Auctionbytes-NewsFlash, Number 232 - January 03, 2002 - ISSN 1539-5065
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eBay Continues Tweaking Search Features
By Ina Steiner
AuctionBytes.com
Last month eBay launched a pilot program to test "Item Specifics," a new search feature. Item Specifics allows sellers to provide additional details that are easily searchable within categories. The pilot program launched in the Tickets categories. Sellers can provide information, such as date, location or event type. Buyers can then search using these item details, in addition to regular Title and Description Search.
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sellerguide/view_item_eg.html
eBay says that using Item Specifics is optional for both sellers and buyers. It appears that eBay calls the new feature "Item Specifics" when addressing sellers:http://pages.ebay.com/help/sellerguide/item_specifics.html and "Product Finder" when addressing buyers:http://pages.ebay.com/help/basics/e_product_finder.html .
Many kinds of tickets can be bought and sold on eBay; there is a useful "portal page" for Tickets here:http://pages.ebay.com/catindex/tickets.html .
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