Finding Very Old TradeMe Listings

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Oubadah

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#69437 8-Oct-2010 11:43

How can I search up expired listings that closed several months ago? Google used to be really good, but just lately I've been finding it all but useless. Maybe the changed something in the search engine, or maybe TradeMe have been purging their archives?

My reason for wanting to search old listings is that I once saw an Onkyo TX-NR1000 and DV-PS1000 listed together and I've been kicking myself for not buying them ever since. I just have a faint hope that if I find the listing I might be able to track down the seller and see if they still have them...

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eracode

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#389509 8-Oct-2010 11:45

Search under TradeMe?

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Oubadah

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Ultimate Geek

#389511 8-Oct-2010 11:46

eracode: Search under TradeMe?

Very old, VERY being the operative word. I can used the expired listings search feature.

wellyg33k

71 posts

Master Geek

#391241 13-Oct-2010 10:49

It's likely they don't search back older than 60 days as that's when listing details expire

Geese

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#391247 13-Oct-2010 11:01

In the good old days you could search all the way back, but I guess at some point the massive amount of data storage required became unpractical.

I see recently they made some changes so that now the "questions and answers" disappear so one can't search a closed auction/s hoping to find contact details. I used to do this a bit, not to deal outside TM, but to contact someone who is a "once a week" emailer, or to ask for a relist when they have no current listings.

jbard

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#391259 13-Oct-2010 11:21

You can still go back all the way, the other day i was bored so i URL hacked until i found the very first item listed on trade me - turns out it was a bee gees record :)

i did also stumble upon an expired search tool that was built into trade me, but i can't find it anymore and im not sure how i got to it in the first place.

jbard

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#391260 13-Oct-2010 11:22

OK actually i found it here:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/AdvancedSearch.aspx?advanced=true&empty=true&mcat=&searchstring=&sea...

Oubadah

676 posts

Ultimate Geek

#393264 18-Oct-2010 17:42

jbard: OK actually i found it here:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/AdvancedSearch.aspx?advanced=true&empty=true&mcat=&searchstring=&sea...

I've already been using that. The oldest Onkyo listing it fins is Tue 28 Sep 2010.

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#393268 18-Oct-2010 17:46

Oubadah:
jbard: OK actually i found it here:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/AdvancedSearch.aspx?advanced=true∅=true&mcat=&searchstring=&sea...

I've already been using that. The oldest Onkyo listing it fins is Tue 28 Sep 2010.

Ahh yes same for me, not very helpful then. sorry