EBay - tips and tricks for an efficient parts search
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| + | ==Introduction== | ||
| + | [http://www.ebay.com eBay] is the world's largest online auction site. With millions of buyers and sellers conducting transactions every month, this site has become a major source of automotive parts, tools, book and memorabilia for many people across the globe. the autotmive business on eBay has grown large enough that the website has created a separate section for it called [http://www.motors.ebay.com/ eBay Motors]. | ||
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| + | Due to the staggering number of items available on eBay, combined with aggressive marketing techniques used by sellers, a buyer can easily become overwhelmed while sifting through pages and pages of results, majority of which have little or nothing to do with the item the buyer is searching for. | ||
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| + | In order to make the customer experience less stressful, eBay has dedicated a page with tips on narrowing the search results to just what the buyer wants. The tips can be found at [http://pages.ebay.com/help/search/advanced-search.html "Using advanced search."] | ||
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| + | ==What You Will Learn== | ||
| + | This article will serve as a tutorial for those who are not familiar with using some of the advanced features for searching on eBay. These techniques can also be used to search for information on all search engines. All tips provided by eBay will be covered in a step-by-step format, complete with images. | ||
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| + | ==Searching== | ||
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| + | ====Basic Searching: eBay vs eBay Motors==== | ||
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| + | ====Advanced Searching==== | ||
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| + | ====Boolean Logic: Limiting Search Results using Search Operators==== | ||
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| + | ====Member Suggestions==== | ||
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| + | ==Reference== | ||
| + | [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/sick-ebay-203293.html sick of ebay] | ||
| + | :Thread on [http://www.hotrodders.com Hotrodders] forum that inspired this wiki article. It began as a venting session and quickly became filled with lots of good tips and tricks from members. | ||
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