This is an article from eBay about the wildcard depreciation. As we’ve previously announced, eBay is deprecating wildcard queries from search, including web and mobile search, saved searches, and API calls to search. We’ve been working with our Product Team to create documentation around best practices and how you can best move your business forward. […]

ebay announced that as of November 5, 2012 the wildcard functionality will no longer be supported.   This functionality allowed users to include an asterisk with their keyword search that would include all spelling variations for an item.    For example, a keyword search of “ip*” might include listings with “ipod, ipods, ipad, ipads, ipadd,” etc. in title […]

Are you having trouble finding what you want on eBay? eBay search creation is a science AND an art and I know it can be frustrating to create a search that gives you the exact items you want without getting useless items. So… Until Thursday, July 5th, I can create custom AutomatedSearches.com eBay searches for you free of […]

I just added a useful feature to the AutomatedSearches.com search system so we can search eBay like Craigslist to find items locally. Max Distance Filter With the Max Distance Filter, you will only receive results for items within the specified distance from your postal code. This will come in handy for buying items like cars and motorcycles where you don’t want to travel […]

I was finding myself going to the eBay website instead of AutomatedSearches.com when I just wanted to buy one item right away without setting up an automated search for it. I knew something was missing so I redesigned AutomatedSearches.com! The new search page is optimized for real-time searching! The search page has been redesigned to allow a more powerful way […]

Free Text Message Alerts are now available! You can receive eBay search alerts faster and directly to  your cell phone as a text message with SMS Text Message Alerts. To activate your SMS Text Message Alerts… 1. click this link: https://automatedsearches.com/sms-alert-settings 2. Select Enabled from the drop-down menu.   3. Choose what you want to receive SMS Text Message Alerts for: – […]

I have just added another new feature to the AutomatedSearches.com search system.   Minimum Feedback filter! You can now filter out out eBay sellers that don’t live up to your feedback standards.   This filter is straight-forward.  It will only show listings from sellers with a feedback score at or higher than this number. Just like on the eBay site, the […]

I have just added another new feature to the AutomatedSearches.com search system.   “For parts or not working” condition filter! You can now filter out or search for items classified as “For parts or not working”.   It works exactly the same as the other 3 condition filters: Check it to include and uncheck it to exclude items […]

We have just added another new feature to the AutomatedSearches.com search system.   Located-in and Available-to Country Filters! You can now filter items based on where they are located and their ship-to countries.   There are 3 options: Standard – This is the way AutomatedSearches.com has always worked and the way the default eBay.com search works. Items located […]

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We have 6 free ebooks in our Learning Center that can show you how to find some of the most popular items on eBay such as iPods, iPhones, iPad 2, domain names, cars and more.   https://automatedsearches.com/learning-center If you don’t have an account yet, you can create a free one in less than 5 seconds… https://AutomatedSearches.com If […]

We have just added another new feature to the AutomatedSearches.com search system.   Item Condition Filter! You can now specify the condition of the items you want to find on eBay.   We are currently adding new and exciting features to AutomatedSearches.com to help you be more successful on eBay. We are committed to having AutomatedSearches.com be the best automated eBay search […]

We have just added a new, exciting feature to the AutomatedSearches.com search system.   eBay Classified Listings Search! You can now choose Classified Listings Only and All Item Types Including Classifieds from the Listing Type Menu:   We are currently adding new and exciting features to AutomatedSearches.com to help you be more successful on eBay.  We are committed to having AutomatedSearches.com be the […]

We just added a new, exciting feature to the AutomatedSearches.com search system.   Price Plus Shipping Price filter!   Now, you can get more powerful results from AutomatedSearches.com. You will also see shipping prices in search result emails.   To activate shipping prices, create or edit a search and enter your postal code. To activate Price […]

To make your buying on eBay easier and more successful, We have just added a new feature to the AutomatedSearches.com system. eBay Seller Include Filter. You can create searches that include items from only the sellers you choose. Put a list of sellers seperated by commas inside of square brackets in the keywords field: You can add keywords to […]