The eBay Best Match Search Is At Best a Complete "MESS" Today

Written by John Comments
Last Updated November 21, 2009

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Today the eBay Best Match search engine, called "Best MESS" by many industry watchers, goes down hard. The announcement board on eBay states "this is affecting the ability to access eBay Stores through search."

Well, guess who’s stores you CAN access? The competition OFF eBay! What a great day to be an ADVERTISER on the platform! Yes, every bad search is now driving ALL TRAFFIC off of eBay. That is just brilliant, simply brilliant!!!

Love it when a plan works out don’t you? When eBay search shows no results, by default it shows ads from off eBay sellers. So today they are seeing one of the BEST investments ever I am sure. All roads today lead OFF eBay? Hmmm….Does that seems to be a reoccurring sentiment, or is it just me?

Patricia013

John, it doesn't matter if search goes down...Mr. Donahoe still thinks Ebay is the only game in town - laughable and pathetic!!! I'm convinced they were again "tinkering" with search and that's the reason why it went down. I hope it put a bigger crimp in their earnings then it did to the sellers.

katbarton

LMAO... oh well I guess it was to much to hope that they actually went belly up. Darn.. but at least the buyers are headed other places for the day. :) Sorry John, I know your there and need your income, I have a few things listed to. Was hoping I would be compensated for lost time on that, but that's another dream ...lol... Ahh.. well such is life in the fast lane.