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CiccioCiccio Posts: 1,405 ✭
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I have done some searches on eBay.

I looked for "Prospector" and, in a page of 25 auctions, 12 of them were for 1 gram Prospector coins.
Looked for "Engelhard gold" and 16 were silver bars with vials of gold.
Searched for "Krugerrand gold" and 12 were for mini/copy/replica coins.
Last but not least, I typed "Mexican gold" and, out of 25 auctions in the page, 18 are for mini coins!

That really annoyed me. image

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  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,795 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Eliminate those things from your search with the minus sign and the word. Use a space between each. For example a search for gold would be: gold -vial -prospector -vial -mini -copy

    A custom search like this should be saved for future use because you don't want to type it all over again. Rather than use ebay's favorite search tool, I save all of mine in a "Search" folder on my "links" at the top of my browser. They are just a two clicks away.

    "Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey

  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Why would you use - vial twice in the same search?

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  • AboutAgAboutAg Posts: 201 ✭✭


    << <i>gold -vial -prospector -vial -mini -copy >>



    Or if every keystroke counts, you can even shorten it to:

    gold -(vial,prospector,mini,copy)
  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,795 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Why would you use - vial twice in the same search? >>



    Cause I really hate those "vial of gold" listings and I wanna be real sure I don't have to see them!

    "Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey

  • keepdachangekeepdachange Posts: 1,374
    Those vials of gold are deal breakers for me, if they do not offer them I will not buy from them image
    "If you hit a midget on the head with a stick, he turns into 40 gold coins." - Patty Oswalt
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