Search

Keyword Search

The search bar at the top of every page lets you find listings by keyword. Type your search term and press Enter or click the search icon.

The results page shows matching listings with the same card layout as category browse pages. Each result displays the item image, seller, title, price, and available actions (Place Bid, Make Offer, or Add to Cart depending on the listing type).

The search engine uses two rules to interpret your query:

• Multiple words are AND'd — every word must appear in the listing. Searching fender electric guitar only returns listings that contain all three words, such as Fender Telecaster 1958 Vintage Electric Guitar and Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster Electric Guitar, but not a listing titled Dyson Hot+Cool AM09.
• Commas create OR groups — each comma-separated segment is a separate search, and the results are combined. Searching fender guitar, kindle returns every listing matching fender AND guitar, plus every listing matching kindle — so you would see both guitar listings and the Amazon Kindle Scribe in one set of results.

Refining Results

After searching, the same filter panel available on browse pages appears alongside your results. You can narrow results by:

• Categories — limit results to a specific category.
• Price range — set a minimum and/or maximum price.
• Show Only — filter by Returns Accepted, Offers Accepted, or Sold Items.
• Format — Auction, Product, or Classified.
• Location — filter by seller's country.

Admin Settings

Administrators configure what the search engine indexes from Admin Control Panel → Listings → Settings → Search Engine Settings.

• By Title — always enabled. Searching by listing title is mandatory and cannot be disabled.
• By Description — when checked, search results also match keywords found in listing descriptions.
• By Category Names — when checked, search results also match keywords found in category names.