specific category searches

Question

I used to be able to search exclusively under  collectibles for all military items. Now I can only search "all categories" or just search military for a specific period of time. Why has the ability to specify the type of search been changed.

eburtonlab · Accepted Answer

eBay rarely explains those sorts of changes. Instead of selecting the category and then trying to search, which apparently no longer works as you would expect, try searching using your chosen keywords, and then, from the search results, select the category using the links on the left side of the search results if you are using a desktop browser.