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Date:         Wed, 1 Dec 2004 06:24:56 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: VW van nomenclature
In-Reply-To:  <a06002004bdd309dcc570@[218.101.117.171]>
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But not any bus is a vanagon, my point. Look at the number of splitties and loafs with vanagon in the title.

And I never said that the staff would have to be involved in policing ads. Ebay performs much more sophisticated policing automatically. Try putting a URL in the body of your description and watch what happens.

Jim

On Dec 1, 2004, at 3:43 AM, Andrew Grebneff wrote:

>> You can see where this stuff comes from, though, if you've ever >> looked at ebay. Look at how the words "bus" and "vanagon" are >> ubiquitously used to describe parts for either. >> >> For instance "VW volkswagen bus vanagon aircooled diesel hose NEW >> L@@K vintage RARE." I made that up to illustrate my point, which I >> believe it does because there are SO MANY similar item descriptions >> there. >> >> Ebay could prevent it but they don't care. >> >> Jim > > I doubt very much that eBay staff would have the time to police ads. > > By the way, ANY VW Transporter (Type 2) is a Bus, including the T3. > Unfortunately this has become confused in the US... probably VWoA's > fault. > -- > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin > New Zealand > Fossil preparator > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> > Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut >


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