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How To: Search For PEZ

  Searching is the most important concept in MyPEZQL. MyPEZQL works similar to most searching on the web. To find the PEZ you are looking for you need to enter the name of that PEZ in the search box. The whole name is not required. If you want to look up information on Yappy the Dog you only really need to type in yappy or dog. The more of the name you provide the more specific your results will be. One thing to watch out for though is you must keep the name of the PEZ in order to find it. Big Elephant or Big Top will give you all the Big Top Elephant PEZ but Elephant Top or Top Big won't get you anything. Quotation marks can be used around a string to get specific phrases. So if you want to see all the Bear PEZ but not all the Barney Bear PEZ then you need to put quotes around Bear.


How To: Read a Search Result

(1) PEZ Name - Name of the dispenser that matched your search.
(2) Picture - Picture of the dispenser for this entry.
(3) Average Price - Average price of the dispenser.
(4) Median Price - Middle value of all price entries for the dispenser.
(5) Highest Price - Highest price dispenser has sold for.
(6) Lowest Price - Lowest price dispenser has sold for.
(7) Variation - This optional information only appears if the dispenser has multiple variations. It tells which variation it is.
(8) Feet - Tells if the PEZ has feet.
(9) Stem - The color of the stem.
(10) Category - Which category this dispenser falls in. Click for a category search.
(11) Number of Entries - This tells you how many dispensers matching this one are currently on file in MyPEZQL. The more entries the more accurate the price.
(12) More Details - Click for a listing of all the entries for this dispenser. Listed will be all the individual prices and information for each entry.


FAQ: How come I can't find a certain dispenser?

  MyPEZQL is trying to be a complete PEZ database but with all the different dispensers, each with so many variations, that may be an impossible task. Though, did you check your spelling?


FAQ: Some dispensers have multiple names, how do I know which name MyPEZQL uses?

  Below is a list of common dispensers with multiple names. The name on the right is the name to search for in MyPEZQL.

Alternate Name MyPEZQL Name
Puzzy Cat Cat with Derby
Circus Elephant Big Top Elephant
Lion with Crown Roar the Lion
Monkey with Ball Cap Mimic the Monkey
Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin
Clown with Chin Long Face Clown


FAQ: Where are the PEZ regulars?

  Currently MyPEZQL doesn't support PEZ regulars. Sorry.


FAQ: How do I get back to the start page once I've left it?

  Clicking on the MyPEZQL graphic always returns you to the start page.


FAQ: What's the difference between a version and a variation?

  Some PEZ have different designs. For instance since the 1960s Mickey Mouse has been released multiple times, each time a little different. MyPEZQL defines these as versions. Different versions are separated by different letters after the PEZ name. So the different versions of Mickey Mouse would be labeled Mickey Mouse A and Mickey Mouse B. Variations are differences in the same version. If Mickey Mouse A comes one a red stem and a blue stem, those are different variations. A good example is Charlie Brown A. He has three variations. The first variation is the common smiling Charlie Brown. There are two other variations that are more rare, the frowning Charlie Brown and the Charlie Brown sticking out his tongue.