MegaAntiques Search!
Instructions and
Tips
1) The MegaAntiques search engine searches all the dealer booths which
reside at MegaAntiques.
2) Every dealer uses different abbreviations for their merchandise. For
example, baseball cards may be listed as baseball collectibles, rookie
cards, collector cards, etc. Be sure to try several approaches to make
sure you find everything.
Enter one or more words, separated by spaces. (For example, baseball
or baseball rookie cards.) This option is very powerful when used with
the AND/OR option. The more words you enter in the SEARCH FOR field when
AND is selected, the fewer matches you'll get. The more words you enter
when OR is selected, the more matches you'll get. A few experiments with
the company and pattern you collect will show you the most effective selection
of words to use.
If you only enter one word in the SEARCH FOR field, you can ignore this
field. If you enter more than one word, choosing AND means the search
engine must find ALL of the words in a dealer's inventory to say a match
has been found. Choosing OR means the search engine will count it
as a match if it finds ANY of the words you entered. Choosing PHRASE
means the search engine will only count it as a match if it finds all the
words you entered in the order you entered them.
Insensitive means it doesn't matter if the letters are upper
or lower case to be considered a match. Sensitive means it must
match the upper and lower case letter exactly. (Since all of our dealer
enter their inventory differently, it is strongly recommended you
leave the insensitive choice selected.)
Quick Search means if the search engine finds SEARCH FOR word
(or words) once on a page of merchandise, it considers a match to have
been found and continues searching. Comprehensive Search means the
search engine actually counts how many times it finds a match on a particular
page of merchandise before moving on. The Comprehensive option can take
much longer.
You can select how many matches you would like to see (if that many
exist). The more hits you specify, the longer the search will take.
Currently, the search engine searches the dealer booths at MegaAntiques.
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