Hi William, I like tektites, but I don't want meteorite results flooded with them. I encountered the same problem as you.
Easy fix. Use this search string : "meteorite -tektite" That will show only meteorites and will exclude all listings with the word "tektite" in the title. A few tektites will still sneak through, but you won't see the majority of them. Best regards, MikeG -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone RSS - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 ------------------------------------------------------------- On 4/24/13, William Feek <[email protected]> wrote: > Is anyone else sick of encountering tektite listings when searching for > meteorites on ebay? > A search for "meteorite" yields both meteorites and tektites, a search for > "tektite" yields only tektites, so someone interested in tektites has the > capability of viewing only what they want to see while the meteorite > enthusiast is stuck with having to wade through a lot of extra crap. The way > I see it, tektites are not meteorites, yet sellers of these items are able > to add the word "meteorite" to their listing because ebay has lumped them > both into the same category. > I just searched "meteorite" in the "meteorites and tektites" category and > the results were 7,899 listings, a "tektite" search yielded 1,623 results, > this is a ridiculous amount of worthless tektites mixed in with and diluting > the more important meteorite listings. I'm prompted to write ebay, to point > the situation out and suggest the creation of a separate category for > tektites, a category which should also include impactites, but before doing > so I'd like to ask if any of you prominent meteorite dealers have a problem > with this, am I missing something or does my problem with tektites make > sense? > By the way, an "impactite" search yielded a mere 80 results, but again like > when searching for tektites, impactites are easily weeded out from all the > true meteorite listings, and again a meteorite enthusiast is unable to > refine their search and eliminate the impactite listings just as they are > unable to eliminate the tektite listings. > So the simple creation of a separate category, a "tektites and impactites" > category, would be an improvement for the meteorite buyer and at the same > time would have no impact on the tektite or impactite buyer, but I could be > wrong about all of this, I admit I could be overlooking some aspect, thus > want to ask for input. > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
