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b5rt
Posted 2018-07-16 9:09 PM (#566707)
Subject: ebay links on Home of the Forward Look



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Anyone tried using the ebay links lately? I like to use them to help out with a little money raising for the FL and because a lot of unwanted crap is filtered out. But now they all take me to pages of make up and perfume.
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westaus29
Posted 2018-07-17 3:32 AM (#566717 - in reply to #566707)
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just did the same for me
worked ok last time I used it a week or two ago
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mstrug
Posted 2018-07-17 5:50 AM (#566720 - in reply to #566707)
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'items' shows up. It worked 2 days ago.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=items&LH_CAds=&_ex_kw=&_fpos=&_...


Edited by mstrug 2018-07-17 5:51 AM
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ronbo97
Posted 2018-07-17 10:03 AM (#566734 - in reply to #566720)
Subject: Re: ebay links on Home of the Forward Look


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I copy and paste the url. There are a lot of parameters attached to the URL. But all you really need is the item number...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-Dodge-Sierra-Station-Wagon/223058215312

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LostDeere59
Posted 2018-07-17 12:07 PM (#566738 - in reply to #566707)
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Nope. Just things I don't need . . .


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macedon
Posted 2018-07-18 9:37 AM (#566791 - in reply to #566707)
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Not working right for me either
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macedon
Posted 2018-07-18 10:27 AM (#566793 - in reply to #566707)
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Sent a note to the administrator Dave. He said he would fix tonight.
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Posted 2018-07-18 9:41 PM (#566829 - in reply to #566793)
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Fixing them now. Yes, they did change how the links work without warning. While I'm fixing them, though -- what is the best way to sort them?

- Ending Soonest
- Best Match
- Newly Listed

Presently, they are by newly listed. I can't recall how they were listed before...
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LostDeere59
Posted 2018-07-18 9:57 PM (#566831 - in reply to #566829)
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I would vote for "newly listed" since that would put the most recent listings (and the ones I haven't seen yet) on top.


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Viper Guy
Posted 2018-07-18 10:00 PM (#566833 - in reply to #566707)
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I agree with LostDeere59.
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Posted 2018-07-19 12:20 AM (#566840 - in reply to #566833)
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I think we're all fixed back up. Please let me know if you see any problems.
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geoffs60
Posted 2018-07-19 12:52 AM (#566841 - in reply to #566707)
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I notice the perfume adverts have gone, but search 60 dodge and you get everything under the sun " Dodge", and in most cases everything except 1960 dodge, mostly to blame would be the clowns selling brand x products with no clue to what they fit.Must be an easier way finding real parts for real cars.,
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Posted 2018-07-19 8:46 AM (#566845 - in reply to #566841)
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I think I can tweak that. I'll try it out later today.
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1960fury
Posted 2018-07-19 9:00 AM (#566848 - in reply to #566707)
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It works now. Thanks!!!
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mstrug
Posted 2018-07-19 12:48 PM (#566853 - in reply to #566841)
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geoffs60 - 2018-07-18 11:52 PM

I notice the perfume adverts have gone, but search 60 dodge and you get everything under the sun " Dodge", and in most cases everything except 1960 dodge, mostly to blame would be the clowns selling brand x products with no clue to what they fit.Must be an easier way finding real parts for real cars.,


Try this one too: https://www.ebay.com/sch/Vintage-Car-Truck-Parts/10073/i.html?LH_CAd...

I gets all the old stuff.
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b5rt
Posted 2018-07-20 9:49 PM (#566914 - in reply to #566707)
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I'm still having the same issue. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=items&LH_CAds=&_ex_kw=&_fpos=&_...
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b5rt
Posted 2018-07-24 9:02 PM (#567150 - in reply to #566707)
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Still the same. Did someone hack the home page? https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=items&LH_CAds=&_ex_kw=&_fpos=&_...
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Posted 2018-07-30 4:04 PM (#567440 - in reply to #567150)
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Which link are you looking at? 1960 DeSoto?
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60 dart
Posted 2018-07-30 5:41 PM (#567447 - in reply to #566841)
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geoffs60 - 2018-07-19 12:52 AM

I notice the perfume adverts have gone, but search 60 dodge and you get everything under the sun " Dodge", and in most cases everything except 1960 dodge, mostly to blame would be the clowns selling brand x products with no clue to what they fit.Must be an easier way finding real parts for real cars.,



i can remember when epay had less than 20 60 dodge related listings . now there's 20,000 and still
less than 20 related listings . their Algorithms suck----------------------------------------------later

Edited by 60 dart 2018-07-30 5:43 PM
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b5rt
Posted 2018-07-30 8:15 PM (#567464 - in reply to #567440)
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Which link are you looking at? 1960 DeSoto?


