Messaged the seller already, now there's a bid...

I wish them good luck with this one...
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Yes it's a coin ,yes it's real...as you can see it ,and hold it ...is it a real 1807 Cap Bust Half? Only in your dreams...

Reported

 

That bust half goes well with the top page ad.

 

Why can't I get sexy ads like this on mine?

 

The algorythms used study your browsing history to target advertising at an audience who has viewed "similar" on-line.

 

Not completely true. If you search out news for the war in Ukraine, since the only available advertising relating to Ukraine is a dating site, that is what you will see.

 

TAP AND BROWSE.
Sure like that won't get me in trouble with the misses...were still talking coin right?

 

If you're going to take the time to post here, maybe report them to eBay? eBay needs to crack down on these frauds. You will be saving people from getting ripped off.

 

@rte, your ads are targeted to what they think you will want to click on based on your past browsing history. Someone using your phone or your computer has looked at websites or clicked on things that made the browser's advertising computer program think that you would be a good target for that ad. So, unless your "misses" prefers women, they are targeting YOU with that ad!

 

It doesn't work that way. It shows you ads based on the websites you have visited in the past or what ads you have clicked on in the past and your demographics. It does not base ads on one specific search.

 

So by this definition, all coin collectors are lonely and looking to date Ukrainian women, they honestly never really cared about coins? I have never searched or visited a dating website, but the adds are always on this site. There are over 30 pages opened in my browser now and every one about coins, auction houses, or news.

 

There are 8 bids now. $305.

 

They are advertising to me.
Not that I'd ever visit their site, just fishing.
I don't pay much attention to ads so they try harder.
It's all good...

 

There are other components. If you use a new anonymous browser session every time, so there's no tracking history, you'll still notice patterns in the ads.

 

That's what they came up with based on your browsing history. It could be that they noticed that most OTHER male coin collectors visit dating websites a lot or clicked on those ads a lot and that's why they are targeting you with those ads. (They just didn't realize that you are the exception to the norm. )

 

I use an ad blocker. For a one-time lifetime fee I get my ads blocked with a program called "AdGuard" so I don't have to feel like a creepy neighbor is peeking in every time they flash in my face the last thing I was looking at buying from the last website I visited. I find that so creepy. The whole targeted ad industry is creepy in the extreme.

I consider the one time fee I paid to be the best money I ever spent on a computer program.

 

If you're going to use an ad blocker, though, please consider becoming a Supporter here. It costs Peter money to keep this site running, and $29/year isn't much for all the info you get here.

 

@Jack D. Young

 

Agreed, I've always used free software "AdBlock". I voluntarily toss them a few bucks when installing on a new machine, but even though I didn't have to spend it, it is the best few bucks that I've ever spent!

I've gotten so used to it running in the background that, when I happen to use a computer without it, I can't believe the junk, popups, and ads crammed all over the place (the worst is YouTube commercials). It would be terrible to have to look at that crap all the time.

Also agree. Nearly all of us get way more than $29 worth of value per year from these forums. I've become extremely intolerant of ads, but we should all still feel compelled to pay our way.