Love this auction!!

[Panzeraxe]

Love this - this guy is selling an Express Tie but calls it "similar to Charvet". I bet half of the 10 people bidding on it think they're getting a Charvet. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws....68&rd=1 Panzer

 

[Carlo]

I am a great admirer of Charvet's silks
I have worn Charvet ties.

That, Sir, is not a Charvet tie.

It is keyword spamming though. It bugs me that so many people do it. I just love it when I post a Kiton and have 20 items ahead of it on the search page with titles like:
"Generico Tie Brioni Kiton Oxxford Attolini Gucci Fendi Isaia Barbera Armani Vuitton"
...and their auction gets 30 times the hits mine does.

 

[amirrorcrackd]

And conveniently, no pic of the tag. That's not cool.

Dan

 

[aybojs]

Being in a bit of a passive aggressive mood today, I reported the guy to eBay for keyword spamming. I'll keep an eye on the auction to see if they do anything

 

[VMan]

Ridiculous. $31+ with over 3 days to go. That tie retailed for $45 brand new.

 

[imageWIS]

Yeah, that's a pretty dick thing to do. Alas, some people don't know any better and people who do will try to take advantage.

Jon.

 

[Carlo]

If I use a brand name that is NOT the brand of the auction item I do it inside the ad, not the title and do so for purposes of illustration.

Example: "Belvest is a little nicer than Canali or Corneliani, not quite as nice as Brioni" to describe a brand that not everyone is familiar with. I rarely even do that and don't get complaints because 99% of the time folks search by title only and otherwise they can tell that I am being descriptive - not sneaky. It's a gray area - I think intent comes through most of the time.

Pet peeve #2: "Tom James (Oxxford) suit yada yada yada"
A shared parent does not a sibling make. I've seen some nice stuff from TJ, construction is good and they go cheap on ebay... but them ain't Oxxfords.

 

[aybojs]

I guess being a rat worked out; the auction isn't up anymore.