Cybergoth Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Hi there! Just curious. I have 34 right now, seems I lost control On some days I get more eBay mails than spam Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay2068 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Just checked mine is up to 57! I also always wonder what everyone else uses to search for items. My BIN search is : atari -xbox -playstation -anthology -flashback -power -ST -lynx -gameboy -PC -Nintendo -switch -adaptor -jaguar -800 -400 Category: Video Games, Sort: Newly Listed, Format: Buy It Now Otherwise you get like 20,000 hits.. this brings it down to 8000 but still a bunch. I weed out the stuff I just don't collect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elviticus Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Waaay too many! Probably in the 50 range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrykurtz Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 (edited) Just checked mine is up to 57! I also always wonder what everyone else uses to search for items. My BIN search is : atari -xbox -playstation -anthology -flashback -power -ST -lynx -gameboy -PC -Nintendo -switch -adaptor -jaguar -800 -400 Category: Video Games, Sort: Newly Listed, Format: Buy It Now Otherwise you get like 20,000 hits.. this brings it down to 8000 but still a bunch. I weed out the stuff I just don't collect. 1026904[/snapback] You can trim that search string down a bit by doing something like this: atari -(xbox,playstation,anthology,flashback,power,ST,lynx,gameboy,PC,Nintendo,switch,adaptor,jaguar,800,400) (hopefully that doesn't word-wrap on your screen. Here's one I use for some commodore stuff: commodore (c64,"c-64","commodore 64") with a slight variation to only pick up disks and cartridges: commodore (c64,"c-64","commodore 64")(disk,cartridge) the stuff in the parenthesis are treated like OR conditions. So, those auctions read something like : You can have multiple sets of parenthesis for adding and removing certain keywords. I think I have about 15 searches. Several email me on specific items I'm looking for, but most are pretty generic and return what I like to collect. PS: No spaces between the minus sign and the left parenthesis. Edited March 2, 2006 by jerrykurtz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crunchysuperman Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 29 right now. I wish Ebay would allow greater flexibility in specifying search criteria. What would be nice would be seperate search parameters for both the auction title and body. If I could do that, I could cut out many more false hits from all the keyword spamming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay2068 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 You can trim that search string down a bit by doing something like this: atari -(xbox,playstation,anthology,flashback,power,ST,lynx,gameboy,PC,Nintendo,switch,adaptor,jaguar,800,400) 1026937[/snapback] Thanks for the tips.. that will help.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrykurtz Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 29 right now. I wish Ebay would allow greater flexibility in specifying search criteria. What would be nice would be seperate search parameters for both the auction title and body. If I could do that, I could cut out many more false hits from all the keyword spamming. 1026953[/snapback] I've often thought the same thing. Another trick I've found that works is if you're getting a lot of hits from a seller who lists a bunch of stuff that you're not interested in, try to find something in their auction description such as their address, email, name, or whatever, and filter it out. That seems to work quite well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I got 25.Not all Atari though.I've been setting up fav sellers list via ebay so that is sending some email my way everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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