Donedeal search engine satisfies you ?

MarkoC

Just a poll,, so feel free to vote ...

SpannerMonkey

hell no their search engine is rubbish i emailed them about it a year ago and they said they were working on it , wish it was more like the carzone search engine:(

Mr Benevolent

It's better than it was, but that's about it.

si_guru

The "search words" that people use make me laugh.

andyseadog

the 'quicksearch' people put at the end of their advert makes a total balls of it.

i searched for yaris the other day, in the first 20 cars, there was 2 yaris but lots of audi a4's and ford focus' from people who had put totally irrelevant, unsimilar cars into their search.

Mr Benevolent

andyseadog wrote: »

the 'quicksearch' people put at the end of their advert makes a total balls of it.

i searched for yaris the other day, in the first 20 cars, there was 2 yaris but lots of audi a4's and ford focus' from people who had put totally irrelevant, unsimilar cars into their search.

Try searching for Lexus. Friggin' impossible.

Atlantic Dawn

All they need to do is ban those ads featuring this easysearch rubbish, just have a little report button on these ads so they can be reported.

JerCotter7

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

All they need to do is ban those ads featuring this easysearch rubbish, just have a little report button on these ads so they can be reported.

You can report it. And they do actually remove it.

jaffa20

www.gumtree.ie have a better search function and that's free. Can have a load of annoying ads for that reason though.

Kev_ps3

jaffa20 wrote: »

www.gumtree.ie have a better search function and that's free. Can have a load of annoying ads for that reason though.

pity its only for the Pale:rolleyes:

vetstu

Yeah, the report button is handy, They even email you back to say they removed the keywords

Senna

All they need to do is "search Title only" or "search Title and description".

They sell a lot more things than cars, so carzone style might not work. But they could do a dam sight better if they tried.

omerin

Kev_ps3 wrote: »

pity its only for the Pale:rolleyes:

Its more then just the Pale


http://cork.gumtree.ie/other_gumtrees.html

Owen

There was a boardsie donnadonedeal who said that she was an employee and that there was a new search engine in development specifically to cut out the keywords nonsense. That was about a year ago though.

Timmaay

Its utter rubbish!!!!! Carzone is wayyy better, but no one wants to pay what, 40quid to sell a car. Its great on carzone the way I can narrow down my search to the likes of any auto diesel between 2000-2004 priced under 5k etc, no such thing on donedeal. Then all this ****e of muppets putting "audi golf bmw tdi vtec..." etc etc on an ad for a saxo ugh! If someone gets their act together and comes up with a website that is as cheap as donedeal, but you can search it like carzone they will do well!

-Corkie-

PaintDoctor wrote: »

There was a boardsie donnadonedeal who said that she was an employee and that there was a new search engine in development specifically to cut out the keywords nonsense. That was about a year ago though.

Donna Marie. Its a joke you search for a Passat and you get a sh1t box of a Starlet or Civic.

johnos1984

-Corkie- wrote: »

Donna Marie. Its a joke you search for a Passat and you get a sh1t box of a Starlet or Civic.

In fairness its like a LUCKY DIP but for adults

I do like the way in Classic cars and other section you can keep an eye on the latest updates but the search facility itself is a load of rubbish

Atlantic Dawn

JerCotter7 wrote: »

You can report it. And they do actually remove it.

Must try it, I'm going to report 20 adverts tonight and see how they do

Cmar-Ireland

I've sent the link to this thread to Donedeal via their contact page. Hopefully they will have a read of this thread and maybe implement the "search titles only" suggestion.

ei9go

The search is so compromised by the lack of classifications and what ebay would call "keyword scam", I just don't look at the site.

BnB

The search facility is certainly rubbish. But it is a great place to find a cheap car and to sell one too.

Its ads like this that screw it up...http://cars.donedeal.ie/find/cars/for-sale/Ireland/mondeo?source=all

He's selling 2 cars in the one ad and has listed out just about every car and van he can think of in the search text.

CrowdedHouse

Yep I kept finding Lhasa Green Golfs when I was looking for a Lhasa Apso pup

mle1324

Rubbish it is.

Type in Ford Fiesta into the search bar and a few cars down there's a Renault :rolleyes: (thats just one example)

Like everyone else I think a carzone/cbg type of search engine would be better, a section for cars that are crashed to bits would be of some help and a rule of some sort for people to include the mileage in the description.

