Yeah, I know, a long-long time ago (2005 IMHO).
I’ve been able to successfully search with selective criteria until very recently. Now it’s just overwhelmingly loaded with crap that doesn’t even meet the criteria- an indication even the noobs have figured out how to game the search engine.
Lately the automobile and real estate categories have been flooded with spam/overposts. The site has recently added selective criteria for private vs. dealer or broker, but it just doesn’t work. Or it would, if so many posters didn’t cheat.
This wasn’t so much a problem but now it’s just exploded. For all but arcane, the site is unusable. I expect even arcana will be too, soon.
The ability to anonymize their initial contact info only encourges larceny by those with intent.
I suppose it’s just a sign of the times.
Increasing desperation begets increasingly desperate sellers of crap and fraud.
And I’m tired of being a good netizen and reporting the spam.
I think I’ll have better luck by pointing and shouting at someone (anyone) “is that for sale?”
