Comments on: My eBay classic and old Search to be scrapped http://tamebay.com/2009/02/my-ebay-classic-and-old-search-to-be-scrapped.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:13:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jimbo http://tamebay.com/2009/02/my-ebay-classic-and-old-search-to-be-scrapped.html#comment-46288 Jimbo Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:08:12 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6255#comment-46288 Certainly more straightforward than google. Items which sell consistently get to the top of best match. The old search was like waiting in a line and was more of an ordered list than a search. Certainly more straightforward than google. Items which sell consistently get to the top of best match. The old search was like waiting in a line and was more of an ordered list than a search.

]]> By: Lino http://tamebay.com/2009/02/my-ebay-classic-and-old-search-to-be-scrapped.html#comment-46287 Lino Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:19:58 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6255#comment-46287 Best Match is a lottery. We've spoken quite indepth with our account manager trying to understand exactly how it works and why there seems to be so many discrepancies. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that eBay understand it either. Best Match is a lottery. We’ve spoken quite indepth with our account manager trying to understand exactly how it works and why there seems to be so many discrepancies. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that eBay understand it either.

]]> By: Jimbo http://tamebay.com/2009/02/my-ebay-classic-and-old-search-to-be-scrapped.html#comment-46286 Jimbo Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:37:09 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6255#comment-46286 Best match works for me both as a seller & a buyer. What mucks up the search results to some extent is people selling crap, bogus items, poor descriptions/spaming + overseas sellers. Best match works for me both as a seller & a buyer. What mucks up the search results to some extent is people selling crap, bogus items, poor descriptions/spaming + overseas sellers.

]]> By: Mackey http://tamebay.com/2009/02/my-ebay-classic-and-old-search-to-be-scrapped.html#comment-46283 Mackey Thu, 05 Mar 2009 23:36:51 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6255#comment-46283 Actually the only thing best match has done, is destroyed seller's chance of selling things, in a world where the economy is already on the decline. It was just another way of them (censored) the site up even more than they have. I am a buyer, who is buying less and less on the site. I am pretty hard headed too, and it takes a lot to chase me away. Actually the only thing best match has done, is destroyed seller’s chance of selling things, in a world where the economy is already on the decline. It was just another way of them (censored) the site up even more than they have. I am a buyer, who is buying less and less on the site. I am pretty hard headed too, and it takes a lot to chase me away.

]]> By: Pete http://tamebay.com/2009/02/my-ebay-classic-and-old-search-to-be-scrapped.html#comment-46282 Pete Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:18:28 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6255#comment-46282 #7 I agree and so would most seasoned eBay users. However, some sellers abused the simple way that the searched worked. By keyword spamming etc they could skew the results. What eBay are trying to do is only show the results that previous searchers have found useful. The Best Match system takes time to learn and find patterns, it's this that we are all finding frustrating. Once Best Match has grown it <strike>will</strike> should benefit most sellers. #7 I agree and so would most seasoned eBay users. However, some sellers abused the simple way that the searched worked. By keyword spamming etc they could skew the results.

What eBay are trying to do is only show the results that previous searchers have found useful. The Best Match system takes time to learn and find patterns, it’s this that we are all finding frustrating.

Once Best Match has grown it will should benefit most sellers.

]]> By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2009/02/my-ebay-classic-and-old-search-to-be-scrapped.html#comment-46281 northumbrian Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:55:32 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6255#comment-46281 I dont care what the statistics, the whizz kids , or the experts say ebays search is infuriating and annoying if I type something in , thats exactly what I am looking for, not half of it, or bits of it , but the whole effin search string I dont care what the statistics, the whizz kids , or the experts say

ebays search is infuriating and annoying
if I type something in , thats exactly what I am looking for, not half of it, or bits of it , but the whole effin search string

]]> By: Pete http://tamebay.com/2009/02/my-ebay-classic-and-old-search-to-be-scrapped.html#comment-46280 Pete Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:31:35 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6255#comment-46280 I like McNuggetts! I like McNuggetts!

]]> By: Mackey http://tamebay.com/2009/02/my-ebay-classic-and-old-search-to-be-scrapped.html#comment-46278 Mackey Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:49:19 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6255#comment-46278 I have tried the new search. It makes it impossible to find anything. I can't believe what these idiots have done to EBAY. :cry: You can't find what you are looking for. You type in something you are looking for, and it cuts off half the words. No wonder sales are down. Good job! Take the Golden nugget and throw it in the river! I have tried the new search. It makes it impossible to find anything. I can’t believe what these idiots have done to EBAY. :cry:

You can’t find what you are looking for. You type in something you are looking for, and it cuts off half the words.

No wonder sales are down. Good job! Take the Golden nugget and throw it in the river!

]]> By: Kate http://tamebay.com/2009/02/my-ebay-classic-and-old-search-to-be-scrapped.html#comment-46130 Kate Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:18:27 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6255#comment-46130 Well I've noticed that despite my preferences being set I no longer go toSelling Manager when I click "My Ebay", I go off to some crap page and then have to click a link for SM. Annoying. My automated emails are all wrong as well, they don't have my shop logo in them any more. But again my preferences are set up correctly. And has anyone noticed that the Paypal emails have changed? No clickable links to the item any more and the typeface is too damn small to read (and using "larger text" on you email preferences makes no difference). Well I’ve noticed that despite my preferences being set I no longer go toSelling Manager when I click “My Ebay”, I go off to some crap page and then have to click a link for SM. Annoying. My automated emails are all wrong as well, they don’t have my shop logo in them any more. But again my preferences are set up correctly.

And has anyone noticed that the Paypal emails have changed? No clickable links to the item any more and the typeface is too damn small to read (and using “larger text” on you email preferences makes no difference).

]]> By: hitch http://tamebay.com/2009/02/my-ebay-classic-and-old-search-to-be-scrapped.html#comment-46098 hitch Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:24:32 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6255#comment-46098 One less Chinese Seller, can you persuade a few more to move to eCrater. One less Chinese Seller, can you persuade a few more to move to eCrater.

]]> By: chinesesilk.ecrater http://tamebay.com/2009/02/my-ebay-classic-and-old-search-to-be-scrapped.html#comment-46097 chinesesilk.ecrater Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:54:06 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6255#comment-46097 One more change to make things a little more difficult for everyone. Sigh... I'm glad I don't use feebay anymore. Many ex-ebayers like me go to eCrater and it's 100% free. One more change to make things a little more difficult for everyone. Sigh… I’m glad I don’t use feebay anymore. Many ex-ebayers like me go to eCrater and it’s 100% free.

]]> By: Ed (BuildaSkill) http://tamebay.com/2009/02/my-ebay-classic-and-old-search-to-be-scrapped.html#comment-46088 Ed (BuildaSkill) Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:58:55 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=6255#comment-46088 Thanks for the tips Chris Have to admit I hate it - just tried it on dot com and couldn't rightclick anything to open in a new tab. (Firefox 3) I'll stick with SMP - it's served me well for the last 5 years since I started using it ... and it allows right clicks for things like opening the transaction record page, emailing customers, etc. I prefer simple and intuitive when it comes to essential tools like this - if I have to think about it too much, then it's not for me - LOL Ed Thanks for the tips Chris

Have to admit I hate it – just tried it on dot com and couldn’t rightclick anything to open in a new tab. (Firefox 3)

I’ll stick with SMP – it’s served me well for the last 5 years since I started using it … and it allows right clicks for things like opening the transaction record page, emailing customers, etc.

I prefer simple and intuitive when it comes to essential tools like this – if I have to think about it too much, then it’s not for me – LOL

Ed

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