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Does the view/watcher counter thing actually function?

I threw a 10-day auction up.  Five minutes after listing, it had 19 views.  15 minutes later it had 32 views and 1 watcher.  24 hours later it still had 32 views and 1 watcher.  48 hours after listing it now has 0 views and 1 watcher.

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Does the view/watcher counter thing actually function?

I think it is broken.  Others have reported that it is not functioning.

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Does the view/watcher counter thing actually function?

I was hoping that was the case.  Otherwise, I'm either invisible and no one can see me or this whole ebay thing is a figment of my imagination or a dream ... like the last episodes of St Elsewhere or Newhart.

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Does the view/watcher counter thing actually function?

Try hitting the F5 key a few times. This will refresh your page. Seems to work for me. 

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Does the view/watcher counter thing actually function?

I know that views counter has been wonky for me for awhile now.

One time when I look the views are there & the next time they're gone.

It just keeps going back & forth like that.

Today none of my items have any views thre is just a --- where the number should be.

Yesterday they were fine.

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Does the view/watcher counter thing actually function?

This is a known glitch and the ETA for repair is July 3.

 

If you check this Board, you will find many threads on it.

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Does the view/watcher counter thing actually function?

View counter has never been accurate. I just ignore it.

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@southern*sweet*tea wrote:

View counter has never been accurate. I just ignore it.


Ignoring it is fine except... Except the view/watch counter is one of the criteria eBay's 'bots' use to determine ad position on the Best Match list. No view/watch counter... No accurate placement of ads on eBay.

 

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Does the view/watcher counter thing actually function?

They say that you are still getting views, the counter just isn't showing them, but I don't know if search placement is being determined by those views, if any, as sales have also been reported to be down.

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Does the view/watcher counter thing actually function?

Sounds like it's broken. I've read a lot of people saying the same thing. I usually don't get caught up in the glitches a lot people post about (for whatever reason... it's eBay) but I am having the same thing. No views on any items according to eBay. Just not realistic, and I have watchers, so ... 

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Does the view/watcher counter thing actually function?


@ittybitnot wrote:

I think it is broken.  Others have reported that it is not functioning.


I bet its those Russians again meddling in our business  🙂  tulips 

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Does the view/watcher counter thing actually function?

Has ebay stated the eta for repair is July 3?  If yes, where can I find that please.

Thanks.

 


@castlemagicmemories wrote:

This is a known glitch and the ETA for repair is July 3.

 

If you check this Board, you will find many threads on it.


 

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