07-16-2024 07:43 AM
Just searched for a "1967 Chevelle Temperature Control"
switched to Used.
114 results.
I did find one down a little bit on the 1st page...amidst 113 completely unrelated items.
Just ridiculous.
07-16-2024 08:10 AM
What category are you searching?
https://www.ebay.com/sch/33542/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=1967+Chevelle+Temperature+Control&_sop=10
07-16-2024 08:19 AM
@eburtonlab wrote:What category are you searching?
https://www.ebay.com/sch/33542/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=1967+Chevelle+Temperature+Control&_sop=10
Hey! You found none!
07-16-2024 08:37 AM
I'm just your average eBay shopper. Didn't go to eBay search school. Just needing a temp control for a 67 chevelle and popped onto eBay to see what was available.
Searched "1967 Chevelle Temperature Control" because that's what I'm looking for.
I see 149 results. Switched to used to narrow it down, because I don't want new.
I see that out of the 149 results, I can narrow that down to 209 new items or 383 used items.
So I click on USED anyway.
Out of the 383 used ones. I now have 113 results.
And there's ONE out of the 113.
I see that sellers are calling them Heater Controls instead of Temperature Controls.
Change my search to Heater Control.
Used.
Now I find several that way. Along with a ton of unrelated stuff.
Those Chevy truck hubcaps are pretty though.
This is worse than FB MP..LOL
07-16-2024 12:25 PM
@redlinear There are sellers who use keyword spamming in their Item Specifics fields, which is a violation.
It's a major problem for sellers and buyers, alike, because buyers have trouble finding their items and may just give up out of frustration.
Next time you see irrelevant results, go into the listing and report it if it's using keyword spamming.
A Ford taillight should not be described as a Buick steering wheel anywhere in the listing.
I report the ones I see. We all should.
And whenever someone complains about it here, people chime in with "it's never happened to me," as if that proves anything.
07-17-2024 06:50 AM
"Just searched for a "1967 Chevelle Temperature Control".
Your search may have returned better results had you checked for the proper nomenclature for the part, you are searching for. There are several parts that are part of the "temperature controls" on `67 Chevys. That means "temperature control" would be the main key words for the search results.
FYI. the same parts were used for full and mid size cars on most GM cars back then, with different dash face plates, and were probably used from `65 to `68.
If your car has A/C the controls are different from cars w/o air and so are some of the electronic control parts.
Did you add the engine size and other info for that car when filling out the info to put it in your garage?
In looking at the search results page you posted I see you have a few older cars stored in your garage. (3 of which are in my garage) Hopefully, you have original shop manuals for them, Not the new incomplete reproductions, which might call Temperature controls - Heater controls.
If you have an original, it would give you the proper name (nomenclature) for the part, and the OEM part number. That being said, GM did change some parts suppliers in the `66-`68 model years, though the electrical components supplier stayed the same.
Ex: My `67 Chevelle SS, factory race version (Hurst 4spd, no heater or radio) could have come with one of 3 power steering pumps, one of 2 types/shapes of header flanges...
07-17-2024 07:02 AM
yup, as others post, key word spamming auto parts sellers have all but destroyed the search
07-17-2024 02:31 PM
yup, as others post, key word spamming auto parts sellers have all but destroyed the search
Unless, of course, you know the ONE WEIRD TRICK that stops keyword spammers dead in their tracks. A secret that shadowy forces absolutely don't want you to know:
But it's a secret -- whatever you do, don't tell anyone!
07-17-2024 04:13 PM
Ahh! How'd you figure that out?!
07-17-2024 08:45 PM
eBay used to have some very useful Help pages about searches that explained a great deal about using advanced search commands and exclusions. Unfortunately the Help pages have not kept pace with the changes to the site, and some of the most useful pages were removed entirely.
A lot of extremely useful search tips can be gleaned from reading the community pages, or asking questions here and elsewhere, and being willing to try different things to see what works. Lots of folks are willing to share their tips and tricks to improve searches and stymie the keyword spammers, so it is not necessary for everyone to either become an expert or to independently reinvent the wheel in order to search and get reasonable results.