AuctionContact enables you to receive e-newsletters that include only items that you are interested in. This is accomplished by using keywords. When you subscribe for a newsletter you can enter keywords just as you would in eBay’s search box.

The following table outlines the syntax you can use when specifying keywords:

Modifier Purpose Example Returns
Space between words Applies AND logic to multiple keywords. baseball card Items with both the words "baseball" and "card".
Comma between words, no parentheses Applies AND logic to multiple keywords. baseball,card Items with both the words "baseball" and "card".
Comma between words in parentheses Applies OR logic to multiple keywords. (baseball,card) Items with either the word "baseball" or the word "card".
Quoted words Requires an exact sequence of words. "baseball card" Items with the exact phrase "baseball card".
-word Specified word cannot be present. baseball -autograph Items that have the word "baseball" but not "autograph"
-(word, word, word) Specified words cannot be present. baseball -(autograph,card,star) Items with the word "baseball" but not "autograph," "card," or "star".
* Substitutes for one or more characters. baseball* Items starting with the string "baseball".
@ sign Search must find two of three words from a list. @1 baseball autograph card Items with two of the three words "baseball," "autograph," and "card". For a "3 out of 4" search, use @2 and a list of four words.
+ Concatenates a query string using AND logic with another keyword. @1 baseball autograph card +star Items with any two of the three words "baseball," "autograph," or "card" in the title plus the word "star".