Can I just say something

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario) 04/27/2017 at 14:00 • Filed to: None

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Screw people who put things like this on the bottom of their craigslist ad.

Cargo Truck HD 3/4 ton 1 ton 2500 2500hd 3500hd 2500 hd 3500 hd ambulance church van gmc savana savanah boat towing tow package bus diesel duramax tow truck wrecker f250 f350 powerstroke cummins long box 6.5 6.6 6.0 7.3 8.1 454 496 364 363 5.3 4.8

No, I’m not interested in your 6.0 Chevy Express when I was searching “cummins” or “diesel” or any specific engine besides “6.0". There’s a reason I’m searching for a specific engine.

/Rant over, have a giant engine

benjrblant > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 14:02

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Was the title price either $1 or a monthly payment?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > benjrblant 04/27/2017 at 14:04

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Surprisingly no. This isn’t even the worst of them either, dealers absolutely suck since they list seemingly every single make and model under their ads

dogisbadob > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 14:05

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flag them :)

WiscoProud > benjrblant 04/27/2017 at 14:09

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For that specific reason, I usually put a minimum price of $1,000 in

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 14:09

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I’ll accept “Van” “GMC” and the various spellings of Savana. After all it’s a rebadge and you’re missing potential buyers if you don’t. As for “van”... well... it is one.

The rest, WHY. If someone wants a powerstrock super duty they aren’t even the slightest bit interested in a 6.0 gasser Chevy van.

Cé hé sin > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 14:10

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Not often you see a V18.

benjrblant > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 14:13

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Since the search box just copies your text into a query string in the URL, you can also exclude keywords with a “-”. So you can rule out listings with a “-chevy” “-6.0" or something similar.

As WiscoProud suggested, a minimum price of $1000 or $800 usually cuts out most of those monthly payment ads.

404 - User No Longer Available > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 14:25

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The technical term is “spamdexing”, more specifically keyword stuffing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamdexing#Keyword_stuffing

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 14:34

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Yea, I use the “-” often, but even then somehow searching for

“8.1"|8100+2500|3500 -ford -dodge

Got me a listing for a early 2000 Honda Odyssey

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/27/2017 at 14:37

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Exactly!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 14:51

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But do they know what they have?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 04/27/2017 at 14:55

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That’s a valid question

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 14:55

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select the “search titles only” button when searching.

if it’s not in the title of the post then it doesn’t pull up.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 14:57

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select the “search titles only” button when searching.

if it’s not in the title of the post then it doesn’t pull up.

Ash78, voting early and often > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 15:01

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How about intentional alternative misspellings because your buyers are probably idiots? Wait....or maybe they ’ re actually too smart, like knowing how to spell things Sorrento and Savannah properly. Could go either way.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Ash78, voting early and often 04/27/2017 at 15:05

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That’s fine, as are generic terms like “van” and badge engineered cars too. The first half of his “related terms” list kinda barely gets a pass, but the last half is what really irks me

Mr. Plastics powered by GreyGoose > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 15:51

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I like it when I’m browsing 911's and all these friggin mustang ads and nissan 350's show up. Ugh, drives me crazy. I just limit my searches to title only now.

kgman > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 15:56

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What I’ve started doing is checking the “search title only” box. People spam the title of the ad less than they do the body.

ThePenguin > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 04/27/2017 at 15:57

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They have all of them.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/27/2017 at 16:09

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That only works to a point...mostly if your just searching by model. But if your looking for a specific engine, most people don’t really list that in the title

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Mr. Plastics powered by GreyGoose 04/27/2017 at 16:10

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But my mustang is faster than a 911, why wouldn’t you want it?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/27/2017 at 16:56

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Fair point.