Re: [CR]Re: ebay search words?

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Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 17:24:33 -0600
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: ebay search words?
From: "Steven L. Sheffield" <stevens@veloworks.com>
To: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <3CBF267C.5ABBFA06@earthlink.net>


You can't do a search for *JUST* -schwinn in a category, however ...

For bicycles, but excluding Schwinn, I'd suggest:

(bicycl*, bike, cycli*) -schwinn

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Steven L. Sheffield stevens at veloworks dot com veloworks at mac dot com aitch tee tea pea colon [for word] slash [four ward] slash double-you double-yew double-ewe dot veloworks dot com [four word] slash


> From: Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: chuckschmidt@earthlink.net
> Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:03:18 -0800
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> 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 :)
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> 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