So, here's where we are headed. eBay has basically removed most specific categories and everything is now in a generalized category with some kind of specific. They have also changed PL to ad pay per click. These search results show the consequences (intended or unintended the jury is out).
Loetz is a type of glass (used to be a category 😞 ). I have done this search just typing in the name for like forever. Never have I ever had results come up that not only never had Loetz in the title. But the top result--a promoted listing--here does not only not have it in the title. Not in the description. And, it's not even a Piece of glass a book on the topic, etc.
The point of search is the shortest distance between a customer and an item. No one wants polluted search results.
Be interested to see what others are seeing in this reagrds.
@glasser wrote:
So, here's where we are headed. eBay has basically removed most specific categories and everything is now in a generalized category with some kind of specific. They have also changed PL to ad pay per click. These search results show the consequences (intended or unintended the jury is out).
Loetz is a type of glass (used to be a category 😞 ). I have done this search just typing in the name for like forever. Never have I ever had results come up that not only never had Loetz in the title. But the top result--a promoted listing--here does not only not have it in the title. Not in the description. And, it's not even a Piece of glass a book on the topic, etc.
The point of search is the shortest distance between a customer and an item. No one wants polluted search results.
Be interested to see what others are seeing in this reagrds.
Hi! This is currently expected behavior. We're in the process of adjusting categories from concept-based categories to more dynamic product-based categories (we announced this last month here if you'd like to read more about it). The end-goal is actually less disruptions like this, and as we shift towards utilizing Item Specifics more and unique subcategories less, we're confident in that outcome.
While this move is in process you will see some unusual results, but rest assured that we expect this to be back to running as you'd expect within a few days. Thanks for your patience @glasser!
velvet@ebay wrote:
@glasser wrote:
So, here's where we are headed. eBay has basically removed most specific categories and everything is now in a generalized category with some kind of specific. They have also changed PL to ad pay per click. These search results show the consequences (intended or unintended the jury is out).
Loetz is a type of glass (used to be a category 😞 ). I have done this search just typing in the name for like forever. Never have I ever had results come up that not only never had Loetz in the title. But the top result--a promoted listing--here does not only not have it in the title. Not in the description. And, it's not even a Piece of glass a book on the topic, etc.
The point of search is the shortest distance between a customer and an item. No one wants polluted search results.
Be interested to see what others are seeing in this reagrds.
Hi! This is currently expected behavior. We're in the process of adjusting categories from concept-based categories to more dynamic product-based categories (we announced this last month here if you'd like to read more about it). The end-goal is actually less disruptions like this, and as we shift towards utilizing Item Specifics more and unique subcategories less, we're confident in that outcome.
While this move is in process you will see some unusual results, but rest assured that we expect this to be back to running as you'd expect within a few days. Thanks for your patience @glasser!
Not so unusual as you may think. Its very normal for a search to show JUNK not related to the search. A problem for a long long time.
