2004 Annual Over-Used Ebay Term Count
 

It's time once again for our annual count
of the descriptive words
made meaningless by overuse and abuse in Ebay titles.

Term Last Year This Year

Vintage: 228227 421013
Ra 182368 282727
Deco: 15501 222190
Mint: 144747 211060
Antique: 45956 89050
L@@k: 52905 82961
Special: 26215 33943
Collectable: (new) 32868
Unique: 19527 31024
Retro: (new) 30350

Sadly, we can no longer keep track of the
amusing over-use of exclaimation points
(Rare! Rare!! R-A-R-E!!!!!!!!!!!!)
as Ebay's search engine no longer counts them.

Among radio listings, "vintage" is still the champ
with 2335 listings.
"Mint" has yielded third place to "Deco,"
which has come out of the bush leagues
to rocket up the chart.
The new buzzword, "retro," is one to watch.

Regards,
Dave S.

I notice the eBay search no longer distinguishes between L@@K, L@@@k,
L@@@@K, and so forth. How sad.

--
Mike Schultz


"David Stinson" wrote in message
...
It's time once again for our annual count
of the descriptive words
made meaningless by overuse and abuse in Ebay titles.

Term Last Year This Year

Vintage: 228227 421013
Ra 182368 282727
Deco: 15501 222190
Mint: 144747 211060
Antique: 45956 89050
L@@k: 52905 82961
Special: 26215 33943
Collectable: (new) 32868
Unique: 19527 31024
Retro: (new) 30350

Sadly, we can no longer keep track of the
amusing over-use of exclaimation points
(Rare! Rare!! R-A-R-E!!!!!!!!!!!!)
as Ebay's search engine no longer counts them.

Among radio listings, "vintage" is still the champ
with 2335 listings.
"Mint" has yielded third place to "Deco,"
which has come out of the bush leagues
to rocket up the chart.
The new buzzword, "retro," is one to watch.

Regards,
Dave S.

Ph@@ey!!!!!!!!!!

I use them all the time.

You didn't answer my email so I guess you don't know the answer.

Ok.

Phil

On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 14:58:12 GMT, David Stinson
wrote:

It's time once again for our annual count
of the descriptive words
made meaningless by overuse and abuse in Ebay titles.

Don't forget the term, "minty," whateverthehell that is.....:-)

I use the term vintage all the time in my auctions. Sounds nicer than
old....

"David Stinson" wrote in message
...
It's time once again for our annual count
of the descriptive words
made meaningless by overuse and abuse in Ebay titles.

Term Last Year This Year

Vintage: 228227 421013
Ra 182368 282727
Deco: 15501 222190
Mint: 144747 211060
Antique: 45956 89050
L@@k: 52905 82961
Special: 26215 33943
Collectable: (new) 32868
Unique: 19527 31024
Retro: (new) 30350

Sadly, we can no longer keep track of the
amusing over-use of exclaimation points
(Rare! Rare!! R-A-R-E!!!!!!!!!!!!)
as Ebay's search engine no longer counts them.

Among radio listings, "vintage" is still the champ
with 2335 listings.
"Mint" has yielded third place to "Deco,"
which has come out of the bush leagues
to rocket up the chart.
The new buzzword, "retro," is one to watch.

Regards,
Dave S.

"Bill Morris" wrote in message
. ..
Don't forget the term, "minty," whateverthehell that is.....:-)

I use the term vintage all the time in my auctions. Sounds nicer than
old....

Yeah, and what about "Eames", or "Eames era"? All those $10 '50s (oops,
make that "Mid-Century Classic") clock radios would go in the trash without
that special additive.

--
"Stay calm. Be brave. Wait for the signs."

regards,

Frank Johansen
Aurora, Ontario

Buck Frobisher wrote:
"Bill Morris" wrote in message
...
Don't forget the term, "minty," whateverthehell that is.....:-)

I use the term vintage all the time in my auctions. Sounds nicer than
old....

Yeah, and what about "Eames", or "Eames era"? All those $10 '50s (oops,
make that "Mid-Century Classic") clock radios would go in the trash without
that special additive.

RADIO SHACK TUBE MIKE PREAMP!!!! JUST LIKE NEVE, ALTEC!
--scott


--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

"David Stinson" wrote in message
...
It's time once again for our annual count
of the descriptive words
made meaningless by overuse and abuse in Ebay titles.

Term Last Year This Year


Collectable: (new) 32868


Don't forget "Collectible".

jim menning

"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message
...
Buck Frobisher wrote:
snip
RADIO SHACK TUBE MIKE PREAMP!!!! JUST LIKE NEVE, ALTEC!
--scott


--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Yes, but the "just like" thing is agin th' rulz though. We are not amused
when it makes scrap turn up in a search for something nice.

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et très, très précis, mais cher en
tabbarwit!"

regards,

Frank Johansen
Aurora, Ontario

Jim Menning wrote:
Collectable: (new) 32868



Don't forget "Collectible".


OOPS! (Blush...)

David,
Thanks. I found this interesting. As "search terms" any of those words
would give overwhelming results, for sure. As descriptive add ons, I
guess they have a place.
For radios, I suppose a purist would say there is no such thing as an
antique radio (over 100 years old), but that dead horse was beaten
many threads back.

I just did some quick ebay searches:
"collectable": 9,528 items available now
"collectible": 15,741 items available now

I did manage to find:
-- one "collectible unique rare deco" item. A "must have"!
-- 89 "vintage rare deco" pieces, including a cool radio poster, a
microphone, an RCA radio, a Zenith radio
-- "piece crap" yielded a paltry 2 items
-- 389 antique radios or related
-- 588 unique antiques

This is fun! Thanks for the inspiration.

Jim (one of them)