Xstreet search

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• Viewing and analyzing sales
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How do I search?

To search Xstreet, simply:

1. Enter keyword(s) into the Search bar.
2. Click Search.

Optionally, you can click Advanced Search to expand those options. It looks like this:

Wanna see it in action? This video tutorial shows you how to search Xstreet in a few easy steps! What's covered:

• Basics
• Advanced Search
• Category browsing
• A couple examples of Boolean operators to help you narrow down results
• The Featured Marketplace on Xstreet's front page!

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How does Xstreet search sort?

Search results are sorted using a combination of these criteria:

• Relevance
• Popularity
• Price

Listing Enhancements show up on top of the page they appear, based on the above sort. To narrow your search, use the Advanced Search options and Boolean operators.

What are Boolean operators?

Xstreet's search functionality supports the following Boolean search operators. They're kinda geeky, but these operators matter because they give you the power of super-specific searches, so you can hone in on that special item you'd struggle to find otherwise.

• Natural Language Search - Enter keywords or a phrase without any operators to perform a weighted natural language search with the most relevant records displayed first.
• Exact Phrase - Enclose a phrase in double quotes to perform an exact match search. Example: "magic box"
• Required Words - Any word preceded by a plus sign (+) is considered required. Example: magic +box
• Unwanted Words - Any word preceded by a minus sign (-) is considered unwanted. Example: magic -box
• Negated Words - Any word preceded by a tilde (~) has its relevance lowered. It effectively lowers relative ranking of records containing the word. Example: magic ~box
• Stemming - Any word root followed by an asterisk (*) matches occurrences of the root followed by any suffix: Example: box* matches boxes, boxed, boxing, etc.

Operators can be combined in a single search for extra power user awesomeness.

Browse categories

On many pages, including when you enter the Marketplace, there's a list of categories. Click through to browse subcategories. Within subcategories, a "breadcrumb" trail is shown so you can see the relationship of that subcategory to Xstreet's overall sorting structure. For example:

See also

• 2009-10-17 - Getting Better Search results - By Ciaran Laval.