EBay, CL and other things

[Mudrunner]

Just a quick question for you budget builders, what kinds of keywords or search words/phrases do you guys use so you don't grow a Rip Van Winkle beard combing through all the postings?

 

[Sabre]

I find more important than the search term is the "non-search" term. You can put a minus sign in front of a word that you want to avoid. For example, I can look for stuff for Montero Gen 2.5 by specifying something like this:

montero -sport -93 -94 -95 -96 -97 -01 -02 -03 -04 -05

 

[Mudrunner]

Thank you that is very helpful! I never knew about a "non-search" term before that will be handy. Although I have noticed here in AZ almost everything is listed for just "Montero" even the sports...

 

[SoCalMonty]

For me, I just use a more specific term depending on what I'm looking for...it completely depends. You have to narrow it down a little or you will have too many hits. So, if you're looking for accessories, for example...do more than one search. It will be quicker in the end. ie, "Montero bumper," "Montero torsion bars," etc.

Also, it sometimes helps to do the same search as an image search...then when you find the related image, it often takes you to a site that has what you were looking for.