When "JDM" for the tC goes too far...

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10-10-2005, 03:53 PM

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u dont know how ebay works do you..
false advertising is not permitted on ebay. but there is no rule against putting another products name in the search function of the title. if they are the same category, why not? It wil help sell the product faster.

This thread should be locked cause it has no revelance whats so ever. Making fun of a guy selling window wiper blades on ebay, and now the guy who wants to get them. how immature can you get.

10-10-2005, 03:59 PM

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LOL...a mod started the thread...complain to him.

10-10-2005, 04:02 PM

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Oh of course not... I dont know how something as terribly complicated as ebay works..... ok, sorry for the sarcasm, but it was too easy

I dont see in ANY way how misleading a consumer is a good idea. I like to use a little thing called ethics in my business dealings.

But, in this case we are simply laughing at the whole "JDM' idiocracy. People will slap JDM on anything and others will buy it. Sorry it offends you so much that we think that is hilarious.

10-10-2005, 04:44 PM

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But, in this case we are simply laughing at the whole "JDM' idiocracy. People will slap JDM on anything and others will buy it.

Exactly... people are just using a "craze" to sell stupid crap. It's funny. Though maybe not as funny to anyone with an xA or xB because there actually are JDM items... since they have japanese counterparts. The tC does not... so anyone trying to sell something using "JDM" and "tC" is either an idiot (like most probably are) or just abusing teminology.

This thread will not be locked... b/c it's funny. I'm sorry if it may offend you, but it's quite humorous.

10-10-2005, 04:55 PM

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Question, if the tC was not orignally relased in Japan FIRST, how can it be considered JDM? I thought JDM stood for Japanese Domestic Market. I guess I'm wrong again.

10-10-2005, 04:57 PM

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Is that rolex from a few posts up JDM??

10-10-2005, 05:02 PM

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Question, if the tC was not orignally relased in Japan FIRST, how can it be considered JDM? I thought JDM stood for Japanese Domestic Market. I guess I'm wrong again.

Thats just the thing... it cant be. It was built in Japan for the US market.

10-10-2005, 05:21 PM

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OMG... I was hoping it wouldn't be so ridiculously easy:

http://search.ebay.com/search/search...+air+freshener

WTF?

Now you guys are confusing the issue again. Some of those air fresheners ARE JDM:

It's the ones with the predominantly Emglish labels that may not be...

10-10-2005, 05:55 PM

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Heh... I'll give you that one... but it's still funny to see something as lame as an air freshener labeled JDM. Should maybe just be labeled "japanese."

10-10-2005, 06:03 PM

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find me some Air Spencers with squash scent.

Agreed. I have the little dispencer, I just need some refills....

10-10-2005, 06:04 PM

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Is there any truth to graphite impregnated wiper blades working better though? Or is that BS like everything else?

All I know about wipers is that Bosch > Anco

10-10-2005, 06:11 PM

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But, in this case we are simply laughing at the whole "JDM' idiocracy. People will slap JDM on anything and others will buy it.

as for the tC not being jdm i agree, but im trying to point out why he used the word jdm. and its to make a sale. and it worked.

10-15-2005, 01:59 AM

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JDM AIR FRESHNER SQUASH JAPANESE SCENT SCION SUBARU CHEVROLET L@@K

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I wish that were real enough of a link so I could wrap that in a link tag, but I guess not.

10-15-2005, 02:57 AM

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JDM

10-15-2005, 05:15 AM

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How pervasive is it? "JDM" is actually an eBay search keyword-- there are more than 18,000 items listed with "JDM " in the title description. I personally ignore it's inclusion, because perhaps 3% of those listings pertain to items that are generally avialable only in the Japanese Domestic Market.

I think the only true JDM item I've bought on eBay was a set of 3 Totoro posters and a matching wall scroll for my son's room. I mean, what says JDM more than this?