Ebay Searching

danbMember

OH...the joy and bliss of an auction won below value!!!

Just a reminder out there to keep searching like you don't know how to use a search engine...because people don't know how to label their stuff.

I just got a snipe win for an article...probably bought it for 1/2 price because the seller left one word out of the title, and it didn't show up with the hundred of other units just like it. I happened to search under words a neophyte would use to describe the unit, then popped an email to the seller to confirm the model, and voila!!! Win at 1/2 price.

I am a happy boy today!!

4/9/042:13 PM

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mrsmMember

Dan, you are right! I also do that and have won some great deals that way!!

4/9/042:18 PM

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puppyraiserMember

... and

4/9/042:55 PM

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annieMember

Ok, 'splain it to the dummy. I'm not sure I understand what you are typing in for a search. Do you mean spelling the words wrong, or what?

4/9/046:05 PM

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mrsmMember

I collect paperweights. I sometimes search for glass instead or perfume bottles which will sometimes bring up a much more valuable item that is a paperweight. Not sure exactly what he search for. The idea is to not always search as the item shouldbe listed!

4/9/046:41 PM

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puppyraiserMember

Spelling?... yes among other things. Some leave out key words like a brand name, size, or date. For some things what it is made of determines its value like wood, steel, silver, gold, marble, ect...

It depends a great deal on what type item you are looking for. >THIS< for example might bring in only a few hundred dollars if they had left the 'PCGS' out of the title.

4/9/047:04 PM

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annieMember

Ok, so I collect powder puff music boxes. I usually search for music (or musical) powder box. Any suggestions?

4/9/047:08 PM

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annieMember

I was also checking the other day for a sony mavica fd75 camera. I have one and I love it for ebay. I wanted my sister in law to get one. The only ones I found were wayyyyy overpriced. I couldn't believe it. You'd think sony would keep making something so popular. So finding one of those for a decent price might be impossible. I think mine new was only ?? $80/$90

4/9/047:12 PM

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puppyraiserMember

Don't know much about them, but just off hand I also see several listed as 'Trinket' box, or 'Compact' box. Saw one that is described as a Music Pill box, and one as a 'Musical Powder Compact' (left out the word box).

4/9/047:28 PM

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annieMember

Gosh I guess I never thought about looking for things that way!

4/9/047:45 PM

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annieMember

I tried your searches but didn't find any of what I was thinking of. If you type in trinket box you get over 5,000 items!! This is what I mean, 3285597473, and items like this.

4/9/047:53 PM

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mrsmMember

Mg, try doing that sort of thing right on Ebay search. Use different words and combos.

4/9/047:58 PM

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annieMember

That's what I did. I've never used the AS search.

4/9/048:01 PM

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puppyraiserMember

Type in your search for 'Musical Powder Box' found 18
On the left, click on Vanity, Perfume & Shaving
Now back to the search and enter music* 77 items found

To narrow search click on powder jars 25 found

4/9/048:02 PM

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annieMember

Oh, the square one? but that's not the type I look for.

4/9/048:10 PM

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puppyraiserMember

did an edit above... sorry about that.

4/9/048:12 PM

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mrsmMember

MG, there was not 5000 trinket boxes..only almost 6000!! roflmao!!!

4/9/048:13 PM

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annieMember

I should be selling the boxes not looking for more to sell anyway!! My mom had one when I was a kid and I was intrigued with it. Then one year she gave each of us one on our birthdays. Of course "favorite" sister got the one mom had. BUT, I got the last laugh, because when she moved to Missouri and sold it on her auction, I bought it!! LOL

I hope mom "got it" that she's not so "special" after all.

4/9/048:20 PM

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mrsmMember

Lol, MG!.. I kind of got into paperweights the same way. There are no two alike. I do only collect one artist, however...well family of. So, my searches are not so vast!

4/9/048:29 PM

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annieMember

I have to go to bed. grandmaw is pooped out!

4/9/048:42 PM

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