Re: @password9019 wrote:
...per the fact that your listings are stored in a 'cold zone' whereby they may only be seen sporadically throughout the week, if at all. Depends on who's at the master controls, and switching things on and off.
Maybe eBay is saving on electricity bills....or maybe you're just not important right now (as opposed to foreign goods flooding eBay), so neither are your listings.
You've been given a back seat...
Those of us who are heavily dependent on our eBay sales as a primary source of income should be absolutely outraged that we have been "given a back seat"!!!
I don't know about you, but when I pay for a 10-day listing I expect 10 days of consistent visibility of my listings -- minus, of course, some portion of the first 24 hours while the listings are "indexed" so they can be found in Searches performed by prospective buyers.
The line of thinking that justifies eBay shortchanging listing-visibility at their own whim is indicative of the wrong-headed nonsensical ethics perpetrated by nerds who understand programming code but are oblivious to the simple concept of fair play, of the difference between right and wrong.
The misbehavior of the view counter only makes it more difficult to know whether or not our listings are even being seen by those searching for the items we are selling. When I see zero or very low-count views for days on end -- especially on items that usually draw substantial view counts, considering the niche-market appeal of my items -- I get nervous about this. I depend greatly on my eBay sales to help pay my mortgage, keep the electricity, phone, internet, water, gas, etc. on, and to pay my credit card bills.
When eBay goes all flaky on me and bends or breaks the rules of fairness and reliability it presents a serious threat to my well-being, my credit rating, and numerous other aspects of my life. You see, I'm not a millenial-age programmer/punk/gamer with a six-figure income and not a care in the world. I'm a retired 70-year old living on a extremely limited budget.
Of course, I don't expect the fat cats at eBay to give a hoot about any of this -- wealthy and selfish corporations seldom give a thought to those less fortunate in life. I expect a bunch of happy-camper fanboys and fangirls to chime in next with their pathetically-useless comments...
The worst part is I use the view count to determine price and title changes. If its not accurate then I can't tell if the listing generated views or not. I don't see why its taking them so long to fix these glitches lately.
