• Think of different words to use
  Imagine yourself as the seller of the item. What one or two key word(s) would you use to describe it?

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• Use specific words instead of general ones
  For example, a search for "Ming Urn" will return fewer and more targeted listings than a search for "Ming."

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• Be careful when using and, or, the
  Use and, or, the only if you¡äre searching for items containing these words such as "Colima Dog and Pony" or "Ancient or Pre-Classic Art". If you get too many matches, try your search without them.

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• Use punctuation only when required
  For example, you¡äll be successful if you search for Pre-Columbian earthenware (correct punctuation with hyphen) or Pre Classic Tlatilco Figure (correct wording without hyphen). But don¡ät try Pre Classic: Tlatilco Figure (unnecessary colon) or Pre Classic-Tlatilco Figure (incorrect hyphen).

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• Expand your search by adding or deleting the letter "s"
  If searching for stone figures doesn¡ät return enough matches, find more items with very little overlap by entering stone figure.

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• Search titles and descriptions to get more matches
  Search always looks in the title of the items for sale to find the keywords that you specify. You can find many more items by searching both the title and description for each item. Just click on the option to "search titles and descriptions" under the search box.

Remember, the number of items returned from any type of search is only an estimate of the total number available. If you¡äre not searching for something specific, browse the category listing pages. You may find many incredible items just by looking through the listings.