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".