Please Help! Item Not appearing in Search Results

[tamiamiinternationalequipment]

I have several items listed on eBay that are not appearing when I search them. I've started to use Zik Analytics to better position myself, but the items don't even appear on their website. It's like they don't even exist on eBay at all. I've even sponsored a few of them and they still don't come up. I've tried searching on my eBay account and other eBay accounts, but they never appear.

This is a link to one of the items in question: https://www.ebay.com/itm/325351888852

If someone could please tell me what I'm doing wrong I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thank you!

[simply-the-best-for-you · Accepted solution]

Your products are showing up just fine.  I searched discreet police tactical vest & yours is the 3rd one that came up in search results.   

[tamiamiinternationalequipment]

Thank you. I guess I just need to add in better titles.

Greatly appreciated

[simply-the-best-for-you]

You're welcome.  Keep in mind, whether or not your items show in search results is DIRECTLY related to what search CRITERIA the buyer uses.  You have absolutely no control over that!  Just create the best titles you can.  Also, you need to work on getting your FB rating up.  But, I see no issues with your products not being shown, you show 58 products listed. 

[dhbookds]

be advised.............every time you revise a new listing, it is pulled off the site and rechecked.......so that can delay the item being visible.........  you revised this one 4 x I think it was......

[whatmorefabric]

I would Stop searching for you own items on Ebay.   The more you click on an item without buying,   the lower your results become.      Also what shows up for another Buyer,  might not show up for you.

Titles,  place exactly what you are selling in the first 4 words of your title. 

Use as many item specifics that you can.

How do your prices stack up against the competition?

 Do you sponsor some of your items ?

[soh.maryl]

I see 58 listings for you.  

[tamiamiinternationalequipment]

We're doing our best. My boss is an old man and wasn't really familiar with the internet at all. I've tried to provide the best customer service that I can to all our new customers and ask them to leave FB. I think It's working but we need to sell more to get more FB. Catch 22 in a way

[tamiamiinternationalequipment]

Yea I didn't know that. Would it be worth taking it down and relisting it or should I just leave it alone?

[tamiamiinternationalequipment]

Do you think it would be worth removing the items I've revised too many times and relisting them? Or just leave them alone?

[simply-the-best-for-you]

Just leave them alone.  I revise all the time, it doesn't really affect me much.  

Also, do NOT ask your buyer for FB.  At least not after the sale.  It's ok to ask if you send out some sort of communication when you make the sale, but after that, I promise you WILL get burned if you 'bug' buyers for FB.  Do NOT poke sleeping bears. 

BTW, it is really refreshing to see a 'new' poster, who actually comes back to read the answers & gives them consideration & asks intelligent questions about them 🙂  You will do just fine on eBay.  It just takes some time when you're first starting out. 

[tamiamiinternationalequipment]

I don't bug them. I just thank them for their order and ask them to leave FB. Is that bad? I also don't send more than one. I just ask if they can leave a review "if (they) have the time".

And thank you. You've really been a huge help to me.

[reallynicestamps]

You should also be aware that eBay tells us that it might take up to 24 hours for new* listings to 'index' and appear on the site.

This is even more likely with new sellers and sellers in high value/high fraud categories.

[tamiamiinternationalequipment]

I'm alright with that. As long as me revising doesn't raise any flags. I'm just trying to get them higher in the search results.

[simply-the-best-for-you]

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@tamiamiinternationalequipment wrote:

I don't bug them. I just thank them for their order and ask them to leave FB. Is that bad? I also don't send more than one. I just ask if they can leave a review "if (they) have the time".

And thank you. You've really been a huge help to me.

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No, that's fine, if you do that when you make the sale.   I thought you were referring to awhile after the sale & that will get you in trouble.  

It's perfectly fine to revise your items whenever you want.  In all honesty, that re-indexing often happens in minutes or seconds, though it *may* take up to 24 hours.