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4hearts · ‎05-05-2019

Trying to list tshirts - one is an Indian Chief motorcycle - and I get this -see attached.

No way to bypass it - no OK to click, nothing. I had to go back a screen and start over. Changed the title and description to India Chief and it let me list it - then I updated the listing to correct it.

southern*sweet*tea · ‎05-05-2019

Good grief

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creekcoyote · ‎05-05-2019

There are over 17,000 listings for Indian Motorcycle shirts on here. Something is really weird. Did you use the word motorcycle also?

Maybe that would help. Also you might have to change the way the words are placed.

COYOTES RULE!!!

toooldtorock · ‎05-05-2019

Trying to list tshirts - one is an Indian Chief motorcycle - and I get this -see attached.

Indian is a highly regarded motor cycle brand brought back to life.

I guess they have to change the name to Native American Chief.

Or they should change their mascot to Mahatma Gandi.

creekcoyote · ‎05-05-2019

@toooldtorock wrote:
Trying to list tshirts - one is an Indian Chief motorcycle - and I get this -see attached.

Indian is a highly regarded motor cycle brand brought back to life.

I guess they have to change the name to Native American Chief.

Or they should change their mascot to Mahatma Gandi.

And if you search for Indian Motorcycle, you get quite a few listings here.

COYOTES RULE!!!

nc-daydreamer · ‎05-05-2019

I don't know, but have you tried to use quotes or parenthesis or even an asterisk on each end of the word Indian? *Indian*, "Indian" or (Indian)... Maybe hyphenate it - vintage Indian-Motorcycle Tee shirt. Good luck.

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luckythewinner · ‎05-05-2019

@4hearts wrote:
Changed the title and description to India Chief and it let me list it - then I updated the listing to correct it.

So you actually *were* able to list it.

abfabvintage · ‎05-05-2019

It doesn't matter if she was able to list it. She had to do a work around which took more time and effort to list (which is lost money) for something that is obviously being picked up incorrectly by Bots who have no clue. And getting a notice like that could have also put her on the ebay radar that she has tried to do something wrong. JMO

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coolections · ‎05-05-2019

@abfabvintage wrote:
It doesn't matter if she was able to list it. She had to do a work around which took more time and effort to list (which is lost money) for something that is obviously being picked up incorrectly by Bots who have no clue.

@abfabvintage

Neither Ebay, nor bots know what type Indian it is. Sometimes there has to be a workaround. A few minutes of time isn't that costly as you make it out to be.

ohnojoey · ‎05-05-2019

Shows the insanity that is ebay's artificial intelligence. When AI overrides common sense and human discernment, we are all in trouble.

tunicaslot · ‎05-05-2019

I had an item removed on another site that used the word Indian - these sites are PC compliant.

this*old*attic · ‎05-05-2019

I have a few vintage patio/squaw dresses to list.... wonder if I’ll have a problem?

muttlymob · ‎05-05-2019

@4hearts wrote:
Trying to list tshirts - one is an Indian Chief motorcycle - and I get this -see attached.
No way to bypass it - no OK to click, nothing. I had to go back a screen and start over. Changed the title and description to India Chief and it let me list it - then I updated the listing to correct it.

were you able to scroll down to the bottom of that pop-up message?

I get that warning when trying to list postcards of locations with the word Indian, or maps of locations with the word Indian, for example. But I can scroll to the bottom of the message where there are options to either EDIT or CONTINUE LISTING. It shouldn't be a complete block to submit the listing.

ohnojoey · ‎05-05-2019

@tunicaslot wrote:
I had an item removed on another site that used the word Indian - these sites are PC compliant.

Obviously! Perhaps the "politically correct" crowd should campaign to ban Indian Motorcycles as well as all mention of "Indians" from India! Until then, ebay sellers like this get harassed at random by AI nonsense!

muttlymob · ‎05-05-2019

@tunicaslot wrote:
I had an item removed on another site that used the word Indian - these sites are PC compliant.

If you read the message in that warning, you will see that it is not political correctness. It is a legal issue in some categories.

It's kind of analogous to copyright infringements to use terms like Indian or Native American to describe some items without specific proof that they really are.

eBay just kicks that warning out when the word Indian shows up, and leaves it up to the seller to decide if the warning applies to what they are listing.