How fucking stupid is Ebay?

xConorx "facts tend to cloud my judgement"
Posts: 10827 Joined: 09-12-04 Location: Belfast
Submitted by xConorx on 6 October, 2008 - 19:04.

Like, if your listing includes swear words, either in title or description or anywhere, they refuse to make it publicly searchable, so no-one sees your item and it doesn't sell - they still take your money for it though.

So I was selling a Dead Prez 'fuck the law' 12",
then I had to change it to **** the law
they still wouldn't list it cos apparently that's an obvious attempt to hide a swear word... eh and?
so now it's 'beep' the law which sounds retarded

Jack "Yes we can"
Posts: 10281 Joined: 22-09-03 Location: Brighton
6 October, 2008 - 19:17

Can you not swear please? New libcommunity rules.

xConorx "facts tend to cloud my judgement"
Posts: 10827 Joined: 09-12-04 Location: Belfast
6 October, 2008 - 19:23

beep off!

jef costello "Beautiful, just like Nuremburg"
Posts: 9964 Joined: 09-02-06 Location: razorblade of apathy, shave me with your irony
6 October, 2008 - 19:30

Are you spamming your new business?
By the way you've left the word 'shit' in the description smile

notch8 "Annihilate This Week"
Posts: 449 Joined: 23-03-08 Location: Belfast
6 October, 2008 - 19:34

I have 3 GG ALLIN 7"s for sale on eBay which are not searchable because one of them has 'Outlaw Scumfuck' on it. If anyone wants 3 GG ALLIN 7"s....

xConorx "facts tend to cloud my judgement"
Posts: 10827 Joined: 09-12-04 Location: Belfast
6 October, 2008 - 19:49

serious Notch8, change the titles, I didn't realise the policy for ages and wondered why a few things didn't sell
it was cos my descriptions were stuff like
'shite christian hardcore DO NOT WANT'
'this is really shit, please take this away from me'

I mean it was funny at the time, but like, i relisted things 3 times before I realised!!!

xConorx "facts tend to cloud my judgement"
Posts: 10827 Joined: 09-12-04 Location: Belfast
6 October, 2008 - 19:49
jef costello wrote:
By the way you've left the word 'shit' in the description :)

whoops!

David in Atlanta ""crude reductionist version of marxism""
Posts: 1920 Joined: 21-04-06
12 October, 2008 - 11:57

Words like "beep" and "Beep" aren't technically swearing, so if the rule is "no swearing" you could still say "that beeping rule is beeping beeped up". If you wanted to.