Last spring, I purchased three vintage ashtrays at Salvation Army for a total of $4.00. These ashtrays were from a San Francisco restaurant that's no longer in existence. I didn't want to make competition for myself, so I only listed one.
The first ashtray went for $50. Last week I sold the second one for $24.99. A few days ago, I listed the third one.
After the second one sold, I searched for this product on eBay. I noticed that two other sellers were offering it for only $9.99. Why did mine sell?
Well, I think I figured it out. The title of my listing included the name of the restaurant with and without an apostrophe. Someone searching for the ashtray without the apostrophe would only have seen mine.
Sometimes apostrophes don't matter. For example, if you search for "mens shoes" and then search for "men's shoes" the search results are almost the same.
Obviously, this is not always the case! Good to know!
Hmmm... Who knew? As in the case of "mens shoes," I always thought you didn't need the apostrophe. In fact, I've been told by a seller who listened in on an eBay technical call, that those extra characters confuse eBay search and that we should avoid them. I wish eBay search wasn't so doggone complicated!
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