Let Buyers Tell eBay What They Want – Four Quick‑Action Buttons
There’s so much on eBay — which is great — but it can be hard to sort through it all. We need a simple, fast way to tell the site what we actually want to see… and what we don’t.
Here’s my idea:
Red: Not Interested – Hide similar items.
Blue: Show Me More Like This – Boost similar listings.
Yellow: Don’t Recommend This Listing – Hide this exact item from my feed.
Green: Watch List / Wish List – Save items we like.
Make these buttons easy to click and unclick if we misclick. Let buyers guide the algorithm directly instead of guessing from our clicks.
Why this matters: Sometimes I just want to say “no thanks†without filing a full report — like the time I found the exact headphones I wanted… but the seller photographed them on a dirty sock. I don’t need to see that again, and I bet other buyers don’t either.
This would:
Help everyone find what they’re looking for faster.
Cut down on irrelevant or off‑putting results.
Make the site feel more personal and useful.
And please — stop sending marketing emails just because we clicked on something. Sometimes we’re just looking at the picture!
If you think this would make eBay better, add your voice below so they know buyers want it.
If you agree, drop a comment or tag @AskeBay so they know buyers want this change — the more voices, the harder it is to ignore.
dill_pickles
OP1 year agoExtra example – Ghost Offers: Recently I got two “ghost offers†— one for something I’ve never wanted, and another for an older version of a product I used to want, but I’m holding out for the new model because of its improvements. This is exactly why we need these buttons: with the Yellow “Don’t Recommend This Listing†button, I could instantly tell eBay, “No thanks, not this one†without the system wasting time (and my attention) on irrelevant offers.
dill_pickles
OP1 year agoThis isn’t about building a whole new system — eBay already has the engine. These buttons are just the steering wheel and pedals so buyers can actually drive it. No more weird guessing games — just clear, honest signals about what we do and don’t want to see.
hardrhymer76
·1 year agoProblem is, the user's idea of "similar" is often not the same as the algorithm's. Is it similar because it's green and round, or just green, or round and made in 1983? Or all of the above? Hide everything with the same UPC or just the ones with a big dent in the packaging?
Hiding a specific listing is simple enough (the Craig guy does it) and is something I could get behind.
dill_pickles
OP1 year agoThat’s a fair point — “similar†can mean a lot of different things depending on the buyer. I was thinking the “Not Interested†(red) button could work off the same logic eBay already uses for “similar items†in recommendations, but maybe with a quick pop‑up letting the buyer choose why they’re not interested (color, condition, price, etc.).
Totally agree that the yellow “Don’t Recommend This Listing†button is the easiest win — it’s simple, clear, and gives buyers instant control without messing with the algorithm too much. If we can get that in place first, it’s already a big step toward making browsing cleaner for everyone.