Top 10 Tips For Finding What You Want On Auction Sites

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span                            consumer auction sites if there
class="cap">If you      is enough interest they will
are a collector or are just     source a vendor for the product
looking for a specific item they      to be put up in the auction
may be hard to find. The growth       site.

of online auction sites has made

2. Try a variation in your
it a lot easier to find what you search words

are looking for, but sometimes

You can use many different
the amount of information and         words to describe an item. Try to
categories on auction sites can       think of all the variations the
make it difficult to narrow your      seller might use to describe the
search. Here are 10 ways to find      item you are looking for. For
what you’re looking for fast!         example, you are trying to find a
1. Sign-up for a Newsletter from      memory stick for you digital
an Auction Site

camera, one user might call it a

Many auction sites offer           “memory stick” and another might
newsletters to keep you in the        call it a “memory card.” Try
loop. Look at one such as             several different variations and
http://visitor.constantcontact.co     combinations – but use just two
m/email.jsp?m=1101613989976. Some     or three words at a time to be
items rarely come onto the            sure you get a variety of
market, and if you want to know       results.

when they are available, you must

3. Do Your Research

be in the loop. Also, put

Research the specifics of the
yourself out there. Send smaller      item you are looking for to save
auction sites an email and tell       you time and money. For instance,
them what you are looking for and     you are in the market for a new
they will put you on a list and       digital camera, find out what
notify you when and if the item       type of megapixels you need, and
comes available. With Busness to      any other options you might like

with the camera. Then search          of a search keyword. Wildcards
around for the best deal! Look        are great for when you are not
for sites such as                     sure of a word’s spelling; the
Alltheauctions.com where you can      wildcard character replaces the
find products from a trusted          letters in question in your
vendor source, as well as amazing     query. For example, if you are
deals.

not sure whether it is Kodak or

4. Use Niche Auction Sites         Kodack, enter koda* and your
                                     results will include both
Bigger auction sites can make it      spellings.

harder to find what you are

7. Search Daily

looking for since they have a

New listings are added to
wide variety and complex system       auction sites all the time! Try
of categories and subcategories.      your search on different days and
This can make it very hard to         you will get different
search for a specific item.

results.

5. Vary your spelling

8. Use the Advance Search
Feature

Surprise! Not everyone has

You can narrow your results by
perfect spelling. Often, sellers      adding key fields such as
will list their auction with the      ‘Description’ or the minimum and
item title spelled incorrectly.       maximum prices you are willing to
Try different variations of the       pay.

spelling and sometimes you will

9. Use specific words instead
get different results.

of general ones

6. Use Wildcards

Using the term “stainless

Like many other search             steel watch” will return fewer
engines, you can use the wildcard     and more targeted results than
character (*) to indicate one or      the term “watch.”

more unknown letters at the end

10. Don’t use the plural

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not give you as many results are      an Keegan has been involved with
you are looking for. Instead of       auctions for over 20-years. He
using the term “necklaces” try        currently works with just “necklace”

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