Cool Free Tool: Search Auctions & Classifieds In One Place
This morning, my son put me onto a website he found that lets you choose a car model and it returns current offerings on eBaymotors and classifieds (mostly Craigslist) from across the US. I’ve generally found that Craigslist.com is a great place to look for cars, but — until now — you had to search city by city.
In this site, results come back in an easy-to-use list format, complete with a thumbnail photo, the vehicle’s location, description, price (or current bid, for auctions), and a hotlink to the actual ad.
I can’t tell how serious the designer is about maintaining and developing this tool, but for now it’s handy and fun if you’re interested in one of the 30 or so types of car listed. For example, I found 326 models of Alfa Romeo. You can filter your results; typing “84″ in the search box netted me thirteen 1984 Alfa Romeos. At times, you’ll find cars double-listed because the seller has them in more than one Craigslist city.
Check it out foryourself at http://www.jaxed.com/cgi-bin/ms.cgi?.
Poking around the rest of jaxed.com, I found:
- The fellow is into Corvairs, so he may be weird but can’t be all bad ;-)
- He’s also developed a free tool that lets you search Craigslist and eBay listings for misspelled items, on the theory that they’re less likely to be found and may sell at bargain prices. It uses a variety of techniques to arrive at misspellings. Try it here.
By the way, should you decide to bid on a car you find through either of these sites, it would be wise — just on general principle – to make sure you’re on the real eBaymotors by typing in the url directly.