Matt Simis

2 different Corollas for sale in the ad, and the keywords are:

searh passat golf jetta bora tourag caddy transporter tdi avensis d-4d d4d corolla auris verso picnic camry a3 a4 a5 a6 320d 318d 525d s40 s60 c200 c220 is 220d vectra insignia astra mondeo tdci focus santa fe vitara l200 hilux navara dmax smax cmax galexy hiace transit 407 307 207 octavia superb trooper landcruiser msport s-line 2.0

And he manages to spell "search" (wtf?), "Touareg" and "Galaxy" wrong in his own spam text.. idot

mle1324

OSI wrote: »

You mean this one? http://cars.donedeal.co.uk/for-sale/cars/1491901

2 different Corollas for sale in the ad, and the keywords are:

searh passat golf jetta bora tourag caddy transporter tdi avensis d-4d d4d corolla auris verso picnic camry a3 a4 a5 a6 320d 318d 525d s40 s60 c200 c220 is 220d vectra insignia astra mondeo tdci focus santa fe vitara l200 hilux navara dmax smax cmax galexy hiace transit 407 307 207 octavia superb trooper landcruiser msport s-line 2.0

Better example here :

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1277050

and here:

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1790646

biko

It's a good search engine but people put a lot of **** in their advert that then show up, not the engine's fault imo.
I'd be willing to moderate their ads and just remove **** ads like that. Then find the poster and key their car

Btw, type "shit" into their search engine - it works!

BlackWizard

As biko said, the search engine functions fine. It is the users that fail the search engine.

If the advert is for a BMW then a customer should not allowed to abuse the system by adding in search words.

I tried to find my car on Donedeal once and I gave up after 5min. I don't think I'll bother with donedeal again.

metalgear2k2

I agree, not the engine, just how its used.

L-M

I think people use it wrong more than anything. Donedeal have stopped putting in a List of makes eg. Audi, Bmw, Citreon.

You're allowed have two different makes in the add, like if you were selling an Audi you could put in "will swap for Volkswagen".

If people actually started typing in the make eg. Audi A4, rather than just A4 it would cut out alot of crap (not all of it though!)

DonnaDoneDeal

-Corkie- wrote: »

Donna Marie. Its a joke you search for a Passat and you get a sh1t box of a Starlet or Civic.

Hi guys!

Donna Marie is a different girl that has recently joined us with the rigney dolphin crew in waterford. I am the boardsi girl you guys were talking to and have been with DoneDeal for over 2 years now.

We are aware that this is an issue. I myself have spent hours trying to clear these search terms from our site. We have also included it in our terms and conditions that the use of these words is not allowed on our site. It is taking some time to clear all these ads from our site, but rest assured that we are working on it.

Also, our techie guy Declan, having successfully moved our server to cope with the amount traffic we have, has now the time to focus on our search facility. In the next few weeks our new search criteria information will be gathered when placing any new ads. We will also be contacting existing car ads to update the details in there ads so as to show in the new search engine when it launches in the very near future. We are aiming for the next month or 2.

When this is all in place, you will be able to search by make, model, year, price, transmission and fuel type. This will be available in our car section first, and will then be filtered through to other sections on our site. This new facility will make the use of quick search words in ads no longer an issue as search lists will not be sourced from text within the ad.

We really do understand how annoying the current search facility is and hope to have the brand spanking new one in place as soon as possible!

Zubeneschamali

DonnaDoneDeal wrote: »

you will be able to search by make, model, year, price, transmission and fuel type. This will be available in our car section first, and will then be filtered through to other sections on our site.

I look forward to searching for a 2009 diesel fridge with manual transmission. :pac:

Eoin

MarkoC wrote:

Donedeal search engine satisfies you?

I just did a search that I had been using before when I was in the market for a car, and it doesn't seem to be showing as much crap as it did before. I ended up buying a car that was listed on donedeal.

DonnaDoneDeal wrote: »

I myself have spent hours trying to clear these search terms from our site

I have to say that you guys have always been very responsive when it comes to dealing with reported adverts; far better than carzone.

DonnaDoneDeal wrote: »

When this is all in place, you will be able to search by make, model, year, price, transmission and fuel type. This will be available in our car section first, and will then be filtered through to other sections on our site. This new facility will make the use of quick search words in ads no longer an issue as search lists will not be sourced from text within the ad.

That's great.

DonnaDoneDeal

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

I look forward to searching for a 2009 diesel fridge with manual transmission. :pac:

Sorry for not clarifying that for you. These will be filtered through all the motor sections. Seems that's where most of the problems are with the search facility. Hope this helps.

MarkoC

Eoin wrote: »

I just did a search that I had been using before when I was in the market for a car, and it doesn't seem to be showing as much crap as it did before. I ended up buying a car that was listed on donedeal.

Just for the test i typed in "BMW 530" and the first car came up was

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http://cars.donedeal.ie/find/cars/for-sale/Ireland/bmw%20530?source=all
Really a beemer ?
It really depends what you looking at, we know anyway theres not many Zonda's for sale in Ireland, so in that case the "search engine" works great
I really hope something will be done with that problem, as we see even the poll results here, most people are not happy with that. But they (over 90%) might be wrong as well :P

Eoin

Yep, that's very annoying. I suppose that the Alfa GT is a less common car, which seemed to filter out a lot of the nonsense adverts.

BigDuffman

Every search seems to end up with something posing as an A4. I was originally looking for an A4 and got everything but.

Fairly bad if you want an opinion for free!

