time ending soonest

[cristian3_6]

Hello

my e bay lists when they are about to finish are not shown only if you press time ending soonest 
but other lists of other sellers are seen without pressing that button
I think I lose customers like that
Could you tell me why?

[mam98031]

I see 11 active listings.  I'm on the West coast.  How many listings are you currently running?

[cristian3_6]

when the list is about to end and there are few minutes left
only seen if you press time ending soonest
but other sellers don't

[mam98031]

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@cristian3_6 wrote:

when the list is about to end and there are few minutes left
only seen if you press time ending soonest
but other sellers don't

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How do you know that "other sellers don't"?

[cristian3_6]

when my lists are about to end
if you put in the search engine junk drawer
they are not visible
only if you press best match time ending soonest
but other sellers do not have to press that button
why?

[mam98031]

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@cristian3_6 wrote:

when my lists are about to end
if you put in the search engine junk drawer
they are not visible
only if you press best match time ending soonest
but other sellers do not have to press that button
why?

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I still don't understand how you are seeing what you think other members are seeing.  That can be vastly different.  

The Best Match return is completely dependent upon how Ebay's search algorithm ranks a listing.

If a member changes their search return to Ending Soonest, then it should show the listings in order of which listing ends the soonest for whatever they have put into the search box.

The two types of searches will give you vastly different lists of items available.

[cristian3_6]

some lists do not need to put time ending soonest
it looks the same without putting time ending soonest

[mam98031]

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@cristian3_6 wrote:

some lists do not need to put time ending soonest
it looks the same without putting time ending soonest

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We all have the ability to sort our search returns by a few different choices.  Each choice will arrange the search return in a different order.

Best Match

Time Ending Soonest

Time Newly Listed

Price + Shipping Lowest First

Price + Shipping Highest First

Distance Nearest First

[loveyourimagination49]

Are you referring to sponsored listings that are mixed in time ending listings?
You are #1 under best match and #3 time ending mixed in with the others.
eBay determines placement based on whatever they want to base it on.

[cristian3_6]

that's what I want nobody to have to put best match ending soonest to see my lists

[mam98031]

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@cristian3_6 wrote:

that's what I want nobody to have to put best match ending soonest to see my lists

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I can say with certainty that I don't understand what you feel the issue is.  You can't control which sort return a buyer may use.  That is completely up to the buyer.  It would make no sense if your listings were visible in best match and ending soonest but not any of the other sorts.  Somehow we are failing to communicate here and I'm not sure why.

[slippinjimmy]

I can't figure out what the OP is talking about either.

[fashunu4eeuh · Accepted solution]

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@cristian3_6 wrote:

Hello

my e bay lists when they are about to finish are not shown only if you press time ending soonest 
but other lists of other sellers are seen without pressing that button
I think I lose customers like that
Could you tell me why?

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Hi @cristian3_6 

To see what others might see on your own listings is a difficult undertaking. The Search order eBay uses is dependent on unknown as well as known variables.

Are you logging out and searching for your listings as a guest account? Even looking for your sort order in this way will still return results based on many factors. What each person sees depends on their previous view history, among other things, and eBay’s mysterious algorithm. So what you see will not be what i will see nor what a third person will see. 

To answer your question, how do you get your listings to appear to folks searching for Junk Drawers without them specifying Ending Soonest? The only way to get your listings to the top of Search is to 1) follow eBay’s Best Practices, 2) utilize Search Engine Optimization in your listings, 3) use Promoted Listings and 4) Cross your fingers and hope for the best.

Ultimately it is eBay’s choice where your listings are shown and out of your hands.