Auction Arms - Q's on how to do searches...

[Skans]

I've tried to use Auction Arms several times to look for guns I'm interested in. Now, I'm no noob to the internet or various auction sites. But, I can't figure out how to do a search on Auction Arms that will get me to what I'm looking for.

For example, if I type in "STI" I get a ton of stuff, none of which is STI related. Am I just being dense about this? Has anyone figured out how to search for things on Auction Arms - assistance would be appreciated.

 

[Spats McGee]

I think the problem is that they don't have any STIs, so the search engine returned a bunch of searches with "plastic boxes." On the other hand, other the other searches (Springfield, Colt, Ruger, for example) turned up results just fine.

 

[Doyle]

Auction Arms text search is not "descriminate". Meaning that the search term "STI" will turn up all auctions with that string used anywhere in the text - including works like "stinger" or "interesting".

Sometimes that is a very good thing because of the way people list things. Other times you get way too many false hits. I recommend you search for "STI International" or "STI Shadow" etc to get what you need.

 

[tarkio]

Look elsewhere like GunBroker or GunsAmerica. Better option, better resource, more firearms and better people behind these sights.