@dhbookds, @kzr.tyler , @picture*books
Quotation marks don't work any more. Using a " or ( have both been reported to trigger the annoying autofill. Usually, it autofills your last search (from before eBay broke the search). And there's no way to edit it, because it just keeps auto-correcting-mistaking whatever you try to type.
You can use the advanced search box instead. That still works, but it's very clunky, awkward and difficult. It was much easier to just type the search parameters into the search box.
You can also use a third-party search app. They are much more effective and better than eBay's search. I think I will be abandoning eBay search pretty quickly. It's pretty much the only way to stop all the junk, sponsored ads, irrelevant results and hidden listings that eBay keeps pushing on buyers (drive buyers away, more like).
Watchcount.com and Picclick.com both work very well. Intuitive and well-designed, they show you what you asked for.
