So annoying

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
11/06/2018 at 13:39 • Filed to: craigslist

I loathe dealers who do this. No, none of these should be popping up when searching C rai gs list for “4runner|land cruiser”. It’s bad enough when private sellers do it, but since dealer’s post their entire inventory with the same keyword spam block everything comes up.

DISCUSSION (26)

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 13:44

Search “ title only"

For Sweden > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 13:45

Kinja'd!!!

Urambo Tauro > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 13:45

FLAG ’ EM ALL

Chuckles > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 13:46

I’m not sure how much of this is “dealer is trying to spam CL so everything comes up no matter what you search for" vs "dealer is too lazy to write custom keywords for each listing so they just copy and paste the whole thing."

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 13:47

search titles only, bro

CalzoneGolem > Urambo Tauro
11/06/2018 at 13:47

Let Craig sort them out.

Berang > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 13:47

Select the for sale by owner option?

jimz > CalzoneGolem
11/06/2018 at 13:53

stars for the both of ya

jimz > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 13:54

also on the list should be dealers who post vehicles on Auto Trader listing a “manual” transmission when the car actually has an auto.

MonkeePuzzle > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 13:57

AND the marking spam or scam doesnt work like it used to

HammerheadFistpunch > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 13:58

Call them up for each one and ask about the , for example, 2002 Highlander Land Cruiser 4wd fully loaded for $5500 and then tell them what a great deal it is for a Land Cruiser and that you’ve never heard of that trim level , and that the picture is wrong online.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > For Sweden
11/06/2018 at 13:58

How did I never think to use that?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Chuckles
11/06/2018 at 13:58

True, but the end result is the same.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
11/06/2018 at 13:59

Never even thought about using that before...I feel dumb.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Berang
11/06/2018 at 14:00

I could, but I don’t really care if I buy from a dealer or a private seller.

Chuckles > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 14:02

I know, and I do hate it. Just was wondering how much of it was intentional shittiness vs laziness.

functionoverfashion > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 14:13

As others said, “titles only” is like, the only way to search Craigslist.

McMike > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 14:19

Unless the ad says something like “Just bought a new 4Runner, so we have teo sell this car.” or some other combination that innocently mentions what you are actually looking for, flag every one of them for removal.

syaieya > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 14:38

It isn obvious if you search for cars mainly.

You think itd be cars with titles only.

And it does cull people who list as one thing and then explain details in the description.

The thing i need to solve is how to block certain sellers on ebay that keep popping up in my saved search with unrelated items that have refreshed postings every day.

Chuckles > jimz
11/06/2018 at 15:06

I've shared this story before, but sometimes that works the opposite way and you find a manual that other people missed out on by not opening up the search parameters. My Miata was listed as automatic despite being a 5 speed. I was friends with someone at the dealership and he confirmed it was manual. I later met the man in charge of writing the online listings. He was old, semi-retired, and did not care about his job at all. It suddenly made sense.

Shamoononon drives like a farmer > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 15:14

Bad Credit? No problem!

WiscoProud > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 15:19

Thats why i always select “search title only”

shop-teacher > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 16:21

I hate that so much!

NojustNo > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/06/2018 at 16:25

Yup i search t itles only now.

when everybody cheats with keywords nobody wins

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Chuckles
11/06/2018 at 16:44

I found a manual allroads this way. Which I ultimately did not buy of course.

Chuckles > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/06/2018 at 16:46

You did the right thing.