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Note: Unless you are navigating to a sub-category, you will always need to enter a search word.
One Alternative: Use the Distance Section on the Results Page
On the left side of every eBay listings results page, under a heading called Search Options, you will find a check box with the phrase "Items within 200 miles of ____." The section you want looks like this:[_] Items within [ 200 ][v]
miles of [ xxxxx ]
If you tick that check box, choose a distance from the drop down list (the default option is 200 miles), enter your zip code in the text box and then click on the Show Items button a little further down, you will see items that match your search within the distance you chose from your zip code.
A Second Alternative: Use the Advanced Search Page
Click on the Advanced Search link in the upper right-hand corner of any eBay page, then on the Advanced search link at the bottom of that page - that will bring up the advanced Advanced Search page which has a large array of search options. Scroll down to the Items near me section, then enter your zip code or choose the desired city from the pull-down bar and choose a distance. Then click the Search button.A Third Alternative: Search/Browse by Distance from Popular Cities
You can search by distance from various popular cities. Click on the Advanced Search link in the upper right-hand corner of any eBay page, then on the Advanced search link at the bottom of that page - that will bring up the advanced Advanced Search page which has a large array of search options. Scroll down to the Items near me section, then choose the desired city from the pull-down bar.A Fourth Alternative: Add the Distance Column to Your Display
You can also simply add the Distance column to your results page, then sort all the results by clicking on that column heading.To set that up the first time: Click on the Advanced Search link, then on Customize search options. Then click on the Customize Display tab. Lastly, move the Distance column from the left-hand box to the right-hand box, and Save.
Again, this will work in a subcategory as well as for searches.
Sort Results by Distance
Once you have done your search, you can click on the column heading labeled Distance to sort the items to find the ones closest to you.
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For a long while, you could plug your ZIP Code at the end of this URL: http://local.ebay.com/. For example, to search for items near eBay headquarters in San Jose, type http://local.ebay.com/95125 in the Address/Search bar of your web browser.
For a while, you could also simply add a valid zip/postal code to your query. Example: vw jetta 94130.
But eBay has apparently disconnected those two functions now.
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