You can also go one step further and lose the item description: http://www.ebay.com/itm/110827944352 Nice and short for e-mailing... Dan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2012 11:45 AM > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] million dollar amc part & nike galaxy shoes > > >> >> The other options are to just put the item number EG: 110827944352 >> or parse the url down and cut it off at the ? behind the item number like >> this: >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-AMC-AMERICAN-MOTORS-JAVELIN-AMX-CHROME-Ford-Torino-Mustang-TBird-Ambassador-/110827944352 >> The latter allows others to copy your search info too. (my own are often >> "proprietary" and make sense only to me, but I find unusual stuff that >> way) >> >> Jim Blair, Lynnwood, WA '87 Comanche, '83 Jeep J10, '84 Jeep J10 >> >> From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <baadassGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] million dollar amc part & nike galaxy shoes >> Message-ID: <58CDE1BD19AA4EA4BF22068492E2D72E@piageedc1iqa5q> >> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; >> reply-type=original >> >> Andrew, concerning the uber long URLs I seem to encounter that with many >> websites, whether ebay, flickr, even facebook, not sure why >> some of the URL's are now over 200 characters long. I used the Tiny URL >> site only in pinch when some URLs are disgustingly long. On >> the ebay one below for the million dollar AMC part, I just copied it >> directly from site and this appears: >> >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-AMC-AMERICAN-MOTORS-JAVELIN-AMX-CHROME-Ford-Torino-Mustang-TBird-Ambassador-/110827944352?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item19cddc39a0 >> >> for instance, not the smaller one you had down below. Maybe there is >> trick >> tortuous and unwieldy ebay urls to this form -- >> >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110827944352 >> >> that's not too long, and it avoids the need for a 3rd party link which >> may or may not point where it's claimed to." >> Eddie Stakes >> 713.464.8825 >> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> www.planethoustonamx.com >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://list.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list-amc-list.com/attachments/20120225/7474c715/attachment.htm> >> _______________________________________________ >> AMC-list mailing list >> AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list-amc-list.com/attachments/20120226/09b284e9/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com