Yes. I'm using Chrome. When the link opens it does NOT say Desoto 1960,60 in the title... it just says "items"

When I switch to IE it works like it should.

Edited by b5rt 2018-07-30 8:25 PM
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b5rt
Posted 2018-07-31 8:42 PM (#567541 - in reply to #567464)
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Works now, thanks Dave!
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Posted 2018-07-31 10:41 PM (#567547 - in reply to #567447)
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i can remember when epay had less than 20 60 dodge related listings . now there's 20,000 and still less than 20 related listings . their Algorithms suck

I'm still tweaking a way to eliminate some of the 'false positives'.  I'll keep you posted.

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b5rt
Posted 2020-05-09 10:34 PM (#598019 - in reply to #566707)
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I've noticed some of the ebay links are getting flooded with aftermarket A/C components and retrofit systems. The 1960 DeSoto just got loaded up today.
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Mopar1
Posted 2021-01-07 7:02 AM (#607471 - in reply to #598019)
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lots of extranious crap under "60 plym" also.
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Powerflite
Posted 2021-01-07 11:31 AM (#607475 - in reply to #566707)
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Ebay changed their search algorithm. They no longer put their misc crap under (Fits 1956 Plymouth) so that using -fits no longer works. Now when I type in a search for 1956 Plymouth I get all sorts of crap including
VINTAGE FORD MODEL T BRASS RADIATOR CAP
VINTAGE 1951-1952 CHEVROLET REAR LICENSE PLATE GLASS
1952 CHEVROLET GRILL TEETH

and a bunch of other unrelated crap that ebay wants to try to force me to look at. The only way I have found to avoid it is to eliminate the Plymouth from the search and use the model name instead like 1956 Belvedere, Fury, or Savoy. Without the Plymouth name, Ebay's new algorithm doesn't yet know how to mess it up.
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wizard
Posted 2021-01-07 11:44 AM (#607476 - in reply to #566707)
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Search "Plymouth 1956" and you'll get less crap at least.
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56D500boy
Posted 2021-01-07 11:46 AM (#607478 - in reply to #607475)
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Nathan: I think that it was Sven (wizard) who put me onto this trick: Put parentheses around what you are really looking for in order to eliminate the "fits" crap, as in put in (1956 Plymouth) in the search box. I just did that as a test for you (I do it twice daily for (1956 Dodge)) and it came back very clean, just 56 Plymouth stuff:

https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313...



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Powerflite
Posted 2021-01-07 12:00 PM (#607479 - in reply to #566707)
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That's a good trick, but it is limiting all searches to exactly "1956 Plymouth" in that order. Still, most sellers would naturally put the description exactly like that so that should work most of the time. But it wouldn't work if someone put "1955-56 Plymouth" for instance, or any other variation.
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56D500boy
Posted 2021-01-07 12:59 PM (#607480 - in reply to #607479)
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(1955 1956 Plymouth):

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l131...



Edited by 56D500boy 2021-01-07 1:01 PM
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wizard
Posted 2021-01-08 2:41 AM (#607490 - in reply to #566707)
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More crap is poured in on E-pain and they want you to see items that not really interest you for the slim posibility that you will buy something.

Here's another example ("vintage")+("chrysler")-("alloy wheels","chrome classic","chrome steel classic")

The + gives in this case vintage AND Chrysler
The minus in this case will NOT show alloy wheels, chrome classics or chrome steel classic

The problem with this search method is that E-pain always is one step ahead and when you filtered out one type of crap, there will soon be another one coming up.
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mstrug
Posted 2021-03-06 5:40 PM (#609565 - in reply to #566707)
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None of the links work now. It goes to the generic starting point....
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mstrug
Posted 2021-06-17 6:36 AM (#612861 - in reply to #609565)
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mstrug - 2021-03-06 4:40 PM

None of the links work now. It goes to the generic starting point....


Still DEAD.... 2 computers same result. Don't you want your cut?
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westaus29
Posted 2021-09-05 9:03 AM (#614779 - in reply to #566707)
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It's really screwed now -- tried 55 Plymouth and got 6k+ listings. Added "-fits" and got MORE. Tried typing plymouth 1955 and got 25K+
USELESS
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