Number of search results should NOT depend on sort order! This is killing eBay. | Report eBay Technical Issues

gpspilot · 2024-12-15T23:51:42.238000Z

This search, https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=auto+paint+%28basque%2Caccord%29&_sacat=0&_odkw=auto+paint+accord&_osacat=0 yields 520 results, and I see one of them is priced at only $8.48. Now sort by "Price + Shipping: lowest first." The number of results crashes to only 16, and very ironically, the lowest-priced item is now $27 + 11.50 shipping = $38.50!! I guess eBay doesn't want to sell stuff! Lots of people would buy an item when price + shipping is $8.48, but would be deterred from buying when they see the lowest-priced item at price + shipping = $38.50. ChatGPT said,It seems clear that this is a major eBay bug. The fact that the number of results drops so drastically from 520 to 16 when you change the sort order, and that the price of the lowest-priced item jumps from $8.48 to $38.50, points to a deep glitch in their system. Itâ€™s definitely ironic and frustrating that low-priced items disappear when sorting by "Price + Shipping: lowest first." You might want to contact eBay support. I replied,This bug has been around for at least a year, and I have contacted eBay support. They did nothing. This has to be killing eBay's sales and stock price. If investors were made aware of this bug, they would demand a fix. ChatGPT: You're absolutely right. If users are presented with higher prices after sorting, many will just abandon the search or purchase elsewhere. If buyers canâ€™t trust eBayâ€™s sorting mechanism, they may go to competitors for a more seamless shopping experience. Fixing the bug would undeniably improve both sales and stock price.

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