10-23-2021 01:39 PM
10-23-2021 05:00 PM
Yup, they wrecked all my carefully created searches. Now I don't bother as they are cluttered with all Chinese flea market crap having nothing to do with my searches. Ebay has flushed itself out of my wallet for the most part.
10-23-2021 05:02 PM
1920 Pensacola Post Card is all I would even think about putting in a search.. here or any search engine.
Less is more.
10-23-2021 07:55 PM
Try a search for rppc boy indian as a starting point:
10-23-2021 08:38 PM
Hey thanks! It's better when searching RPPCs (although now I have to do 2 searches : one for RPPC and one for REAL PHOTO under postcards) . But try searching Boy Indian under photographs - without using "search description" - and about the 10th item down and then - on & on & on - resultant photos of Cleveland Indian baseball players WITHOUT the word "boy" in the title. So then I try to minus out the word "Cleveland" in my search and - yep! - it does filter out the "Cleveland Indians" but for some reason it also filters out half the searches I'm actually looking for even though they DON'T have the word "Cleveland" in the title! It's very frustrating 😕
10-23-2021 08:49 PM
When searching photos for "Boy Indian" without searching "description" I get about 550 results. When I minus out Cleveland [ -Cleveland ] I get about 250 results. But only about 150 of those 300 less are photos of Cleveland Indian baseball players which means that ebay search is taking away a LOT more from my search than just Cleveland Indian baseball guys. I don't think there are another 150 photos of actual boys in native American garb who had their photograph taken in Cleveland and where the seller used the word "Cleveland" in the title!
10-23-2021 08:56 PM
Hmmm. Let's see, 1,469 results for "pensacola post card;" but something like 2250 results for the slight variant "Pensacola Postcard" which means we now have to search both variants?
10-24-2021 05:37 PM - edited 10-24-2021 05:42 PM
Those Cleveland Indians photographs appear in your search because of the Theme item-specific that appears in those listings:
Search keywords can match either item titles or item-specifics and appear in search results.
If you search using an exclusion term preceded by a minus sign (or use quotes or multiple keywords in parentheses), you bypass the default search expansion feature which can provide additional results through keyword substitution. You also bypass the keyword to category automatic navigation, so you may have to manually change the category yourself.
If you want to exclude Cleveland but still get many of the otherwise excluded results, try a search like this:
If you search without an exclusion, it is not necessary to specify those alternative keywords, as the search will automatically match either boy or boys, indian or indians.
10-24-2021 05:53 PM
I'm just mainly irritated that, as a seller, I cannot even fix the errors on my existing listings.
Come ON
Is that Topographical/ Non-Topographical thing permanent?!
10-24-2021 06:02 PM
Wow. Thanks so much! Near perfect!
10-24-2021 06:11 PM
You are very welcome -- good luck with your searches!
10-25-2021 04:21 PM
They have lumped all collectible dolls into one category where there used to be dozens of specific categories. I really hate this new search thing, it will take buyers way too much time to find my items. I think they are trying to get rid of collectibles and just offer new stuff like Amazon. It is killing business.
10-25-2021 04:58 PM
I hate the new way ebay category list can't find anything when I for antique dolls all I see is Barbie and 1990s junk made in China!!
10-25-2021 05:07 PM
eBay is reorganizing some categories, and has removed some smaller categories.
Try searching using keywords, then change to the nearest category if necessary, and then use the filters on the left side of the search results page to narrow your results further.
Here is one potential place to start:
If you have trouble with too many modern dolls winding up in the search results, try filtering by material or time period of manufacture.
For example:
You can also try going to the Doll & Doll Playsets category and using the filters there to limit your search:
https://www.ebay.com/b/Lanie-American-Girl-Doll-Clothing-Fashion-Accs/262346/bn_96885967
Ignore the title shown at the top -- that should show the entire doll category.