Search results issues

[drabrahamjoshua]

Are eBay technical experts unaware about the search results being 0 even if we change the country location or web address, i.e., ebay.com or ebay.co.uk

For instance,

Earlier (2022 and before) when we used to search for antique or vintage paintings, hundreds of items were displayed. Now the results are either Zero or less than a handful number of items under search results!

Is it a technical issue or a policy to limit the eBay usage by their competitors?

Till date no responds have been made by eBay to rectify the problem addressed by several eBay users. 

Say like if the search engine (like Chrome or Firefox) is the troublemaker, then the bug should be identified or removed Or else instruct the eBay user to use a specific search engine which will not clamp the search.

[eburtonlab]

What items you see when searching can depend on many different factors, including your search settings, sort order, item location filter, your own location, the eBay site you are using, the site the seller used to list the item, and the locations that the seller excludes or has a shipping method specified for.

If you are using a freight forwarder in another country as a shipping address, try setting that address as your Primary Shipping location in your account settings, and try searching on the country site corresponding to the freight forwarder's location, if possible, to maximize the number of items you can see.

It is entirely possible that other users with different settings or in different locations are seeing different items than you are seeing, and so will be unable to provide much more than general suggestions of things you can try.