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Offline BadJoey

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Put Off
« on: November 20, 2011 - 08:50:30 AM »
Am I the only one put off by E Bay these days ? I use to go there and look at everything listed under 70 Cuda and 70 Challenger . I just left there and there is 20,000 items for 70 Challenger . I like a lot of different items . But there are people listing the exact same thing 40 times . Give me a break . All it does is push me away . :horse:




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Re: Put Off
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2011 - 11:07:12 AM »
Areed , its nuts and a ton of stuff mis-catagorized!
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Re: Put Off
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2011 - 11:14:49 AM »
You mean you don't like looking thru thousands of LED bulbs?    :pullinghair:

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Re: Put Off
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2011 - 11:48:51 AM »
yeah, it's ridiculous.

thousands of parts that do not work on a challenger are listed for challenger or cuda.


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Re: Put Off
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2011 - 01:20:51 PM »
I've pretty much stop going to EGag, because of this issue. 

I miss the good days when you could find what you needed and get it for a good price.  These days Ebay looks moe like a Pep Boys than an online auction site.



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Re: Put Off
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2011 - 02:36:39 PM »
thought it was me...   :faint:
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Re: Put Off
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2011 - 03:02:25 PM »
I remember about 8 or 9 years ago, I would have 20 some pages of Challenger stuff. Now it's something like 1400+ pages.   :dupe:

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Re: Put Off
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2011 - 03:16:25 PM »
I remember about 8 or 9 years ago, I would have 20 some pages of Challenger stuff. Now it's something like 1400+ pages.   :dupe:


Alot of that has to do with the modern challenger... Good thing the cuda didn't come back  :cooldancing:

I take it most of you are using regular ebay and not ebaymotors which is a better search but less listings.
http://motors.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=challenger&_sacat=6028&_sop=10&LH_ItemCondition=2|0&_odkw=cuda&_osacat=6028&bkBtn=&_trksid=p4506.m270.l1313
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Re: Put Off
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2011 - 03:34:25 PM »
Ya, everything listed fits EVERY vehicle in the friggin world!  :swear:
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Re: Put Off
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2011 - 04:37:29 PM »
Agreed...same with craigslist.  There are people listing toyota corolla parts with key words like Challenger for places that are 300 miles away.  Ruins it!
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Re: Put Off
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2011 - 05:56:14 PM »
Ya I hear ya, but that's how I got my car . The seller listed it wrong and I was the only bidder! :bananasmi
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Offline BadJoey

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Re: Put Off
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2011 - 06:02:33 PM »
Alot of that has to do with the modern challenger... Good thing the cuda didn't come back  :cooldancing:

I take it most of you are using regular ebay and not ebaymotors which is a better search but less listings.
http://motors.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=challenger&_sacat=6028&_sop=10&LH_ItemCondition=2|0&_odkw=cuda&_osacat=6028&bkBtn=&_trksid=p4506.m270.l1313


I just looked under 1970 plymouth barracuda 17,137 items . What makes me the maddest is the same item by the same seller for the same price , over and over and over ....

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Re: Put Off
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2011 - 06:07:26 PM »
let me guess Brad, you found it while surfing under the yugo listings  :roflsmiley:
72 Roadrunner 400-4 Auto-3.23 Gear-Black Cruiser
71 Cuda 440-6 Tribute-Limelight-A833 Close Ratio-4 Sp-Pistol Grip-Dana 3.54 Powr Lok-Rally Dash-Shaker (Sold)
92 Dodge Stealth RT-Twin 15g Turbos-SAFC2 Tuned-Mystic Blue-5 Sp-AWD-Rear Wheel Steering-AutoX'r (Sold)
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Offline Jamiez

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Re: Put Off
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2011 - 06:11:24 PM »
I generally get good results if I search for something specific (i.e. Dodge Challenger Clutch Pedal) instead of just looking for any parts that fit a specific car.

eBay sent me a survey a few months ago which included questions about ebay motors/searching.  I rated the vehicle based searches very low and that brought up more questions as to why among those I indicated that too many results, incorrect results, items that did not actually fit/apply were my top reasons.


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Re: Put Off
« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2011 - 07:27:11 PM »
I just looked under 1970 plymouth barracuda 17,137 items . What makes me the maddest is the same item by the same seller for the same price , over and over and over ....

Ah your right  :misbehaving:

If ebay were to turn off keywords, also have a limit on posting the same thing multiple times. I think that would fix the problem.
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