O-*KAY*, Chris, we GET it, Chris... B-)
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Sniping
> Speaking of sniping...
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1266370886
>
> ha ha ha
>
> "C.E. Forman" wrote:
>
> > > Hey, just how *do* you find poorly-listed items? I've found stuff
> > > purely by accident that was mis-named just as badly as the above AND
was
> > > totally mis-categorized (it was under Magazines -- I'm not kidding).
I
> > > found it almost completely randomly, but do you guys actually search
for
> > > these things? I imagine you would, because it's almost guaranteed
you'd
> > > get something decent for 4 bucks. How do you actually find stuff so
> > > poorly categorized and named?
> >
> > Lots of ways:
> >
> > 1.) Obscure search terms, such as "old computer game", "flying saucer
> > package", etc. Things the people who search on "Infocom" or "Starcross"
> > will miss if it's improperly listed.
> >
> > 2.) Misspellings. Yes, search on people's typos. I've found items
using
> > "Invisi-Clues" and "Kings Quest" more often than you'd think.
> >
> > 3.) Browsing categories. It takes time, but it's worth it. My faves
are
> > the ones for Apple II / Vintage Mac, Atari Games, Commodore, and the
> > all-encompassing "vintage games".
> >
> > 4.) eBay provides a feature allowing you to save up to 15 searches.
Use
> > it, and use it well. For instance, searching on
> > "(infocom,zork,ultima,akalabeth,serenia,cranston,softporn,drash)" will
turn
> > up the best collectible games in one decisive blow, and you still get 14
> > more searches after that.
> >
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