Is there a way to search for an item but eliminate certain categories within the search results?

[red052702]

I'd like to do a search on a certain word but it brings up a category with a large number of items, such as stamps, that I would like to eliminate before I scroll through to view the search results. Otherwise it takes a long time to drill down to each subcategory.

[heidilynn0_3]

Hi , perhaps using boolean would help..

http://pages.ebay.ca/help/search/advanced-search.html

[dmil8030]

Hello 'red',

For myself, I find the quickest easiest way to narrow a search, once I've picked 'Location' from the left side of the page, is to just 'minus' those things I don't want.  To get rid of endless listings of pictures for the item (and not the actual item) that means '-photo -postcard' and so on.  If it is something I am continuing to shop for, beside the number of results I click 'Save search'.  Then next time I'm looking I don't have to go through it all again.

[scifan57]

Being as exact as possible in the words you search for and using the Boolean logic mentioned by heidilynn probably offer your best chance.