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shertex · #40 08-25-2012, 07:49 PM

Here's what searchtempest has to say about getting the best results:

Questions

What happened to the results page?!
craigslist made a change that broke how we were showing the "Separate Cities" results.
We've switched to showing results powered by a Google Custom Search.
This does have a couple downsides: price and 'has picture' filters are no longer supported, and there is a slight delay (usually a few minutes) before new ads are found or deleted/flagged ones are removed.
To avoid these issues, you could try the Direct Results tab, which will give you results straight from craigslist, just a bit differently than before. Or, if you run the same search often, you could try our RSS Feeds tool.
How are you related to craigslist?

We're not! We are an independent site with absolutely NO affiliation with or endorsement by craigslist. Basically we just act as a search engine, helping you find their pages (and others) more easily.
How can I avoid deleted and flagged results?

SearchTempest has three results modes: 'Separate Cities', 'All Cities Together', and 'Direct Results'. With Direct Results, you can access the results straight from craigslist, in a separate window. That way you see exactly what you would by searching directly, with no deleted or flagged results. The other two modes can be more convenient, but they get their results from Google instead of directly from craigslist. That means it is possible for them to think an ad is still there when in fact it has been deleted. New posts tend to be indexed very quickly, but deleted and flagged posts can hang around for longer.

If it is important for you to filter out all deleted/flagged posts, we suggest using the Direct Results mode by clicking the matching tab on the results page. Alternatively, if you run the same search a lot, you could use our RSS Feeds tool.
Can you remove cities with no results from the 'Direct Results' list?

The thing about the Direct Results mode is that the results go straight from craigslist to you. They are loaded in a new window where our code can't 'see' them at all.

This means that you get exactly what you would find by searching each craigslist city individually. However, it also means we have no way to tell whether a given city has results or not, so we can't remove the ones without.

We will keep this request in mind though, in case circumstances change!