Search results shows zero (0) items, but displays items that *exactly* match search

[blue_skies150]

eBay says the Search results in zero (0) items:

"0 (Zero) results found..."

However, there are rows and rows and rows of items matching the Search term:

Why?

[lgl11]

Maybe because you have local checked?  Maybe there's none being sold locally.

[blue_skies150]

Thanks for the reply.  No, I don't have the "Local Pickup" filter selected.  If I did, the filter would appear at the top of the Search Results:

[vonhonabon]

GREAT question- I have seen this also. Just did the search- same results.

[e-arkham]

This happens a lot to me.  It has something to do with how ebay does "fuzzy matching" of search terms by default, so it's changing your word behind the scenes to a different word thinking that was what you were actually searching for, and then finding no matches on the hidden word.

The only solution I've found is to put the search term in quotes so that ebay only tries to find exact matches.