eBay

classicyugiohcollector · ‎08-18-2022

Yes, the title is correct. All of my auctions right now have bids and zero views.

I know that Ebay updated how views are counted - over a 30 day period now - so this is not going to be one of those threads where the creator is clueless to the updated views situation.

This issue of showing views incorrectly seems like a very big problem because there is no way that an item can have bids, but zero views. This brings up a new question: If auction views are showing up incorrectly, are our buy-it-now listings also showing incorrect views?

If you are a seller, this should concern you because having correct views are important to understanding what listings are popular, what items to sell, and at what price points to list them. We NEED accurate views. EBAY FIX THIS!

Is anyone else having problems after the "30 day views" update from mid May?

gurlcat · ‎08-18-2022

If the topic of view counts has so little value to you, why did you even click on this post?

sonpay · ‎08-18-2022

As I read down the post, it appears to be a glitch with Ebay for about the last 48 hours.

When I click on items that show "zero" views, there are actually views, as noted down below by "Gurlcat". Thank you Gurlcat for the posting and explanation!

sonpay · ‎08-18-2022

Great explanation, thanks for posting this!!!

gurlcat · ‎08-19-2022

@hartungcards wrote:
Views don't mean anything. They aren't sales. I "view" stuff all the time that I have absolutely no intention of actually buying.

Views absolutely mean something: visibility and click-worthiness. The fact that you were able to view a listing, intent to buy or not, means that the listing came up in your search results, and that the listing's title and thumbnail photo were compelling enough for you to at least click and have a look.

If you posted an item that you KNOW is super desirable among collectors or whatever, but day after day it gets few or no views ..... then what, would you just assume you were wrong about the item's desirability? It wouldn't prompt you to make sure you put it in the correct category, or consider taking better photos of it, or hike its' promotion rate?