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Offline PEZBerq

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How do they do it? eBay spam!
« on: September 06, 2012, 07:37:33 pm »
How do they post those hundreds of adds for brake pads or bearings etc that take up pages and pages of eBay and annoy the crap out of you when browsing you favourite brand of bike  >:( >:( Is there some special software they use and how do you filter that spam out?
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Re: How do they do it? eBay spam!
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2012, 07:41:18 pm »
They include every make and model of bike in the description in white writing so it can't be seen by it still gets found when you check the "include title and description" box when you search that particular bike.
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Re: How do they do it? eBay spam!
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2012, 07:43:01 pm »
Found this out the other day...

KX250 for example without all the KX250F's .. search for;

KX250 -KX250F

Looking for Maicos and not all the brake pads ... Maico -pad or another key word used in the annoying sprockets, grips etc

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Re: How do they do it? eBay spam!
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2012, 08:08:54 pm »
Quote from: 3858 on September 06, 2012, 07:43:01 pm
Found this out the other day...

KX250 for example without all the KX250F's .. search for;

KX250 -KX250F

Looking for Maicos and not all the brake pads ... Maico -pad or another key word used in the annoying sprockets, grips etc

 :)

Problem with that is that is also filters out the very best model of KX250 - the 1988 KX250F...  :-\ ...  ;D
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Re: How do they do it? eBay spam!
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2012, 10:31:12 pm »
you need to find one keyword they place in all their ads and then type it in your search with the minus symbol in front of it.
this will then exclude all ads with the word sprocket in the title.

example i always get a million sprocket kits show up so i generally search for something like
1976 yz -sprocket

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Re: How do they do it? eBay spam!
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2012, 10:32:14 pm »
doh just realised 3858 already explained it!
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Re: How do they do it? eBay spam!
« Reply #6 on: September 11, 2012, 07:56:25 am »
Ahhh the old minus symbol. Always wondered what use it was.  ;D  ;D Thanks for the info. You learn something everyday!
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Re: How do they do it? eBay spam!
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2012, 08:22:46 pm »
Another way Ive found is to add  space-fits after your search eg   RT2MX -fits . this works on US evilbay . Iain
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