Click the
Generate eBay Search Link button up top
after editing any of your search parameters.
…… Usually at least a
keyword is required up above to get meaningful results, and sometimes a
repeated click to eBay may be needed too.
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Category numbers: You can optionally select a top-level category, or enter an
eBay sub/category number (numbers there are hidden at the end of eBay category URLs) to include for your search. Another way to get these numbers is to drill down into subcategories on our
Top eBay Searches page and copy them from there.
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For long keyword searches, be sure to insert a space periodically to work around eBay's 100-character string limit.
…… The wildcard (*) always requires
at least 2 characters be placed before it.
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Mobile/phone/tablet browsers: To access eBay's classic search framework, you may first need to click
Classic Site on eBay at the bottom of the page.
…… Not all search options are available for all countries.
…… In addition to proper wildcard (*) handling, eBay's
advanced search criteria and
Boolean logic/operators are also usable in your Keywords query string.
See a
live example of
wildcard-supported search, when looking for books from the 1800s. By comparison, see eBay's standard search results
without wildcard handling.
…… Any adjustment to your
search parameters on eBay may trigger their newest search framework. So you'll need to initiate any search refinements from this page by re-generating your search link above.
…… We've received a couple reports that there may occasionally be display errors in some classic search results on eBay (like
false "Returns: Not accepted" messages), presumably since their classic search framework is deprecated and no longer maintained.
…… Searches that yield no results often immediately trigger eBay's current search framework, as it tries to find you next-best results. This can thus lead to the appearance of
"wildcard-unsupported" errors and alternate eBay results pages.
…… Some
international eBay sites (such as eBay.fr) may be wildcard-incompatible with this search tool.
…… FYI: Our
eBay Most Watched search tool is also currently wildcard-compatible.
…… And, as always, feel free to
email us with any of your questions, feedback, or suggestions!