[CR]Re: ebay search words?

(Example: Framebuilders:Mario Confente)

Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:03:18 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <3d.1cda1c3a.29efff15@aol.com> <001201c1e6da$50b36e40$5d27cfa9@islandia> <p0510034ab8e4786ccea5@[216.175.95.72]>
Subject: [CR]Re: ebay search words?

Joel Metz wrote:
> (cut)
> now if there were just a way to search, say, the category
> "bicycle" for everything *except* listings with the word
> "schwinn" in them... but you cant search for "-schwinn".
> ebay just wont allow it. ah well... heh :)
>
> some days, slogging through pages of ballooner and crate
> material hunting for that one ta listing just gets to me :)

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Actually eBay lets you do a "minus schwinn" search. See the following eBay search tips:

Advanced Search Tips

•Use the minus sign (-) to narrow your search. If you enter antique -lamp, that tells the search engine to include the word antique but not lamp. Don't forget-there's no space after the sign (e.g. -card, -teddy).

•Search for exact phrases using quotation marks (" ") Typing "Statue of Liberty" or "Gone With the Wind" will find items with those exact words in sequence. Without the quotation marks, you could wind up with many other listings containing the words "statue" or "liberty."

•Use a wildcard (*) for multiple endings By typing an * (asterisk symbol) at the end of a word, you can search for items with multiple endings. For example: Beatles man* would return items such as Beatles manager, Beatles mania, Beatles Nowhere Man, etc.

Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, Southern California