Filed the following complaint with Craigs list today
Greetings,
The following used car dealer keyword spams every listing they put on Craigs list.
Route 111 Auto Sales of Hampstead
664 state Route 111
Hampstead NH 03841
WWW.ROUTE111AUTOSALES.COM
They are in New Hampshire and yet they litter the western and central MA with their listings. I've reached out directly to them about and they continue to do it. I've flagged their listings but they keep doing it. At the bottom of every listing after a chunk of white space, they post a list of all brands of cars and geographic locations so that no matter what car or truck you search for, their cars pop up and litter the search results. You can literally search for a Hummer H2 and get a Mercedes or Honda Accord in your results.
Below is a list of the POSt ID's I complained about today.
6686036959, 6685905132, 6685163586, 6685161612, 6685153561, 6685149366, 6685146986, 6685142708, 6685139085, 6685131200, 6678938670, 6678920458, 6677279697, 6677241789, 6677223999, 6677190239, 6673582814, 6673554651, 6673548460, 6667148094, 6667105718
I guess the next thing is to start compiling to the Better Business Bureau and maybe the State Attorney Generals Office about their practices. Maybe nothing will come of it but on the flip side, hey maybe the BB will ding their rating.
UPDATE: Anyone notice in the following comment from Joe G. that he didn't deny that they were posting in non local areas and keyword spamming? Both of things are against Craigs List policies but they knowingly do it anyway. In case you are curious Joe. Here is text and URL from Craigs List which says what you are doing is wrong. I'm sure that any honest person would read this, confirm it and then remove all those listings to comply with the rules. I look forward to not seeing your postings anymore in the Western and Central MA or any other area you are not local.
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Misleading - Keyword spamming, expensive items listed at $1, unexpected/hidden fees.
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