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Search engine not following entered search criteria when searching
11.15.23...
What's up with the function of the search engine?
I entered a specific Sony model number and eBay responded with 859 items, most of which did not meet my search parameter as entered. SONY ECM-680s is rather specific to garner 859 responses.
This search malfunction has been an issue for several weeks, maybe months?
Will eBay and its software engineers correct this? Not having concise searches has dulled mu eBay experiences.
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eburtonlab
Mentor2 years agoIf a search that has worked well previously suddenly starts behaving badly, often the problem has something to do with a faulty keyword substitution or an inappropriate automatic category navigation issue.
You can bypass many of these sorts of search issues by putting one of your keywords in quotes. This forces eBay to bypass the "smart" features and to search for the literal keywords without any substitution or category switching. You may have to manually specify your category once again.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=%22SONY%22+ECM-680S&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0
Using a desktop browser, find the "Feedback" icon that appears in the lower right corner of the search results page to let eBay page developers know about your search issues.
nemosteve
OP2 years agoThank you!
eburtonlab
Mentor2 years agoYou are very welcome. Good luck!