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Problem with search

GeriGeri Member Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭
edited May 2017 in General Discussion
Typed in winchester 54 and came up with several brands and makes of rifles. Is there a way to make the search more specific or dose one have to search through several hundred items to find a specific rifle.
Thanks.
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  • jthoresenjthoresen Member Posts: 445 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I would like to know this also - it's acting like a search on a government website.
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  • Henry0ReillyHenry0Reilly Member Posts: 10,892 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They have enhanced the search function but still have a few bugs to work out.

    Several threads about this on General Discussion side:

    http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=694130

    http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=694094

    http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=694071
    I used to recruit for the NRA until they sold us down the river (again!) in Heller v. DC. See my auctions (if any) under username henryreilly
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  • slumlord44slumlord44 Member Posts: 3,702 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They need to either fix it or go back to the old one. I seach Stevens and get Colt and Smith and Wesson guns. Not acceptable.
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  • toad67toad67 Member Posts: 13,008 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    http://forums.GunBroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=694071
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  • GeriGeri Member Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In my opinion this is hurting sales. Almost something against the 2nd amendment. Nothing wrong with the KISS principal.
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  • hoosierhoosier Member Posts: 1,607 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    We have several folks that buy off Gun broker and have transfers done here.
    Are they mad. Too hard to find stuff, so their going to wait until it gets fixed before Buying more.

    Search is going the way the other Gun Auction place is. And that was their undoing.
    Magazines, Gun Parts and More. US Army Veteran, VFW, NRA Patron
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  • Horse Plains DrifterHorse Plains Drifter Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 40,234 ***** Forums Admin
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Geri
    In my opinion this is hurting sales.
    Don't you suppose the owners know that?

    Does anyone in their wildest imagination think that GB could possibly be working on this issue? Or do you all think they're just kicked back on a white sand beach with an umbrella drink in their hand?
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  • spiritsspirits Member Posts: 363 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In your searches you can eliminate items you are not interested in by using a dash - and a wild card *
    Example: suppose I'm interested in Mannlicher rifles but not bayonet (or bayonets) enter Mannlicher -bayonet*

    If you're not interested Mannlicher Schoenauer but not Mannlicher Carcano and bayonet(s) - enter Mannlicher Schoenauer -Carcano -bayonet*

    These are filtered searches at the command line as used in UNIX/LINUX; and if you search the internet you should find better ways to filter your searches at the command line.
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  • slumlord44slumlord44 Member Posts: 3,702 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Way to complicated. It was simple and worked fine befoe. Us old folks like simple.
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  • dfletcherdfletcher Member Posts: 8,179 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by spirits
    In your searches you can eliminate items you are not interested in by using a dash - and a wild card *
    Example: suppose I'm interested in Mannlicher rifles but not bayonet (or bayonets) enter Mannlicher -bayonet*

    If you're not interested Mannlicher Schoenauer but not Mannlicher Carcano and bayonet(s) - enter Mannlicher Schoenauer -Carcano -bayonet*

    These are filtered searches at the command line as used in UNIX/LINUX; and if you search the internet you should find better ways to filter your searches at the command line.


    I'm trying to look up American Western Arms - typing in "western" in the revolver section used to bring up about 40 hits with "western" in it. Now I get about 500 hits. Most listings for the gun don't title out "American Western Arms" and the one hit that comes back goes directly to the "big picture" and not the listing title page.

    I'm hopeful and presume the powers that be are working on something.
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  • mark christianmark christian Member Posts: 24,443 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Might as well kick this one to GD for further discussion.
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  • Dads3040Dads3040 Member Posts: 13,552 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mark christian
    Might as well kick this one to GD for further discussion.

    Yep. The GD crowd has as little patience as the other forums. It's like watching kids who want ice cream. Good grief.
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