Are the 'Find' dialogues really that useless?

Oh, I do hate it when people list land as for sale, for say 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999L$. I don't get the point of that. And often wish I had enough money just to buy it then return their house.

I really do think there should be some limit with that to avoid situations like that.

When I played all the time (and now that I'm back) I would say that I actually do use the "find" to look for specific items. I figure if a shop keeper is wise enough to list a specialty item I'm looking for, then chances are they have other neat items as well. I've tried to list "honest and accurate" keywords in my own land listing, but I agree that this thread makes me want to re-look at what I have for keywords and perhaps update them a bit.

I pretty much don't bother with Find anymore for the reasons already listed. I look on the 'New Items' forum for interesting stuff, then go directly to the location listed. There are probably tons of items that I would have bought, if only they had been on the 'New Items' forum... let that be a lesson to retailers!

Oh, my second favorite way to find stuff is to see someone wearing/using it, and asking them who made it. Then try to find the shop based on the creator's Picks. Which brings up another point... say you are a content creator, and you are making something really cool... people are out there, just dying to buy it... Why the hell don't you list your shop in your own Picks?! Its free! You can change it on the fly! I just don't understand this... its like they don't actually want me to find their shop or something...