Craigslist now gives everybody limited superpowers

[rcjordan]

They've quietly been adding features to their search for almost a year now. I'm not sure if the latest has rolled out everywhere, but the following appears to be working for me

In the left-hand column, they've added selection of just the the categories you want to search.

Below that is "all, owner, or dealer"

Below that, if you check "include nearby areas" a drop-down appears
that shows the regions around the one you are currently in.

To do a whole state:
[1] pick a CL region in the approx center of the state and go to it.
Raleigh works for NC.

[2] Enter your search term, select the categories you want to search, try it and fine-tune it.  When you get it to your satisfaction

[3] Then  check "include nearby areas"

[4] **CONTINUE TO CHECK** "+ show X more..." at the bottom of that drop-down section until it is fully expanded and indicates no more available.

[5] Check all regions in the state

[6] Search and add it to your browser bookmarks

Below is all of NC for soapstone stoves

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/search/sso?query=%2Bsoapstone%7C%22soap+stone%22+%2Bheater%7Cfireplace%7Cwoodstove%7Cstove+-remnant&excats=7-13-22-2-24-1-23-1-1-1-1-2-3-6-10-1-1-1-2-2-8-1-1-1-1-1-8-5-1-1-1-38-2-2-2-2-2-2&searchNearby=2&nearbyArea=171&nearbyArea=446&nearbyArea=41&nearbyArea=335&nearbyArea=328&nearbyArea=273&nearbyArea=61&nearbyArea=462&nearbyArea=634&nearbyArea=336&nearbyArea=274&nearbyArea=711&nearbyArea=272

Using the left menu negates the dropdown menu bar that you might have used at the top of the CL page **BUT** it will continue to show in error. In the search above, it will show  "raleigh >for sale >all" across the top even though the left menu is now set to "by owner" and multi-region.  Just ignore it. It's only good for showing the region you used as the root or starter.

[Drastic]

Very nice! Will be using this on my next hunting spree.

[rcjordan]

If you're using Chrome, there is an rss feed extension that will list any new ads matching your CL search on a scheduled downloading interval of every X minutes.

Be aware that CL holds back the rss feed by an hour or more, so if it's a popular item the 'live' searches are going to beat you.

[rcjordan]

Chrome RSS extension:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rss-feed-reader/pnjaodmkngahhkoihejjehlcdlnohgmp