Why does eBay.ca think this is a replica of a coin?
Summary: sin-n-dex encountered an issue listing an item on eBay.ca, receiving a warning that it resembled a replica of a Canadian coin, although it wasn't a coin. Several participants suggested strategies, including modifying the title using words like "Token" or "Medallion" and checking for forbidden terms. vintagenorth speculated that the title containing parts of the words "cultuRE PROgram" triggered the AI mistakenly reading it as "REPRO," while others, like hansatrade, suggested trying different categories or removing problematic elements like handwriting in photos. sin-n-dex plans to attempt listing without the problematic title section. The discussion highlights a limitation in eBay's AI, where certain string sequences are misidentified as unwanted terms.
I got the red banner that it looks as though I'm trying to list a replica of a Canadian coin after 1858, but this isn't a coin, doesn't look like a coin, isn't titled anything that resembles a coin... I even tried to change the title a bit and the AI won't allow it, see photo (and last image has the title I put).
nhl_automotive
·1 year agoTry removing the third picture with the handwriting on the back and the date.
sin-n-dex
OP1 year agoThe third picture was never part of the listing, I just posted it to show what the title was.
We've already determined putting cultuRE PROgram in the title spells REPRO which the BOT didn't like.
Another poster in this thread changed their listing to have that string and got an error message as posted above.
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hansatrade
·1 year agoWOW!!!! I replaced GAMES with PROGRAMS, and here what I got! It's crazy! 😮
sin-n-dex
OP1 year agoThat's the error I got (with the title that was written on the holder, with the word Programs).
Although you can list the coin, you did prove the point that if I change the title so the string "repro" isn't part of it, it would be something I can list.
Apparently in feedback there's strings of characters that it won't allow. It doesn't like the word basement because of a string of letters within.
Anyway I'll give it a shot tomorrow on my eBay.ca account this weekend.
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hansatrade
·1 year agoI was not convinced with the AI explanation, so I tried myself. No problem at all - see yourself! 😀
sin-n-dex
OP1 year agoIf the dot ca site won't let me I can just list on the dot com site.
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lotzofuniquegoodies
·1 year agoHave you tried listing in either of these 2 categories on ca:
https://www.ebay.ca/b/Exonumia/3452/bn_1853283
https://www.ebay.ca/b/Transit-Tokens/3457/bn_2313584
From much personal testing the category map on ca has not matched the the com map in years due to lots of tinkering and other goings on under the hood. Same thing has happened to condition.
hansatrade
·1 year agoI listed now on .ca site - also without any problem. I think the issue must be on your side.
Here are item specifics I used:
sin-n-dex
OP1 year agoThe post I marked as best answer said they thought it was because of the sequence cultuRE PROgram in the title. You didn't put that in your title, so likely what that poster suggested for the reason is true. It's not that I can't list the item, it's just that I had a forbidden sequence in my listing causing the AI to think it was a reproduction (which is the error I got when I tried to list).
I haven't tried to list it again since, been doing other things. Once I list it I'll advise.
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vintagenorth
·1 year agoCould it possibly be that the AI is reading the parts of the letters in the words "arts and cultuRE PROgram and thinks you are saying REPRO? I know this has happened in the past but would think a newer AI would be a little smarter.
sin-n-dex
OP1 year agoThis makes the most sense of any reason I can think of. For the other 1978 Edmonton medallions, I have listed them before, but they were not "Arts and Culture Program" medallions, just listed them as Edmonton 1978 Commonwealth Games. The Arts and Culture Program was put in the title both times I attempted to list (I had moved some words around). I will list it without this bit tomorrow night and see if that works.
Apparently there's a silver Canadian coin with the same reverse as one side of the medal, so a friend thought maybe the AI was screening the photo and thought it was a replica of that coin. But I didn't know AI was smart enough to screen photos like that. (I guess nothing about AI should surprise me).
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dobo5250
·1 year agoi believe the posting is right - a'i does all the searching and kicks out everything that comes close to key words it doesn't like -- i have sold these exact coins before myself with no problem i just did not use the word coin or coins in the heading using medal instead -- hope this helps also the use of hand writing in the picture may have been a problem also---- i have run into that a few times in the past
sin-n-dex
OP1 year agoI didn't try to list the photo with the handwriting, that was just to show you what the title was called (I photograph that so I can remember what I want to call it, but I don't post pictures with handwriting).
I still haven't tried again to list that, but I will list with titles others have suggested and not call it a "culture program" (causing the string REPRO) to appear in the title).
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hansatrade
·1 year agoPlenty of similar medals are listed on Ebay:
https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=edmonton+1978+medal&_sacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p4432023.m570.l1313
Check, if you are not using one of "forbidden" words in the description.
brettjet38
·1 year agoTry using Token, Medallion, or Souvenir in the title.