EBay - tips and tricks for an efficient parts search
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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. | 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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=====Advanced Search Categories===== | =====Advanced Search Categories===== | ||
| − | *Keywords | + | *Keywords - This where you type in keywords that are related to what you are searching. Depending on what you are looking for you, you can either start with broad terms and then narrow them down, or be as specific as possible from the start. |
| − | *Exclude keywords | + | |
| − | *Category | + | |
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| + | *Exclude keywords - If an item is offered in several variations, this would be the place to remove the unwanted variations. For example, a C5 Corvette came with both an LS1 and an LS6. If you are trying to search for only one ''(LS1, for example)'', then type in ''LS6'' into this box to exclude all results with ''LS6''. | ||
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| + | *Category - This is a drop-down menu that allows you search within a specific category on eBay. | ||
| + | :''Save this search to My eBay'' - If you look for the same item with the same search parameters every time, you can save your search parameters to your eBay account so you don't have to select or type them in on this page every time you do a search. | ||
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*Search including | *Search including | ||
| + | :''Title and description'' | ||
| + | :''Completed listings'' | ||
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*Price | *Price | ||
*Buying formats | *Buying formats | ||
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:''Example:'' Piston* will list results that include anything word that starts with piston: ''piston, pistons, pistonrod, pistonring'' | :''Example:'' Piston* will list results that include anything word that starts with piston: ''piston, pistons, pistonrod, pistonring'' | ||
| − | :''Example: 199* Dodge Viper will list results for all | + | :''Example: 199* Dodge Viper will list results for all Dodge Vipers ''(cars and parts)'' for Dodge Vipers models 1990 to 1999. |
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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. | :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 ( | + | :''Example:'' '''''4th generation Camaro (LT1, LS1)''''' will list all fourth generations Camaros for sale with either both ''LT1'' or ''LS1'' in the title. |
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| − | :''Example:'' '''''200* Mustang -(V8, Manual) (Black, Red) "California Special"''''' will list all results ''(cars and parts)'' for Mustangs made between 2000 and 2009, without ''V8'' and ''Manual'' in the title, but will include ''California Special'' in the title. | + | :''Example:'' '''''200* Mustang -(V8, Manual) (Black, Red) "California Special"''''' will list all results ''(cars and parts)'' for Mustangs made between 2000 and 2009, without ''V8'' and ''Manual'' in the title, but will include either "Black" or "Red", and ''California Special'' in the title. |
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