EBay - tips and tricks for an efficient parts search
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==Introduction== | ==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 | + | [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 automotive 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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==What You Will Learn== | ==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. | + | 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 found online ''(Google, Yahoo!, Bing, Ask.com, etc)''. All tips provided by eBay will be covered in a step-by-step format, complete with images. |
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====Advanced Searching==== | ====Advanced Searching==== | ||
| − | ''Coming | + | According to the eBay website, the '''''Advanced Search''''' is a feature you can use ''"to narrow your search to specific sellers, locations, price ranges, and more. You can also use it to find completed items, eBay Stores, or other members. Once you've got a search you like, you can save it to use again."'' |
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====Boolean Logic: Limiting Search Results using Search Operators==== | ====Boolean Logic: Limiting Search Results using Search Operators==== | ||
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=====Quotes===== | =====Quotes===== | ||
*What is it? | *What is it? | ||
| + | :Using quotes in a search limits the results to only the word or phrases placed in the quotes. | ||
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*How Do I Use It? | *How Do I Use It? | ||
| + | :Depending on what you are searching for, wrap key words and/or phrases in quotes to narrow down the results. | ||
| + | :''Example:'' '''''"1995" "Impala SS" "LT1" "Hotchkis TVS"''''' ''or'' '''''"1995 Impala SS LT1 Hotchkis TVS"''''' | ||
| − | ===== | + | =====Asterisk===== |
*What is it? | *What is it? | ||
| + | :Described by eBay as "a wild card operator", the asterisk is used to find all items that begin with a certain word. The one rule to using the asterisk is that it cannot be used at the beginning of a query; there must be at least two characters before it. | ||
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*How Do I Use It? | *How Do I Use It? | ||
| + | :''Example:'' Piston* will list results that include anything word that starts with piston: ''piston, pistons, pistonrod, pistonring'' | ||
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| + | :''Example: 199* Dodge Viper will list results for all | ||
=====Parentheses===== | =====Parentheses===== | ||
*What is it? | *What is it? | ||
| + | :Parentheses work as an OR operator. | ||
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*How Do I Use It? | *How Do I Use It? | ||
| + | :If you are looking for an item that could be described one of two or more ways, or came with two or more features, the put the descriptors in parentheses, separated by comas. | ||
| + | :''Example:'' '''''4th generation Camaro (lt1, ls1)''''' will list all fourth generations Camaros for sale with either both ''LT1'' or ''LS1'' in the title. | ||
=====Minus Sign===== | =====Minus Sign===== | ||
*What is it? | *What is it? | ||
| + | :The minus sign works as a NOT operator. Using the minus sign in a query removes specific keywords. | ||
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*How Do I Use It? | *How Do I Use It? | ||
| + | :''Example:'' '''''2005 Mustang -V8''''' will list all 2005 Mustangs without ''V8'' in the title. | ||
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| + | :''Example:'' '''''2005 Mustang -(V8, Manual)''''' will list all 2005 Mustangs without ''V8'' and ''Manual'' in the title. | ||
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