Not to start a war over semantics, but I see nothing wrong with informing
potentially ignorant (not stupid, but uninformed) bidders that something
like a Nikon filter can fit other cameras just as well. I've done so in at
least one item description and there was no intent to "spam" eBayers who
were using the search engine. Let's not forget that for every educated
photographer there are probably 100 or more people who know little about
their gear other than the brand name.
Frankly, I believe it's up to the person using a search engine to refine
his/her search terms. Web search engines are better than ever, yet there
are still people who want others to do the work for them.
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Lex Jenkins
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"Budda-budda-budda!!!" - Sgt. Rock
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From: "Paul Farrar" <farrar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 09:17:46 -0500 (CDT)
...ebay allows the search index to be spammed by
people with hundreds of auctions for "84mm filter, fits Nikon,
Canon, Pentax, Minolta, Olympus...." etc.
Putting -cameratraders in your search strings will usually
eliminate about 300 auctions.
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