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03-08-2019, 03:50 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Nationwide Craigslist Search
Someone posted recently how they have an app or some way to search nationwide for an item on CL, anyone know how to do this?
Can a non smart ass tell me how?
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03-08-2019, 04:17 PM
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Bus Crazy
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: N.C.
Posts: 1,136
Year: 1997
Coachwork: Bluebird
Engine: DT466E
Rated Cap: 34
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Yes....that's how I found my bus. Great resource.
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03-08-2019, 05:05 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Western Pennsylvania
Posts: 152
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Try this:
https://www.searchtempest.com/
My ass is indeed smart! Much smarter than my head.
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03-08-2019, 05:07 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Western Pennsylvania
Posts: 152
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There are a few others, but I think the results are not accurate and outdated usually. I've had the least problems with tempest. Sort by region, type in keywords/zip/distance and it should work well.
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03-08-2019, 05:08 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kinson
There are a few others, but I think the results are not accurate and outdated usually. I've had the least problems with tempest. Sort by region, type in keywords/zip/distance and it should work well.
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I am wrong thinking you can search the item name and it lists all that are listed in the country?
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03-08-2019, 05:15 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Western Pennsylvania
Posts: 152
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I've used one like that, but I believe it always spit out expired listings etc. so I moved on. In using tempest, you have to select the region/state on the results and it opens another tab of Craigslist. Also, scrolling down past your CL results shows eBay.
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03-08-2019, 05:16 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Western Pennsylvania
Posts: 152
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Google allofcraigslist to get a few more if you want to experiment.
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03-08-2019, 05:29 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kinson
I've used one like that, but I believe it always spit out expired listings etc. so I moved on. In using tempest, you have to select the region/state on the results and it opens another tab of Craigslist. Also, scrolling down past your CL results shows eBay.
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How would that be different than me just going to, say, Portland CL and looking?
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03-08-2019, 05:38 PM
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Western Pennsylvania
Posts: 152
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I typically group by area not state. I haven't used stock CL in awhile, but didn't think that was possible. It seems less time-consuming with different region CL's listed and you just click once. If you want maximum convenience, try one that focuses only on CL. Just be wary of the results on some.
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03-08-2019, 08:48 PM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 260
Year: 1980
Coachwork: Crown Coach
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit 671T
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Another option is to use google, but target the search only to craigslist.
example, if I was looking for "school bus" I would type the following into the google search bar:
school bus site:craigslist.org
that will return results containing the keyword "school bus" from all cl sites nationwide.
The same is true with any site, I use it all the time to search skoolie.net and it works great, just today i used it to search for info on the Cummins NHH 220 and got exactly what I was looking for.
Cummins NHH 220 pancake site:skoolie.net
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03-08-2019, 09:44 PM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Willie_McCoy
Another option is to use google, but target the search only to craigslist.
example, if I was looking for "school bus" I would type the following into the google search bar:
school bus site:craigslist.org
that will return results containing the keyword "school bus" from all cl sites nationwide.
The same is true with any site, I use it all the time to search skoolie.net and it works great, just today i used it to search for info on the Cummins NHH 220 and got exactly what I was looking for.
Cummins NHH 220 pancake site:skoolie.net
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Thank you. I'm usually search savvy, but that one slipped by. My younger brother is looking for a 67-73 VW Bus, no frills
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03-09-2019, 12:47 AM
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#12
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Skoolie
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Western Pennsylvania
Posts: 152
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Willie_McCoy
Another option is to use google, but target the search only to craigslist.
example, if I was looking for "school bus" I would type the following into the google search bar:
school bus site:craigslist.org
that will return results containing the keyword "school bus" from all cl sites nationwide.
The same is true with any site, I use it all the time to search skoolie.net and it works great, just today i used it to search for info on the Cummins NHH 220 and got exactly what I was looking for.
Cummins NHH 220 pancake site:skoolie.net
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Good tip for all that I use very often for all forums. This might work for you, but the results would be chaotic. Up to you!
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03-09-2019, 07:14 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 260
Year: 1980
Coachwork: Crown Coach
Chassis: Supercoach
Engine: Detroit 671T
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kinson
Good tip for all that I use very often for all forums. This might work for you, but the results would be chaotic. Up to you!
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It does tend to be a big mix of postings in the search results when using it for Craigslist. Often times anything after the first few pages are expired or removed postings depending on how rare your search item is, but I think it beats running through dozens of CL pages filled with hundreds of listings for Dan the Tire Man!! and his crappy tire shop.
Here are all the current google search operators
https://ahrefs.com/blog/google-advan...rch-operators/
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03-09-2019, 07:33 AM
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
Thank you. I'm usually search savvy, but that one slipped by. My younger brother is looking for a 67-73 VW Bus, no frills
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Any reason to exclude the 74-79's? They're more or less the same only they have a slightly more powerful and robust type 4 engine.
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03-09-2019, 10:16 AM
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#15
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Any reason to exclude the 74-79's? They're more or less the same only they have a slightly more powerful and robust type 4 engine.
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He wants the vintage T1 look.
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03-09-2019, 10:57 AM
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#16
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
He wants the vintage T1 look.
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From 68-79 they're virtually indistinguishable .
That should give you more options when looking.
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03-09-2019, 11:16 AM
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#17
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
From 68-79 they're virtually indistinguishable .
That should give you more options when looking.
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Wants the split front widescreen, don't think that made it to 74
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03-09-2019, 11:24 AM
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Bus Nut
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Sandpoint, ID
Posts: 542
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Girardin Microbird MB-IV
Chassis: Ford E450
Engine: 7.3 Diesel
Rated Cap: 25
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Don't know about back east but any VW bus out west is insanely expensive these days.
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03-09-2019, 11:28 AM
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#19
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Eustis FLORIDA
Posts: 23,764
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Freighliner FS65
Engine: Cat 3126
Rated Cap: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by o1marc
Wants the split front widescreen, don't think that made it to 74
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Oh- well he wants ANY vw bus up till the end of 67 if looking for a split window.
1968 on was the "bay window".
A decent split is gonna be really pricey. I couldn't really afford them in the 90's and now they're fetish items for the wealthy.
What's a reasonable price on one to you?
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03-09-2019, 11:34 AM
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#20
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Bus Geek
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Dawsonville, Ga.
Posts: 10,482
Year: 1999
Coachwork: Genesis
Chassis: International
Engine: DT466/3060
Rated Cap: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EastCoastCB
Oh- well he wants ANY vw bus up till the end of 67 if looking for a split window.
1968 on was the "bay window".
A decent split is gonna be really pricey. I couldn't really afford them in the 90's and now they're fetish items for the wealthy.
What's a reasonable price on one to you?
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He said his budget was $20K, which I thought was a lot till I started searching and find the nice ones in the $50K-$75K range, WTF. I was able to find decent example he could work with for around $10k.
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