Basics: Viewing ads by Subject

Viewing ads by Subject allows you to browse all ads under a specific topic. Categories under that topic will be displayed each time you click on a category link until you reach a bottom-level category where you will see a display of ad listings.

Fifty ads are displayed on a page, and there are navigation aids to change pages depending on the page sorting method you have selected. There are three ways to sort the ad listings - by Location, Recent, and Ending. To change the sort order, click on one of the "Sort by" links toward the top-right of the page.

By Location groups ads by either their state/province or their country. There is a pull-down list at the top of the page to jump to a specific location. If there are more than 50 ads in the category, the bottom of the page will have page links to jump to a specific page number.

By Recent orders the ads with the most recently placed ads at top. The starting date for an ad is listed to the right of the ad. If there are more than 50 ads in the category, page number links will appear at the top and bottom of the page.

By Ending orders the ads with the ad nearest to expiration at the top. The ending date for an ad is listed to the right of the ad. If there are more then 50 ads in the category, page number links will appear at the top and bottom of the page.

When browsing ads, we try to remember your most recently selected sorting order, and use that when displaying other pages of ads. You can change the sort order by clicking on one of the "Sort by" links toward the top-right of the page.

To view more information about an ad, click on the link at the beginning of the ad. This will take you to either the ad's More Info page, or the URL entered by the ad owner for ads with the Site Link feature. There is an area to send a message to the ad owner on the ad's More Info page. If the ad is an auction, you can also bid on the item from the More Info page.