too many overseas items listed in fishing lures

Question

i for one only have a certain amount of time to browse listings for vintage fishing lures. seems japan wants to take over the listings, and so much time is wasted, scanning past their listings. it needs to stop now.

eburtonlab · Answer

If your time is valuable, instead of simply browsing an entire category that contains many items you know you are not interested in, you may want to try searching for specific items you know you are interested in.

There are various techniques you can use to search, such as using relevant keywords or exclusions, selecting the proper category and choosing category-specific filters, and then limiting results to items listed in (or manufactured in) the US, setting appropriate price ranges, or searching for items listed within a certain distance of your own location.

Once you have set up a search you like, bookmarking and saving the search will allow you to use the same search again, perhaps sorting by "newly listed" to easily find new items since the last time you used that search.

Try something like this as a starting point for US-made lures, then narrow by fish species, fishing type or bait type:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=lure&_sacat=7300&LH_TitleDesc=0&Country%252FRegion%2520of%2520Manufacture=United%2520States&LH_PrefLoc=1&_oaa=1&_dcat=7300&_sop=10