DonnaDoneDeal

BigDuffman wrote: »

Every search seems to end up with something posing as an A4. I was originally looking for an A4 and got everything but.

Fairly bad if you want an opinion for free!

Thanks for your feedback. We are aware that the current system is not at all good enough. However, Declan is working on this as a priority so I hope you guys will bare with us for the moment, we will have this issue sorted in the very near future.

Cmar-Ireland

Matt Simis wrote: »

And he manages to spell "search" (wtf?), "Touareg" and "Galaxy" wrong in his own spam text.. idot

Can't resist...can't resist !!!

Don't you mean idiot? :pac: :pac: :pac:

Wolverine_1999

Seems to be a certain "demographic" who feel the need to sell people cars that they don't want in the first place.

Search for "Z3" for example.. there is none of this carry on by the people posting these cars for sale!

But yes, the site needs a "search title only" or "search description" option as mentioned above.

Idbatterim

i am always having to check carzone, donedeal etc. I want an E39 m sport, black or silver or imola red only, 2.5L, d reg, MANUAL, from 01+, ideally will have, mfsw, leather, climate control (although the mfsw + leather can be retrofitted so arent 100% essential. Looking for the above is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I wish I could just enter what I was looking for on a check list and be emailed or texted if a match came up.

L-M

Idbatterim wrote: »

i am always having to check carzone, donedeal etc. I want an E39 m sport, black or silver or imola red only, 2.5L, d reg, MANUAL, from 01+, ideally will have, mfsw, leather, climate control (although the mfsw + leather can be retrofitted so arent 100% essential. Looking for the above is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I wish I could just enter what I was looking for on a check list and be emailed or texted if a match came up.

Maybe if you narrowed down what you actually wanted, the spec you want is a needle in a hay stack in this country, not to mind on donedeal or carzone :L

DonnaDoneDeal

BlackWizard wrote: »

As biko said, the search engine functions fine. It is the users that fail the search engine.

If the advert is for a BMW then a customer should not allowed to abuse the system by adding in search words.

I tried to find my car on Donedeal once and I gave up after 5min. I don't think I'll bother with donedeal again.

Sorry to hear that BlackWizard, we know that it's an issue and we are filtering through the ads to remove all those search words.

On a more positive note, today the new place a car ad function has gone live. This means that when placing a car ad now, you must fill in the extra fields of make, model, fuel type, transmission etc. This is what we will source the new search lists from so stage one is now in place, the new search engine wont be long behind it.

DonnaDoneDeal

DonnaDoneDeal wrote: »

Thanks for your feedback. We are aware that the current system is not at all good enough. However, Declan is working on this as a priority so I hope you guys will bare with us for the moment, we will have this issue sorted in the very near future.

Wouldn't beat myself up over ti if I was you, for €3 an add it cannot be beaten. Just keep the price at that and don't be getting greedy

DonnaDoneDeal

RoverJames wrote: »

Wouldn't beat myself up over ti if I was you, for €3 an add it cannot be beaten. Just keep the price at that and don't be getting greedy

Thanks RoverJames, we've no intention of changing the price, we've kept it at that price for years now so I can't see it changing any time soon!;)

gpjordanf1

I emailed them about muppets filling their ads with theses stupid quick search references....
They emailed me back and removed the references, then next day the ads were back.....
I emailed them again and this time their reply was there is nothing wrong with the ads and
if I still had a problem then to contacts the gardai........
Very disappointing response..... It has ruined a very good site for buyers and sellers....

DonnaDoneDeal

DonnaDoneDeal wrote: »

Thanks RoverJames, we've no intention of changing the price, we've kept it at that price for years now so I can't see it changing any time soon!;)

I've bought 3 or 4 cars that I saw on donedeal and sold at least 3 on it in the last 2 years. I would hazard a guess many folk who complain about the search function are merely passing the time by surfing the site as opposed to looking to buy a car.

KERSPLAT!

gpjordanf1 wrote: »

I emailed them about muppets filling their ads with theses stupid quick search references....
They emailed me back and removed the references, then next day the ads were back.....
I emailed them again and this time their reply was there is nothing wrong with the ads and
if I still had a problem then to contacts the gardai........
Very disappointing response..... It has ruined a very good site for cheers and sellers....

Bit OTT, still a good site and they said they are working on it

gpjordanf1

IPAM wrote: »

Bit OTT, still a good site and they said they are working on it

Agreed, just giving them feedback.........

L-M

I sold my E30 Bmw to a fella who was looking for an Audi A4, I'm not gonna complain about the search system:pac:

Also, if ye do change the system to make/model etc., leave an link for the "See everything forsale section". Provides hours of endless browsing!

Wolverine_1999

Try putting "M3" in your search.. no wonder there are so few around if noone can find one!

L-M

Wolverine_1999 wrote: »

Try putting "M3" in your search.. no wonder there are so few around if noone can find one!

Try Bmw M3 3.2 like you would search on every other site :rolleyes: