Why do people insist on putting L@@K or WOW! in the ebay item titles?

YOU noticed it didnt you?

When I sell on eBay I do that alot. Its to attract attention and for the buyer to catch their auction than other auctions posted. It also is an eyecandy. It lures them in because the seller is really excited on selling and usually will sell at a low price; however having shipping very very high; note: shipping is not posted when searching through auctions, only price that is why they put that; to get more people to look at their auction and their auction price; but to be ripped off by shipping when they buy. (once they buy, they cannot back out). I have learned this throughout my buying and selling on eBay.

They do it to draw attention to their listing, but the title space could be better used to describe the item in more detail. Frankly I find it kind of annoying. If I want to look at an item, it's because of the actual description, not because the seller tells me to L@@K (are the @'s supposed to be eyeballs or something?? - dumb).

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Well, they are trying to gain attention to their item. The natural instinct of a human when someone tells them to look at something..is to well Look. Or if someone was like WOW, you'd be like, ooh what is it I wanna see it and say WOW too.

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They are trying to get your attention without paying the extra fees that others can afford. Ebay is expensive and anyway you can advertise for free you are better off.

its really to just get people attention, cause humans are idiots, also the seller thinks hes being smart but actually hes even more stupid, because people don't search WOW, A$ome, GREAT DEAL, they search for the product, so here's to you Mr. Retarded EBay seller, you fooled us all =p

To show that they haven't used the Internets to appeal to the other tech tards roaming the Earth. People like to buy from like-minded.

It's the difference between a girl wearing a sweater or going shirtless in public.

Because they want to be like the annoying infomercials where everyone talks way too loud and the audience overreacts to everything that's said or done.

I personally find them VERY annoying!