posted 05-29-2005 11:47 PM         

We appreciate that you chose eBay to list the following item:

7976550626 16 MiM speedline wheels Honda Toyota Nissan like BBS

However, your listing(s) were in violation of eBay's listing policies. We would
like to take this opportunity to let you know what part of your listing(s) are
not allowed.
Your listing contained the following information:

like BBS

We realize you may not be aware of this policy, but using such terms in this way
is considered "Search Manipulation," which is not permitted by eBay.

Search Manipulation is any practice that results in searches on eBay returning
irrelevant listings or that otherwise inhibits a user’s ability to accurately
locate specific items. There are several types of Search Manipulation,
including:

Keyword Spamming - Keyword spamming is the practice of including brand names or
other inappropriate “keywords” in a title or description for the purpose of
gaining attention or diverting users to a listing.

Methods of Key Word Spamming include, but are not limited to:

1. Extra Brand Names in Title or Item Description
2. Not Brand X, Not Brand Y
3. Improper Trademark Usage
4. Lists of "Key" Words
5. Hidden Text (White on white text, or hidden text in HTML Code)
6. Drop Down Boxes

Brand Name Misuse - Do not include any brand names or company logos in your
listings other than the specific brand name used by the company that
manufactured or produced the item you are listing. Certain uses of brand names
may also constitute trademark infringement and could expose sellers to legal
liability.

Comparisons - Sellers are not permitted to make comparisons between items in a
listing title.

Misleading Titles – eBay listing titles must accurately describes only the
actual item or items you are offering for sale.

Search manipulation is unfair to members who may be searching for a specific
item and receive inaccurate search results. Users often are confused and
frustrated by such tactics. Certain uses of brand names may also constitute
trademark infringement and could expose sellers to legal liability.

Because it is in violation of eBay's Search Manipulation policy, your listing(s)
has been ended early. All associated fees have been credited to your account.

This notice is based solely upon review of the aforementioned listing. We
encourage you to review all of your listings to ensure they are in full
compliance with our guidelines. If found to be in violation of one or more of
our guidelines, your current listings will be subject to further disciplinary
action, including the cancelation of your listings.

For a better understanding of our listing guidelines and how they affect the way
you list your items, please visit the following page:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-ov.html

To review our Search Manipulation guidelines in full, please see the following
link:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-keywords.html

Future listings that demonstrate a pattern of violations may result in the
termination of all of your listings, and repeated occurrences may jeopardize
your eBay account status. We sincerely value you as a member of our trading
community and look forward to a continued successful relationship. To ensure
this relationship, we must respectfully ask that you abide by our guidelines and
User Agreement in the future.

We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Regards,

Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay Inc

posted 05-30-2005 02:23 AM         

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Originally posted by Karesel:
craigslist.org

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wow, I emailed a few people that I had parts for.

posted 05-30-2005 06:22 AM         

In Late March of 2004, I noticed that eBay was not deducting my credit card payments from my eBay monthly balance. After three months of this, I concluded all selling until this issue was rectified. Two months into this, I notified my credit card (MBNA) there was an issue that I could not resolve via the standard email. Email is the only mechanism that eBay will allow. When I managed to procure the Holy Grail (eBay's telephone number), they seemed more interested in how I acquired the #, than in rectifying my problem.

In July of '04, eBay charged my credit card twice (a tough thing to do when there is only one preceeding month). I reported this to my credit card and disputed the charges. Sixty days later, MBNA (our ONLY credit card) ruled on my behalf & removed those charges from my account. At that point, MBNA went into eBay's bank acccount & "took back" those last two payments (totaling $986.).

eBay has since turned me over to a collection agency. This has been going on for 14 months. I was raising the caution flag two months into this mess & with little compasion from the "Bay".

At this point, keeping my credit rating is imperative to me, as it always has been. I refuse to "bad-mouth" eBay. My main issue is that they do not respond to the "average Joe" and seem to treat every complaint as a "dead beat". For this, I am truely dissapointed.

I had a ball on the 'Bay", met a lot of good people (including Ransom). Meg Whitman should step away from the media spotlight, communicate with the common person........and fix the (very) few discrepancies of a great institution. Neither is likely to happen.

I never made a lot of money there, but I had an incredible amount of enjoyment. That's the component I miss.
Life....goes on.

JMO
ew-cw (eBay User ID)

posted 05-30-2005 07:26 PM         

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I could rant for days about this one...[/B]

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You & me both, Larry