For a while now I’ve been trying to use Google product search to look for stuff I want. I don’t like eBay because it’s been infiltrated by unwanted persons, and I absolutely can’t stand the comparison shopping engines. Part of it I think is that I know how these businesses work, and I don’t like it. So, knowing that Google product search does not charge for listings and that I generally like Google anyway, I thought I’d give it a shot. Unfortunately, when I sort by price (low to high, of course), here’s what I always got…
But wait! After much obsessing and trying of hacks (such as -ebay) a coworker suggested the following:
-inurl:(ebay.com)
It worked like a charm. Check it out:
So turns out, Google product search is not useless!
2 responses to "Google Product Search is NOT Useless!"
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Justin said,
in January 22nd, 2008 at 9:58 pm
When I am king of the world, one of the first laws I’ll put on the books is that any and all product search engines must have a built in feature to remove anything from eBay in the SERPs. For reals. I feel your pain.
Tanner Hobin said,
in January 23rd, 2008 at 9:52 am
There’s this little known site out there called Amazon. Maybe you’ve heard of it?