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eBay Hacks

by David A. Karp
August 2003
Beginner
368 pages
9h 38m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Save Your Searches

Different ways to save your complex searches for repeated use.

Ruby’s Law states that anything you search for on eBay you will likely search for again. Okay, there is no Ruby, and I just made up the part about the law, but it’s still a valid point.

Favorite Searches

The Favorites tab of My eBay is designed to save lists of your favorite searches, favorite categories, and favorite sellers. These lists are on-site and can be accessed even if you’re not at home, which can be quite convenient.

To add a new category, click the “Add/change categories” link on the right side of the box. You can save only four individual categories, which can be chosen on the next page. Categories can be removed from the list by marking the corresponding checkboxes and clicking Delete.

The My Favorite Sellers page works similarly to the My Favorite Categories page, except that you type or paste the seller names instead of clicking. Also, there is a delay in adding new sellers to this list; be prepared to wait about a minute before reloading the page to see a newly added seller. You can save up to 30 seller names or eBay Stores (see [Hack #72]) on this list.

The My Favorite Searches list allows you to save up to 15 searches

Figure 2-5. The My Favorite Searches list allows you to save up to 15 searches

Probably the most useful of the lists is My Favorite Searches, shown in Figure 2-5, not only because you can save extremely specific and targeted search queries, ...

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