Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Best eBay Match Sort Order

Best Match is now the default format for finding items.

Panic mongering aside... how have eBay's changes really affected sellers? It feels like we've been talking about eBay's changes for quite a while -- with strategies, reactions, and speculations coming out of everyone's ears. But now the dust has settled and the new eBay is fully operational, it's time to look at how you have really been affected by what has happened.

Was heard the spoken of advanced eBay coach, Carson Clark, to get the lowdown on... well... the reality of what the changes have meant to sellers like you.

So here's easy guide to the three biggest changes eBay made:

  • Strategy
  • Result
  • Conclusion

This means that when someone searches for an item, the results are no longer shown by the time the auction ends. Instead, they are based on an internal algorithm that is influenced by item title, relevance, seller reputation, item specifics, and other factors.

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