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b86fiero · ‎02-28-2020

Would you kindly do a search for this item and post the results for me?

Left Center Right Dice Game

I have sold these for years. My current listing has sold over 800 of these. I was selling quite a few of these every week now zip.

My repeated search results have shown 0 matching items. Others sell the exact item. They only show if you look through the listings of similar items eBay returns in search.

The exact title of my listing is Left Center Right Dice Game with velvet drawstring storage bag at big discounts.

Thanks for taking the time to help me.

gracieallen01 · ‎02-28-2020

I wonder if you don't find it because you are logged in, and looking for your own listing? Maybe the 'bots are ignoring your listing because why would you want to see yours? Maybe? Just a thought.

Not saying 'NO' doesn't mean 'YES'.

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earlyant-77 · ‎02-28-2020

@gracieallen01 wrote:
I wonder if you don't find it because you are logged in, and looking for your own listing? Maybe the 'bots are ignoring your listing because why would you want to see yours? Maybe? Just a thought.

Most others see the same results.

And, with as many listing as ebay has, I wouldn't waste the processor time checking to see if a result returned is the sellers item in a search.

bar-29368 · ‎02-28-2020

@b86fiero wrote:
Just as distressing as the site wide search result returning 0 is that my own Seller Hub Active Listings won't return it as a search result.

In my SH Active Listings I could simply search for the word "left" and it would show every listing of mine with the word left in the title. Now nothing, 0 results.

I had to scroll alphabetically through my active listing to find it and make sure it was indeed active and not ghosted by eBay.

Seriously, has anyone else experimented with search to see if and where your own listings show?

I've noticed issues searching my own active listings for months now.

bar-29368 · ‎02-28-2020

@gracieallen01 wrote:
I wonder if you don't find it because you are logged in, and looking for your own listing? Maybe the 'bots are ignoring your listing because why would you want to see yours? Maybe? Just a thought.

I doubt that's it as the "more results with fewer words" shows many listings with the same order wording as the OP, yet it still says zero results at the top.

coolections · ‎02-28-2020

First off, no buyer in the world would ever search your title exactly as written unless they where very lucky and happen to match it. With that said I searched left right center dice game and yours is there. # 26 of 41.

mcdougle4248 · ‎02-28-2020

@coolections wrote:
First off, no buyer in the world would ever search your title exactly as written unless they where very lucky and happen to match it. With that said I searched left right center dice game and yours is there. # 26 of 41.

Why would a buyer switch the words around in the name of a game when searching? The order of the words for this game are Left Center Right, not Left Right Center.

coolections · ‎02-28-2020

@mcdougle4248

Saying it the way the package LCR the OP's show up along with 383 other sellers. When switching the words around Ebay lets you know that there are no "exact" matches because there are no exact matches. There was only a limited number who used it that way. The point I was making is no one would search with the words velvet bag etc. The OP has nothing to worry about buyers will see it. To answer your original question some people just naturally say it left right center.

loveyourimagination49 · ‎02-29-2020

We call it Left Right Center here, which is how I would search for it.

Everyone has options. Just be sure the best option is right for you.

mcdougle4248 · ‎02-29-2020

@coolections wrote:
@mcdougle4248
Saying it the way the package LCR the OP's show up along with 383 other sellers. When switching the words around Ebay lets you know that there are no "exact" matches because there are no exact matches. There was only a limited number who used it that way. The point I was making is no one would search with the words velvet bag etc. The OP has nothing to worry about buyers will see it. To answer your original question some people just naturally say it left right center.

I am getting different results. My point is, as a buyer searching for the name of the game, the way it appears on the package, should not return 0 results.

loveyourimagination49 · ‎02-29-2020

I got 0 results to with left center right dice game.
Results with that title listed below under fewer words
384 results for left right center dice game.
Yep, it’s messed up.

Everyone has options. Just be sure the best option is right for you.

gopetersen · ‎02-29-2020

"No exact matches found"

I scrolled down the supposedly "not exact" matches and found yours about halfway down.

ersatz_sobriquet · ‎02-29-2020

What a stink of a search that some will go to any lengths to defend.

earlyant-77 · ‎02-29-2020

@coolections wrote:
@mcdougle4248
Saying it the way the package LCR the OP's show up along with 383 other sellers. When switching the words around Ebay lets you know that there are no "exact" matches because there are no exact matches. There was only a limited number who used it that way. The point I was making is no one would search with the words velvet bag etc. The OP has nothing to worry about buyers will see it. To answer your original question some people just naturally say it left right center.

The point most of us are making is that there ARE exact matches.

Unless, of course, you think LEFT CENTER RIGHT GAME isn't a match to LEFT CENTER RIGHT GAME. Or that 'All words, any order'(the "supposed" search default) mean something different in your ~~world~~ ~~planet~~ ~~galaxy~~ universe.