ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT ENJOYING EBAY IS HOW TO SEARCH FOR ITEMS THROUGH KEY WORDS.  AS A MEDIA SPECIALIST, INFORMATION ACCESS IS SOMETHING I DO ON A DAILY BASIS.  THE MORE EXPERIENCED I BECOME AS AN EBAYER BUYER AND SELLER, THE MORE I LEARN ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THESE KEY WORDS CAN BE.  ESPECIALLY WHEN SELLING, I HAVE FOUND MYSELF GETTING CAUGHT UP IN DESCRIBING THE ITEM EXPLICITLY OR TRYING TO BE CATCHY IN MY TITLE AND ACTUALLY LEAVING OUT ESSENTIAL KEYWORDS THAT MAKE THE ITEM VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO LOCATE.  WHILE SIZE IN CLOTHING IS VERY IMPORTANT, I FOUND MYSELF TRYING TO DECIDE WHETHER TO WRITE OUT LARGE OR ABBREVIATE LG OR SIMPLY PUT L.  IT'S A BIT LIKE DOING SPINE LABELS FOR THE LIBRARY.  SIMPLICITY IS MY MOTTO.  ALSO IF I THINK A PERSON MAY SEARCH FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN BY THE ACTUAL SIZE I MAY USE BOTH--FOR EXAMPLE A MISSES SIZE 8 MAY BE SEARCHED BY 7 IF THE JUNIOR SIZING IS USED OR S FOR SMALL.  THE DETAILS IN THE DESCRIPTION CAN GIVE THE SPECIFIC SIZE AND MEASUREMENTS OF THE GARMENT BUT THE PROSPECTIVE BUYER MAY VERY WELL BE ABLE TO WEAR OR USE YOUR ITEM BUT SIMPLY SEARCHED FOR IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY.  IF YOU USE TOO FEW KEYWORDS IN YOUR SEARCH YOU GET FRUSTRATED WITH TOO MANY ITEMS YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN.  I HAVE LEARNED TO USE CATEGORY SEARCHES MORE APPROPRIATELY WHEN SEARCHING TO NARROW MY FIELDS.  FOR EXAMPLE, THE BOUTIQUE BRAND OF CLOTHING CACHE.  I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING ALL CACHE ITEMS BUT THIS WORD APPLIES TO OTHER ITEMS.  WHEN I USE CLOTHING IN MY DROP DOWN BOX, I GET THE RESULTS MORE SPECIFIC TO WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR.  SOMETIMES IT IS FUN TO SEE WHAT MISTAKES LISTERS MAKE BY TRYING THESE GENERIC SEARCHES.  THEY LEAVE OFF KEY WORDS SUCH AS I HAVE BEEN GUILTY OF SUCH AS TOP OR PANTS, AND AS A RESULT GET FEW HITS.  ONCE SOMEONE BIDS ON THE ITEM, NO CHANGES CAN BE MADE SO YOU ARE STUCK AS A SELLER OR LUCKY AS A BIDDER.  OVERALL, I LOVE EBAY AND THE CHALLENGES IT PRESENTS.