Searching: Doesn't find things I KNOW are there.

[wanzik]

I know this item is there:  177315218778  I'm looking right at it.  (https://www.ebay.com/itm/177315218778)

I copy "HC-ZB-S" right out the the title and search.  Not found.  Why not?   I've been trying it for days.

[hardrhymer76]

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@wanzik wrote:

Not found.  Why not?   I've been trying it for days.

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Apparently because you're in the US, the seller is in Canada, and that particular listing is set up to ship to Canada only.

When I use Advanced Search with the same keywords but choose "Available to: Canada" under Item Location, the listing shows up.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=HC-ZB-S&_in_kw=1&_sacat=0&_saact=2&LH_AvailTo=1&_sop=12

[wanzik]

I didn't have any of those checked in the Advanced Search but, yeah, if I select Canada it does come up.  🙄

[hardrhymer76]

I think eBay hides those listings by default so that we're not inundated with results for items we can't purchase. It wasn't always that way, but a change was probably necessary as the platform grew.