tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post3751846408856133273..comments2023-04-20T12:46:11.858-06:00Comments on The Ancestry Insider: Serendipity on eBayThe Ancestry Insiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-65538380069108614112015-07-23T18:27:37.625-06:002015-07-23T18:27:37.625-06:00I'm sorry I didn't reply to you earlier, b...I'm sorry I didn't reply to you earlier, but this is the first time I've revisited this posting.<br />So here's how to create a search to follow, using eBay's own instructions (as of today, 7/21/15):<br />To follow a search:<br />1. From the top of any page, enter the item you're looking for in the search box, and then click Search.<br />2. On the search results page, click "Follow This Search" at the top of your results page. You may be asked to sign in. [if you're not already logged in]<br />3. Select the checkbox if you want to receive email notifications when new items match your search.<br />You can change your privacy settings to make your searches public or private. Learn more about customizing your privacy settings: http://pages.ebay.com/help/account/privacy-settings.html<br /><br />When you follow a search, it is listed in your profile under Interests. Interests are private by default when you create them. If you'd like to make an interest public, go to your profile and under Following, click Interests. Under each interest, click Private, then click Public – visible to everyone. You can delete an interest at any time by clicking Unfollow.<br />-----<br />Here are my further hints/suggestions:<br />- Searches are not case sensitive.<br />- If you're searching a common surname, in addition to localities, you may want to include given names, especially if they are unusual.<br />- To focus in your search (to get fewer false hits), you can exclude words from your search phrase (the same way as in a Google search). For example, here is my Grimsrud search:<br /> grimsrud -fargo -grill -beer -vada -Ted<br /> NOT fargo, because a character in the movie Fargo was named Grimsrud<br /> NOT grill or beer, because there's a vendor who makes customized signs, etc.<br /> NOT vada or ted, because they are authors, and I only want manuscripts, artifacts, ephemera, photos, etc<br />- You may want to create several searches for the same person/family, varying the places or additional search terms; e.g. include an occupation, dates, etc. <br />- But remember: "Less often gets you more"; you don't want to be too specific or you may miss some valid hits.<br />- You can change or delete an existing search by going to "Followed Searches" under the "My eBay" menu on the home page (after you've logged in).<br />There are more instructions on eBay, if you need them.<br />Good luck!<br />Dee<br /><br /><br /><br />Winorskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292683613713638332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-18920667142867961112013-12-15T19:57:06.385-07:002013-12-15T19:57:06.385-07:00What a good idea to put a 'watch' out on a...What a good idea to put a 'watch' out on a family name on eBay, and how terrific was this for Dee Grimsrud! A wonderful result!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-33594495199434624342013-12-15T15:15:44.954-07:002013-12-15T15:15:44.954-07:00Enjoyed this story. I know that other relatives ha...Enjoyed this story. I know that other relatives have put a watch on our family names and our hometown. They have had some success too. This reminds me that I need to do this too. Kim Claybaugh Hankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901894759074658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-16414242082469944382013-12-13T16:25:06.773-07:002013-12-13T16:25:06.773-07:00Beautiful story!Beautiful story!Jane E. Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367811696107349542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-54236228517297416002013-12-13T11:41:34.793-07:002013-12-13T11:41:34.793-07:00I really love this story! Thanks so much for publi...I really love this story! Thanks so much for publishing it. I have tried to figure out how to put a watch for my surnames on eBay, but never could find where/how to do it. I have Googled around and searched the site with no luck. Can Dee please give me a hint...? Thanks in advance. :-)Your Genetic Genealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14696248341534125135noreply@blogger.com