Settle a debate involving "Keyword Spamming" on Ebay auctions!

[Edwolf1963]

I’m seeing more and more sellers either list their cards as PSA, SGC, BVG numerically graded and they are not .. or just putting a numerical grade on themselves. Deans and STARX have been doing that all along which has zero credibility w/me but I guess in the bigger picture it’s not much different than anyone listing their cards as EX, EX/MT, etc.

Some of this stuff, obviously, is purposely meant to deceive. This clown below keeps listing his SGC graded cards as a grade higher on PSA.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-Topps-...0AAOSw-ktfqyRq

[jiw98]

"keyword spamming" of any kind drives me crazy. When I do a search for a certain card or product, I don't want to sift through all the unwanted junk just to find what I was looking for to begin with.
Ebay just sent me a survey to fill out, and I let them know how I feel about the "keyword spamming". I'm sure there will big changes at Ebay when they read my survey!

[earlywynnfan]

I search for "WWII baseball." Every day I have to ignore some card from 5 years ago because it's listed as "post WWII baseball." Very annoying.

[drcy]

I think "Reprint" should be required to be in the title of all reprints (/fakes/counterfeits).

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

I search for "WWII baseball." Every day I have to ignore some card from 5 years ago because it's listed as "post WWII baseball." Very annoying.

If you ever really want to waste time, try searching "T206" on eBay and look for raw cards.

No matter how many filters I apply, the reprints and Topps 206 seem to dominate the search results.

[bobbyw8469]

The results are sort of how I anticipated them to be.

[Tyruscobb]

I typically don't limit my searches on cites to any particular grader. I just enter the year, player, and card manufacturer.

I want to see all the active listings - raw and graded, as well as from all graders. It doesn't bother me that a listing will say, "1933 John Doe ABC 5; Not XYZ or WXY."

Sure, I have a grading preference, but am always willing to buy cards from my non-preferred grading companies if the price is right. So, my bottom line is no big deal.