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I wrote a little search utility to make my life easier when I was searching for my 80, shopping for lenses, etc. on Craigslist. I posted this some time ago on the 80 tech page. I waited until I finally got the initiative to get a domain name and get it linked with my server to make the announcement here. And I added a third search field. Anyway, here is the link:

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There is a writeup on the 80s tech page on how to use it here:
https://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/243020-craigslist-search.html

Basically, I got tired of searching "Denver" for "Land Cruiser" and then "Landcruiser" and then "LX450" and then going and doing the same miserable thing for "Boulder" and then "Ft Collins" and then, well you get the idea.

This app lets you say what you want to look for and dispatches the queries and writes them back in one response. You can limit it so you don't have to see 56 when there are only a couple new ones per day. It also condenses the output with smaller font and packs the links a little which I like.

It will also let you search other categories other than cars, just look at the pulldown.

If there are any errors like some city doesn't work or Craigs has added a city since I last updated, go ahead and PM me and I'll fix it. Craigs has also changed the category variables from time to time so I have to tweak it every 6 mos or so.

Paul
 
searchy-poo

thanks a bunch, dig it!
 
THANK YOU !!! This is extremely useful.
 
You deserve an award for that...it's not even blocked by my company's internet security software. Thanks!
 
Looks nice, but have you tried crazedlist? It's great, I can search the entire west coast, or northwest. results open within windows within the browser window. Real quick.
 
Paul, this is what I have been looking for. Thanks for writing this. It is most helpful for those of us who live between several CL areas and are willing to travel. Thanks for sharing!!
 
that be a killer handy thing, man
 
can you add "all for sale/wanted" in the drop-down?
 
Great, only thing I would like to see, and may have been brought up, is a only in title search, narrows down certian items
will use this, already linked in my favorites!!
 
Great time saver for car hunting. I'm adding this as a sticky at the top of the forum.
 
Excellent!

So, are you writing one for us Canajuns?

:D
 
What would be easiest is to slap Canada on as another state and list all the cities in Canada. This is how Craigslist renders them but it will be a little cumbersome as there 20+. It will only take 10 minutes but I have to be at home. I'll have that up by the weekend, if not sooner.

Paul
 
I was kidding actually.

However, that is very, very kind of you.

:cheers:
 

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