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New advanced search operators
You can now use more search operators to perform an advanced search. Here’s a quick reference guide:
Use quotes " " to find an exact phrase, e.g. "Bob the Builder"
Use an asterisk * to search a partial word, e.g. Tea cup* matches cup, cups and cupboard
Use an uppercase OR between two search terms to find either one of the terms, e.g. Canon OR Nikon will give you results for either one of those brands. You can also use a pipe | to perform this function, e.g. Canon | Nikon
Use an uppercase NOT with two search terms to find the first term but ignore the second term,
e.g. iPod NOT shuffle will give you results for iPods but exclude references to shuffle. You can also
use a minus sign - immediately before the second term to perform this function, e.g. iPod -shuffle
By default, Trade Me will find synonyms of search terms, e.g. fish will give you results for fish and fishing. Use a plus sign + immediately before a search term to find only that exact term, e.g. +fish