Re: Is there a better way of searching Ebay?
- From: "Kris Baker" <parallelcooler@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:06:27 -0700
"OPERA" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:jqEMm.34414$Xf2.16360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Can anyone recommend some websites that make searching Ebay better? Ebay, upon their revision to the Playground a few months ago elected to reduce the maximum number of characters in the Find box. So its really bad now. I tried searching from the Address Bar but the same number of characters apply. Is there a better way? (Ebay's Advanced Search is not a solution for this.)
Knowing what you were trying to search for, would help
answer the question.
The same rules apply to most anything I would think. I am searching for a variety of unrelated things though.
Oh. I was going to suggest Google, but that'd be the first
thing you'd have tried, so I won't insult you.
Google is interesting as you can customize your search but not in the same way as Ebay. Yahoo doesn't seem to have as many options as Google. Any other suggestions for a search engine? I'm not sure how many characters Google allows in their search field. Guess I need to test that if no one knows.
So you won't say what you're searching for? We really don't care WHAT it is, but lots of us know how to use search.
Lets pick a really difficult item - one with a tremendous supply that we want to filter. Ipod. I'll select a model, then I may filter a color or two, I might require a minimum storage size, a certain age requirement, and I'll try to filter out as many broken ones that are being sold for parts as possible. So the search string could be very long. Way longer than Ebay will every allow. Like I said, a difficult item to search for if you really are focused on getting a good deal.
Why would anyone want to buy an iPod on eBay?
Sequence: lowest price first
Check "search descriptions"
Ipod model (pink, blue) -used -parts
The hundreds of results you're going to get, have nothing to do
with any ineffectiveness of eBay's search. It's that everyone and
his dog are listing these things.
Kris
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