Use Site Search Shortcuts to Quickly Find Active & Sold Listings on eBay

As an eBay seller, checking active and sold listings is a crucial part of researching prices, tracking trends, and optimizing your sales strategy. However, constantly applying filters for active and sold listings can be time-consuming. Fortunately, all major browsers allow you to create Site Search Shortcuts, making it fast and easy to search eBay directly from your browser’s address bar. With this trick, you can type simple shortcuts like e Nike Hoodie or es Nike Hoodie and jump straight to the relevant search results—no more clicking through filters every time you search.

Why Use Site Search Shortcuts?

Instead of navigating to eBay, clicking into the search bar, applying filters, and then running your search, a site search shortcut lets you type something like:

e Nike Hoodie

or

es Nike Hoodie

And immediately get results for active or sold listings on eBay matching your search term—in this case “Nike Hoodie.” Here’s how you can set it up in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari.

Setting Up Site Search Shortcuts in Chrome and Edge

Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge use the same process to set up site search shortcuts:

Step 1: Open Search Engine Settings

1. Open Chrome or Edge.
2. Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner.
3. Go to Settings > Search engine > Manage search engines (in Chrome) or Privacy, search, and services > Address bar and search > Manage search engines (in Edge).

Step 2: Add a New Search Shortcut

1. Scroll down to Site search and click Add
2. Enter the following details:
   • Site search name: eBay Active Listings
   • Shortcut: e
   • URL: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=%s&_sop=12
3. Click Save.
4. Repeat the process for eBay sold listings:
   • Site search name: eBay Sold Listings
   • Shortcut: es
   • URL: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=%s&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1

Step 3: Use Your Shortcut

Now, whenever you want to search eBay’s active listings, simply:

1. Go to the browser’s address bar.
2. Type e Nike Hoodie (or any search term).
3. Press Enter, and it will take you straight to eBay’s active listings.

For sold listings, type:

es Nike Hoodie

And you’ll land on eBay’s sold listings page.

Setting Up Site Search Shortcuts in Firefox

Firefox allows you to create search keyword shortcuts directly from the site’s search bar.

Step 1: Add a Custom Search Engine

1. Go to eBay Active Listings.
2. Right-click the search bar on the page.
3. Click Add a Keyword for this Search.
4. Name it eBay Active Listings and set the keyword to e.
5. Click Save.

Repeat the process for sold listings:

1. Go to eBay Sold Listings.
2. Right-click the search bar and choose Add a Keyword for this Search.
3. Name it eBay Sold Listings and set the keyword to es.
4. Click Save.

Step 2: Use Your Shortcut

To search, simply type:

e Nike Hoodie

Or for sold listings:

es Nike Hoodie

And Firefox will take you directly to the correct eBay search results.

Setting Up Site Search Shortcuts in Safari

Safari lacks built-in search engine management like Chrome, Edge, and Firefox, but you can use a workaround with bookmarks.

Step 1: Create a Custom Search Bookmark

1. Open Safari and go to eBay Active Listings.
2. In the search bar, type TEST as your search term and press enter.
3. Copy the resulting URL (e.g., https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=TEST&_sop=12).
4. Create a bookmark and name it eBay Active Listings.
5. Edit the bookmark’s URL and replace TEST with %@, so it looks like:
6. Save the bookmark.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=%@&_sop=12

Repeat the same process for sold listings, using the URL:

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=%@&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1

Step 2: Use the Shortcut

To search, simply:

1. Open Safari and click the address bar.
2. Type e Nike Hoodie and select the bookmark suggestion.
3. Press Enter, and it will take you to the search results.

For sold listings, do the same with es Nike Hoodie.

Conclusion

Site Search Shortcuts can dramatically speed up your workflow, especially for frequent searches on platforms like eBay. Whether you’re hunting for deals in active listings or researching past sales in sold listings, setting up shortcuts in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari ensures you can jump directly to results with minimal effort.

Try it out and start saving time with faster searches today!