Re: 'Best Match' sort sequence


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"Harry" <Harry@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



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Does anybody here understand the 'Best Match' sort sequence?

If I select a category, for example Jewellery & Watches, then a sub
category, Wristwatches, I can select what sequence the results are shown
in.

In the past I think the default was 'Time: Ending soonest'. But now it
seems
to default to 'Best Match'. This is obviously so that sellers can be
punished for various reasons.

However, when I do this using different browsers, I get completely
different
results. I've tried Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape and Safari. The
results are nothing like each other, which leads me to believe that a
seller
has no control over where his/her listing appears in search results. A
listing may only have a few hours left, but it can appear several pages
from
the top of the list. Thereby attracting fewer bids.

I tried this on a number of categories, so its not peculiar to the example
category given above.

Have I missed something?


Items that will generate the most profit for ebay will be placed at
the top. Things that will go in your favour are: free postage, power
seller status with good star ratings, high item cost, lots of existing
bids, requiring Paypal payment at time of purchase.

Things that will count against you include postal cost being higher
than item cost or having a low star score for postal charges,
collection only items, items with cheque and postal order payment
options.


You missed the point.

The sequence is different depending on which browser is used.

i.e. Somebody using Internet Explorer sees different results from somebody
using Firefox.


It will be written for IE, because that is what the vast majority of
people will be using. I doubt they will put much thought into what
happens with other brosers.

Rubbish!

IE is losing market share.

Also, why is Firefox different from Netscape and Safari?


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