Worse than that, John, Google has little interest in having their FREE search give the best most accurate results, because if they did, then they could take in billions a year on PAID search.
Type in "vintage movie poster" and see what comes up in Free search. Links like this http://www.designer-daily.com/30-amazing-vintage-movie-posters-4818regularly come up near the top. Bruce On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 12:04 AM, JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kerry > I agree with you that it is frustrating that non related items clog up > searches. Many sellers have no hesitation in using all the tricks they can > to manipulate the searches so that they have more chance of selling. There > are plenty of complicated formulas now that help you raise your search > standing but they dont help buyers find the item they are looking for. > > This is just following the trend that google searches have taken. I think > that google has become more and more inefficient as a search tool. Instead > of identifying the item you are looking for they now produce results based > on how well webmasters can manipulate their listings to appear high in the > results. You now have to spend a ridiculous amount of time and effort to > show up prominently in the searches. > > Its all a bit of farce. > > Regards > John > > > > Website: www.moviemem.com > > JOHN REID VINTAGE MOVIE MEMORABILIA > PO Box 92 > Palm Beach > Qld 4221 > Australia > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Kerry Laws <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:40 PM > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] looking thru ebay today > > Tom, > > while i appreciate your comparisons.. they miss the mark. > > i see on this list all the time people complaining and whining about ebay, > with fee hikes, new rules or parameters, miscategorized items etc. > > Very simply, if one looks in the Entertainment Memorabilia section, there > are sub categories for books, stills, pressbooks, advertising materials, > etc. > > Unlike your baseball game analogy, on ebay there are SPECIFIC categories. I > have also seen others on this list complain about having to wade thru repros > in the original category or a bunch of posters from the 1980s lumped in the > section from the 1940s. > > i was simply making another observation that, like those issues, having old > auction catalogs or books from bruce (or whoever), in the Original Poster > section is not correct, for the reasons that people have mentioned-- when a > poster is listed in a wrong decade, for example... those are at least > POSTERS... and there are legitimate complaints when they are mis-categorized > in this way. > > And these books are NOT listed in the poster section as a secondary > category.. they are here ONLY-- ( Ent. Memorabilia-->Posters-->Originals > US-->Pre 1940s. > > Lastly, your comparison with product placement in movies is also not valid > with this line of thought. > > > > Kerry > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 30, 2010 at 8:04 PM, Tom Martin < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Kerry If you think about it.. its basic marketing..... why do they sell >> hot dogs at a football game...? >> >> why do they sell popcorn in a Movie theater? why sell basketballs in a >> Food isle near cereal??? >> >> The fact is that many accouterments can be offered in a category that is >> not specific however Overlaps or may offer a item to a like minded group. >> >> For instance a Poster frame for a One sheet in all years might titillate >> and offer a impulse buy for a poster collector.. >> >> also a Table with a Movie theme may also appeal to the poster buyer as >> they may have a Home theater or movie ROOM. >> >> >> The catagorys are template to organize and cull specific Items However to >> list a item in a secondary category >> >> allows exposure to new groups and is like test marketing. There rare many >> categories that related items may find a new market in. >> >> >> Major retailers always experiment in deferent demographics of age, race >> and culture when selling items so its very common in all sale... especially >> Grocery stores and big block stores like walmarts, >> >> >> study the flow of goods and you will see all kinds of items clustered >> together that seem odd mixes.. >> >> when you go in Ice cream isle they will also have nuts , ic cream scoops >> and other toppings near the section as they hope to stimulate additional >> sales.. >> >> Its smart marketing and even the movies do Product placement where many >> items you see in Movies like the cars, the food, products where put in et >> script and paid for by the vendors for a fee.. >> then the local McDonnell's sell premiums of the Movie as a additional >> source of revenue.. licensed and creates more cash flow. >> >> Hope that helps... the poster catalogs seem to me pertinent to Movie >> posters and I would think many poster collects would love to find them... >> and what better place to offer then in the Poster category? >> >> >> >> best, Tom >> >> >> >> >> Kerry Laws wrote: >> >> I wanted to ask, with all the issues with ebay and people advertising in >> wrong categories, wong decade, new, old, repro rather than original, etc. >> ..why does one seller always advertise old poster catalogs (which are books >> and NOT posters) in the Original Poster category? These ads are poster >> related but are NOT posters. there is a section for this kind of material, i >> am sure: >> >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/FULL-SERIES-HERSHENSON-BOOK-COLLECTION-9-BOOKS_W0QQitemZ200432853189QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2eaabaa0c5 >> >> just my observation about having to wade thru items that are not posters. >> (same goes for those that put 8x10 stills in the poster section, when there >> is a specific "movie stills" section). >> >> >> >> Kerry >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ How >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: >> [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF >> MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> >> >> > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
