Dec 9, 2011

SEARCHING CRAIGSLIST

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
In the good old days when we had something to sell
or were looking for a bargain
we turned to the classified ads in the Pennysaver or the local newspaper.

However, the Internet has mostly superseded that in the form of
FREE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
at

Searching on Craigslist is tedious and time consuming.
In New York State the number of areas covered by Craigslist
has grown to:
albany
binghamton
buffalo
catskills
chautauqua
elmira-corning
finger lakes
glens falls
hudson valley
ithaca
long island
new york city
oneonta
plattsburgh-adirondacks
potsdam-canton-massena
rochester
syracuse
twin tiers NY/PA
utica-rome-oneida
watertown 
 
The listing of these areas can be found on
Craigslist by clicking HERE ON THIS LINK.

Based on the information provided in the previous "Google Search" post
 you may be persuaded to search with the "Google Operators"
site:http://geo.craigslist.org/iso/us/ny horse trailer
This search will not yield the results you are looking for.
You will get better results with
site:craigslist.org horse trailer
The locations displayed are all over the U.S. and you will
have to click on every listing that seems to be within a
reasonable travel distance.
Very frustrating and time consuming and no pictures.
There may be a very nice trailer for sale in California but
do you want to travel across the continent to pick up a used horse trailer?

The best way to search Craigslist is to point your browser to
SEARCH TEMPEST
Click on image for larger version.
Here you can select distance from your zip code and
what you are looking for.
You can also select to include Ebay and Amazon
as well as Category and Sub-Category.
There is a checkbox to select listings with pictures only.
In the bar on the top you can enable widgets.
When the search has been completed you will be shown
the results in blocs per location.
It will include trailers of various types from boat to utility trailers.

As in the Google Search quotation marks work in Search Tempest also.
Narrow the search to "horse trailer".

At the top of a bloc listing you can select to show the pictures in the listings.
Once you are done viewing a "location bloc"
you can "X" it to cut down on clutter.

George VanderWoude