Stupid eBay add titles to get more interest...

[camrok]

So we're used to the usual useless words thrown into add titles to draw more customers to eBay adds, a common one is "Minty" what ever the letter y adds to mint?

Others like 'Turtle' are fairly useless considering that if you were looking for a 6309-7040 you would probably search that term.

Today I spotted The following add title "Very Rare VINTAGE GENTS SEIKO 5 SPORTS Urban Outfitters Hipster Indie Toast"

I think if I said that out loud I would be punched in the face do being so stupid.

Feel free to share any more .

[leffemonster]

I know the seller to which you refer (not personally, but which seller...). Trades in mainly clothing but chucks the odd Citizen, Ricoh and Seiko in from time to time, with pretty awful photos to boot (tries to make the photos look 'vintage'). I bid on a Citizen Automatic he had offered for BIN £20 or Best Offer. I pitched in with an offer - he countered with £19.50. His best offer was a whole pound lower than the BIN...

Last time I looked at his lots I'm sure he had a pretty dodgy looking Indian Feiko on there. No shots of the case backs on any of his watches either.

[leffemonster]

This one currently on eBay made me chuckle -

"Vintage Wind Up Westclox Ladies Watch with a coated gold Band - Needs battery". 

[Mr.Jones]

I personally hate it when people add "No Seiko, Rolex, Omega" to their title to make their listing show up on these searches.

[Benchdweller]

I recently saw a Heuer Autavia with "barn find" in the title. Classic car dealers seem to think that this will automatically increase the selling price by at least 50% but I'm not sure that it works with old watches...

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Dec 8, 2015 18:20:54 GMT -8 Benchdweller said:

I recently saw a Heuer Autavia with "barn find" in the title. Classic car dealers seem to think that this will automatically increase the selling price by at least 50% but I'm not sure that it works with old watches...

Nearly every old 'barn find' car ends up costing more than it's worth in restoration!

[sundog]

Dec 8, 2015 19:14:45 GMT -8 @penguinbce said:

Nearly every old 'barn find' car ends up costing more than it's worth in restoration!

I'd rather have the lumber and rough hewn beams from the old barn !!!

[condor97]

How about the Seiko 6309 6217 6105 6106 7548 etc. etc. etc.

[west.au]

how about this listing title ...

SEIKO PEPSI 6138 0040 bullhead CHRONOGRAPH WATCH

ok, I figure the seller was lazy with the cut 'n' paste ... and even lazier with the proof-reading

oh, and the watch in question is a sub-continent worth of bad

[longbike]

How about this one.

There is a Aqualand C023 on the bay now going for sale. It has everything with it

( Never Been Worn ), just the original battery went dead.

I asked about the ... ' Watch movement and the condition of the watch in general ".

I said if you show movement pictures it might help in the sales of the watch.

I also asked if any indication of battery leaks, seller says no just possible battery change.

Seller says OK  I'll post a picture in a couple hours for it.

I said the watch has ... DNA  around the Case Back, The Blue Plastic Factory sticker is 3/4 pealing off.

If this is a never worn watch how come it looks like this sample.

I said what it I offer you a ....$100.00  BIN for it, then the seller said it is going way pass ...

$200.00...... so not for sale. 

Seller asks me if I am a expert on these ......" Citizens Aqualand Watch's ", then he says these watch's , you have to

know what to with them and cant just be guessing about them to fix them.

Note: But he did say he does not know anything about them. ......  . )

I said no I just like to fool around with them and see if I can get them to work again.

Reply Back:

  He says, I just was thinking about this ......" You said possible BIN for a ...$100.00 , want to be a

.... "  Winner Buyer " ,  I'll take the ....$100.00.

I said no I just inquired about it to see what you would say more about its condition

and if you would post a ...... Movement picture.

Aloha   Louis