What the &%$^ did ebay do???!!!!

Post by **MelvinsArmy** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:32 pm

What the hell is going on with ebay? How are you supposed to search anything now? I have no keywords, I can't search by the general category, this new format SUCKS!! Don't they want people to be able to easily surf the site and spend money? I type in "GT Performer" and I can't then go into "cycling" and do a search for say "gt tires". If I did type that in, I'd get thousands of car tires and everything else under the sun. Even when I click on "cycling" at the top of a "performer" page, I can't do a damn "cycling" search. Oh well, I'm trying to save some money anyway, ebay just made it that much easier to do.

Post by **aconsola** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:52 pm

I've been getting that on and off for 2 weeks.
Log out , clear cache, close browser, then open and log back in, and the search is totally different, back to normal. I've had to do it twice now.
The new search does indeed suck.
-Anthony

Post by **Tadracket** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:03 pm

I clicked the "use old format" button a couple weeks ago but I am not getting that now. I wonder if this is a permanent change? I don't care for it at all.

Post by **Volumiza** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 2:40 pm

i feel the new system is slowly but surely being forced upon us for whatever reason. it's been happening to me on and off for about 4 weeks and it makes my searches realy slow and picky. boo.

Post by **Tadracket** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:03 pm

I got no problem with change. As long as it is

BETTER!!!

As my 3 year old son would say, "Big bonehead".

Don't know where he got that from

Post by **mrlexan** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:08 pm

I am not seeing it.... the only that changed as I see it is the colors, other than that.... same same.

Post by **Eau Rouge** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:25 pm

I was just gonna say... I'm not having any issues with the change so far. The original "new version" didn't have the search but my current layout looks fine to me.

Post by **RC Chick** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:10 pm

I have had problems with the new system but when i go into myebay and then do a search from there it is the old way. Maybe were are just used to the old way and don't want it to change. If it is a permenant change we will all have to find out how it works all over again. I do think it sucks but some pencil pusher probably thought of it and now we are stuck with it.

Post by **mrlexan** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:02 pm

It is a bit all over the map, depending on what I click on it is bouncing back and forth with the new and old system/pages, BUT I have not had any interruption with searching at all over the past week.

Post by **JK Racing** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:04 am

about a week ago, I couldnt see any pictures on the auctions, was driving me insane....then it magically cleared itself up. i have the "new" format on my search, but I am still able to find anything i am looking for.

Post by **Eau Rouge** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:59 pm

I finally got my rebuilt Mac online at the new house, and with all new browser settings here, everything on eBay was HOSED and horrible to work with. I know what you mean about the settings.

However, there is a link at the bottom of your FUBAR'd myEbay page that says "OPT OUT OF THIS TEST" and if you click it, it reverts to the old style structure with the new look and feel.

I think we all need to tell them how much the new "beta test" sucks before someone decides it is a good idea to change it for everyone.

Post by **MelvinsArmy** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 3:57 pm

Still SUCKS!!

Hey, I've got a good idea, let's do away with that pesky "completed items" search! Yeah, yeah, that's a GREAT idea!

Oh, here's another one. Let's not let people search on the general category of an item. Let's make them go straight to sub-categories instead. Oh, and keyword search is useless too, let's do away with that. Yeah, let's make it so when someone types something in, they get 10,000 listings and then they have to figure out how to sort through them. Yeah, yeah this is great.

I've been on ebay since 2000. I'd say my days of buying are coming to an end. That is if this is going to be the new system. It's STUPID! A pain in the ass. Luckily they haven't F-ed up the selling section yet. I've got to sell off the rest of my mannequin hands and other crap before they mess that up too.

Oh well, this is probably a good thing for me in the long run. I spend way too much time and money on that site anyway.

Post by **templeofspeed** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:05 pm

I'm confused... I've had no problems searching current or completed items...what am I missing here?

I'm not on a mac, nor am I using any kind of forced beta version of ebuy...

Post by **GRIZZLY** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:17 pm

MelvinsArmy wrote:Still SUCKS!!

I've been on ebay since 2000. I'd say my days of buying are coming to an end. That is if this is going to be the new system. It's STUPID! A pain in the ass. Luckily they haven't F-ed up the selling section yet. I've got to sell off the rest of my mannequin hands and other crap before they mess that up too.

Oh well, this is probably a good thing for me in the long run. I spend way too much time and money on that site anyway.

MELVIN, Two things, (1) as we speak someone is proberaly working o/t to see what they can screw up next,it's only a matter of time GRIZZLY

Post by **MelvinsArmy** » Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:39 pm

Okay, it must be a Mac thing. I'm at work on a PC and it's back to "normal". Hopefully they get the Mac side worked out some day.

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