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 It's like a disease 
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Everytime I search for any individual Japanese company on ebay, 75% of the search is Real Head. fucking annoying. search for: secret base, kaiju, gargamel, etc. more real head.
if mori's goal was to oversaturate the collector's market, he has been successful. don't get me wrong, I love RealxHead. The figures are great and the paint apps are superb. but still...

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It's the sellers adding unnecessary tags to their item descriptions.
Just add -Real -Head to your searches.

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I hate that no matter if i search for 'real head', 'gargamel' or 'secret base' that i get the same 35 toys.

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It became apparent that by doing so you reach a broader market. It's annoying but understandable by people use a gajillion tag lines.

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but in this scene (while it is growing), all the extra taglines do is let us know who's a flipper dirtbag.
most people are pretty specific collectors in this scene, i doubt that it helps sell RxH any better on ebay.

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I guess the thinking with keyword spammers is "if I dishonestly lure someone to this lot, they might like it since they collect similar things anyway," but when you're searching for a Walder Akrokaiser and your search turns up KRap, it's really annoying. Technically it's against eBay rules but I doubt if they do anything when keyword spam is reported. It's so rampant.

Also, if you're searching for Gargamel stuff, don't forget to include "-smurf -smurfs" in your search. :-)


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Dean wrote:
Also, if you're searching for Gargamel stuff, don't forget to include "-smurf -smurfs" in your search. :-)

I actually like seeing all the different Smurf items. Lol.

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I actually like seeing all the different Smurf items. Lol.


So that's why people have been talking about a certain shelf in your collection! :twisted:

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Wow...I never thought to look for Asterix toys!!

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i like the tintin toys above them. smurfs? i grew up with a bucket full. I will eventually buy a set of the smurfs in vehicles. especially aerosmurf.

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I get tired of seeing auctions for cars that are "real head turners".

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