Can't find what you're looking for on eBay?
A lot of people are complaining about eBay's new default sorting method for search results - Best Match. The eBay discussion boards are peppered with buyers who say they cannot easily find what they want. Those boards are also full of sellers wringing their hands, complaining, and worrying that buyers won't be able to find their items.
Best Match takes many things such as the title keywords, user Feedback and Detailed Seller Ratings, shipping cost, and time left to determine which items will appear to the searcher. The idea is to place before shoppers the items most likely to result in a sale and subsequent good buyer experience.
In all the hub-bub there hasn't been much discussion of just how to reset the way searches are sorted. It's very simple, here is a step-by-step guide to changing search sort on eBay:
- Perform a search for (anything) on eBay
- Follow the "Customize Display" link on the far right near the "Sort by:" drop-down box
- Under the "Advanced Settings" at the bottom of the page choose your preferred sorting method for: Search; and for: Browsing
- Apply changes
If you find your settings will not stick, first try a hard refresh of your browser. Then try the steps again. (In most cases you can do this by pressing CTRL + F5 keys.) If that try removing eBay specific cookies from your browser.
If you still cannot get it to work after that, it's very likely that eBay has singled you out to be miserable. They have probably tapped your phone lines and bugged your car and home. It's probably not safe to speak out loud without a loud stereo or water running in the background. Move to Amazon.
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