WHY IS EBAY JERKING AROUND WITH THEIR SEARCH PAGE?

NumbersUsacom · September 12, 2012 7:23AM

Ok I took it off caps.

Lately Ebay has been changing page formats and sizes and today everytime I type in an item to search and click search it completely changes the search page to this
attrocious piece of very large everything. I really don't want to stand four feet back from my screen in order to actually see what I'm looking at.

I hope this apparent trial ends in disaster and they just leave well enough alone.

Latest Ebay Rant.... Ugh !!

drwstr123 · September 12, 2012 7:26AM

Hold down the 'control' key and scroll.

FredWeinberg · September 12, 2012 7:32AM

The Search feature changed for me about two weeks ago;
it frustrated the heck out of me; it didn't have certain features
on the same page, etc.......

All of a sudden, as of Monday afternoon, it went back to the
old method - maybe they got too many complaints (we called
and did so), or for some other reason it goes back to 'normal'
after a week or two......

All I know is - I'm glad it's back to the 'old day's' at this point.

Rampage · September 12, 2012 7:35AM

They screwed me up last night with a last second bid. I hit the bid, said I was high bidder, then all of a sudden, I was no longer high bidder and the bid I placed dropped off. Lost the seller about 28 dollars or so. The items closed at $27, but should have closed closer to the $55 mark with my bid.

LindeDad · September 12, 2012 7:55AM

<< <i>They screwed me up last night with a last second bid. I hit the bid, said I was high bidder, then all of a sudden, I was no longer high bidder and the bid I placed dropped off. Lost the seller about 28 dollars or so. The items closed at $27, but should have closed closer to the $55 mark with my bid. >>

This sounds like the seller had you blocked from bidding on his items to me?

lordmarcovan · September 12, 2012 7:57AM

<< <i>WHY IS EBAY JERKING AROUND WITH THEIR SEARCH PAGE? >>

Because they wouldn't be eBay if they didn't monkey around with their format and change it all up once in a while. Often the changes are for the better, but there have been times when I've felt like you, and wanted to shout, "QUIT TINKERING WIDDIT! IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT!!!" at them.

But then I restrain myself.

Edscoin · September 12, 2012 9:45AM

All those green ribbons saying (New Listing) are driving me up the wall!
I have been an E Bay member since 1998 and they have been going down hill since then!

Shamika · September 12, 2012 9:57AM

HEY EBAY - IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT!!!!

And yes, I meant to use all caps. The search feature worked great before they started "improving" it.

LindeDad · September 12, 2012 10:22AM

All the yelling and griping would probably do a lot more good and may even get results on the eBay Coin Forum.

It is Here.....

epcjimi1 · September 12, 2012 10:23AM

I saw the ebay pages changing format about six weeks ago, then it reverted to the old format, then the new, etc. I think ebay is random sampling the page format changes to evaluate user reaction for future use.

It's the goldfish bowl of online ebay consumer behavior.

TheRegulator · September 12, 2012 11:25AM

The new format does suck. Big time. I really like eBay and it is has played a huge role in my collecting, but the new format is extremely user-unfriendly.

If they try sticking you with the new suck version, go into your cookies and delete everything eBay. That should clear it up. Once in a while I will send them a message letting them know that the new search format keeps me from doing as much searching and probably buying off eBay, which is true. If they think it will hurt their bottom line, perhaps they will think twice.

CEOcoinshopcom · September 13, 2012 2:08AM

Well....it's ebay.
The only constant with them is change.
Once you set up a system to work with their system, they change something, and you have to start over......ugh.

RB1026 · September 18, 2012 4:03PM

Yeah, I just got the new version tonight for the first time. I hate it!

I've been nosing around eBay since 1998. I find the new look on the search results page to be very distracting and have contacted eBay to tell them so. I encourage everyone who reads this and agrees, to do the same.

I believe this is a classic case of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"!

At a bare minimum, I would think they would give loyal existing users the option to choose the old version. I think that the new format is "busier" than its predecessor and will result in less page views and, quite possibly, lower final bids.

I adapt well to change. That's not the issue. What is the the issue is that I find the new version to be change for the sake of change and will be less likely to buy or sell on eBay should it be a permant move by them.

GrumpyEd · September 18, 2012 4:13PM

<< <i> I believe this is a classic case of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"! >>

If they followed that rule it would be much better. Almost every time they "fix" something I like it less.

NumbersUsacom · September 18, 2012 4:13PM

I took the advice of a fellow member and called Ebay and lodged a serious complaint. I do not know if that resulted in them returning my pages to the previous format for sure, but at least they are back for now and I'm glad.

Maybe more calls will do the trick. I'm certain we are not the only ones that find the changes abhorent.

johnny9434 · September 19, 2012 5:48AM

thats why i call it fleebay

Tiny · September 19, 2012 5:59AM

Mr. Willis has posted about there's a new shop feature on the price guide and forum members
post how they like the links to guess what, eBay listings and now here is a post about
eBay's search changing and members post how eBay really is a controlling monster.

BryceM · September 19, 2012 9:48AM

I got the new look today. For me it was neither better or worse, just different. It took a couple of minutes to find out how to narrow down a search. It's certainly no big improvement, so if it wasn't broken, why fix it?

WHY IS EBAY JERKING AROUND WITH THEIR SEARCH PAGE?

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