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Message started by NitroX infinity on 14.10.06 at 10:27:22

Title: The eBay Search Guide
Post by NitroX infinity on 14.10.06 at 10:27:22
This guide was written to help people find those 'interesting' 3dfx offers on eBay. This guide will explain step by step how to maximize your search results.

The images used in this guide are from the international site eBay.com. However, the steps discussed in this guide are also usable on other ebay sites; you just have to figure out what the option is in the native language of that eBay site.

All images are thumbnails, meaning that if you click on them, you'll get a bigger version. This is done so that people with a 56K modem (or less) can also read the guide without too much loading.



Step one (1)
Open up your browser and go to eBay.com (or any other eBay site).


Step two (2)
Go to the advanced search, you can access it by clicking one of the links as shown on the image.
http://tweakers.net/ext/f/fd0da83efd5b388ad8256eed8f551e69/thumb.jpg


Step three (3)
Type in a keyword (in this case 3dfx) and enable the option 'Search title and description'.
Without this option enabled you get far less results than with the option enabled!
http://tweakers.net/ext/f/00715c0e59e0b1cdfb8b7a289930813f/thumb.jpg

When using a different, more generic (less specific) keyword like 'voodoo' or 'q3d' (short for Quantum3D) you should also select the category in which you wish to search; I recommend 'Computers & Networking'.
http://tweakers.net/ext/f/a26317c3e69b5bf416d58de04a37b62b/thumb.jpg


Step four (4)
Scroll down the page to 'Location'. By the option 'Items located in' select from the dropdown box, the option 'Any Country/Region'. This will make eBay search every eBay site in the world.
http://tweakers.net/ext/f/fae518580323670be508ec28d6a1ed1a/thumb.jpg


Step five (5)
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and at 'Results per page' select '200'. This allows for better browsing but if you have a slow internet connection (56K for example) it might be wise to leave this at 50.
Next, press the search button.
http://tweakers.net/ext/f/e004b3d11ef6d2705be7edd8eb9a7071/thumb.jpg

Now, eBay might give you some error every once in a while that there were too many results, ignore this!
Use your browsers back button and press the search button again. Keep trying a few times untill you don't get the error. The same apllies when browsing through the search results and trying to go to a new page.

For those who are really new to eBay:
Below the search results you'll find links to other pages with search results.
http://tweakers.net/ext/f/a9e0f99a5974982b26a34b8b4ce68d89/thumb.jpg

Title: Re: The eBay Search Guide
Post by Obi-Wan_Kenobi on 14.10.06 at 14:30:45
thanx for the info NitroX Infinity, I'm quite sure it will be very helpfull many 3dfx searchers out there, btw I do use that technique also sometimes hehe and it really workds too w00t! also a way on how I found my MAC 5500 USA ;)

Title: Re: The eBay Search Guide
Post by ps47 on 14.10.06 at 19:51:53
I'm using a much more comfortable method-this one ;D

Title: Re: The eBay Search Guide
Post by Obi-Wan_Kenobi on 14.10.06 at 20:51:01

wrote on 14.10.06 at 19:51:53:
I'm using a much more comfortable method-this one ;D


well to reach that state the users would have to find them on ebay fist before  uuuhm posting them ? Not? ::)
So therefore NitroX Infinity is toally right here , great one mate and well explained 8)

Title: Re: The eBay Search Guide
Post by oldskool on 10.03.10 at 20:28:28
Cool thanks ebay tips allways welcome, need an anti last second gamble bid

Title: Re: The eBay Search Guide
Post by oldskool on 20.03.10 at 12:44:02
This finds most items but not all :(
If I do a search say on ebay.de it finds stuff not listed witht the advanced search method.

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