Search results don't match to search query

[darya.11]

Hello!

I have noticed that my search results don't always match to all keywords. It started in November/December 2023. 

Previously, if the item was not in stock, I got this message: “no results found for ***”. And then "results matching fewer words" came below. It was very convenient.

Now I usually get many pages with items which don't match to search query fully. Even if the model I'm searching for is available, it may appear on the second or third page. Because of it, I spend a lot of time searching.

Is it possible to fix this problem?

[eburtonlab]

What are you searching for, and how are you searching?

When you search using keywords, by default you are asking eBay to find listings that contain those individual keywords anywhere in the title or item specifics, in any order.

If you see lots of results that do not appear to have your keywords in the title or item-specifics, eBay may be substituting or correcting one or more of your keywords. To see results without any substitutions or corrections, try putting one of your search terms in quotes to force eBay to return only literal matches of your keywords.