Eras. However, sellers who actually put "Platinum Age" in their listing title, generally are selling Platinum Age Comics. 

[rjpb]

9 minutes ago, Nazirite said:

Why have a best offer listing if your only accepting 5 dollars off?

The best offer is a default option if you aren't using a previous listing as a template. I think some sellers don't always realize when a book has it. I once offered $20 for $25 book with a best offer option, and it was auto-rejected, so for the hell of it I offered $24 to see what would happen, that was rejected too.

[Nazirite]

Just now, rjpb said:

The best offer is a default option if you aren't using a previous listing as a template. I think some sellers don't always realize when a book has it. I once offered $20 for $25 book with a best offer option, and it was auto-rejected, so for the hell of it I offered $24 to see what would happen, that was rejected too.

Makes sense, I did read once on here that if my offer is auto rejected, just eBay the buyer. 

[The Lions Den]

1 minute ago, rjpb said:

The best offer is a default option if you aren't using a previous listing as a template. I think some sellers don't always realize when a book has it. I once offered $20 for $25 book with a best offer option, and it was auto-rejected, so for the hell of it I offered $24 to see what would happen, that was rejected too.

[KPR Comics]

2 hours ago, kav said:

I also hate keyword spamming.  I like to buys "lots" of SA books-and some sellers list one book with the word "lot" to get more views.  No I'm not gonna magically change my mind about what I am seeking, dufus.

Technically, a single auction listing is a lot regardless of the number of items