On Sun, 13 Dec 1998 Innfogra(a)aol.com wrote:
The question then becomes "What do I list this
as, that will trip the keywords
that people search for?" You end up packing the limited space for the
description with keywords that are only related to the item you are selling.
This is an unfortunate consequence of the Internet revolution, not false
advertising. The Internet revolution is about making contacts. We are making
new modes of how to do this.
With regards specifically to the auction in question, the item was listed
as a "S100 BUS IMSAI ALTAIR Z80 EMULATOR". This item has nothing to do
with emulating the S-100 bus. That is deceptive.
I have some gold chips that would be attractive to
collectors (8080s, memory,
8008, etc.) but I have yet to figure out what to call them when I list them on
ebay. I am spending considerable time to try and figure out what keywords
people search for. I suspect my listings will be a mishmash of related words
when I get done. When I list these next year I expect to see lots of chuckles
about the prices I hope I am getting.
Easy. For the 8080 and 8008, Computers:Hardware:CPUs. For the memory
chips, Computers:Hardware:Memory. The categories are there. You just
have to decide if you are going to use them honestly or not.
We are at the beginning of a revolution, I don't
think anyone knows where it
will shake out.
If its going to shake out the way other hobbies that have been destroyed
by speculators and "antique" dealers have then I'll do what I can to
prevent that.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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