Impression data is still something we are exploring at this time so it
has not been completely abandoned. And yes, I am an eBay employee and my
profile has been updated to reflect that. Apologies for any confusion.
There has been no change to the logic used to display Promoted Listings
on the Search Results Page. If the Promoted Listing meets a relevance
bar to a user’s search then it will be considered for placement in a
Promoted Listing spot. There are other ...