SURPRISE - another change if you use featured plus on .com

Since yesterday I noticed that featured plus items (.com) were not showing up at the start like they used to. I figured it was a problem that would get fixed up. It wasn't today so I advised the (.com)live help person that I thought there was a problem. This is when I learned that featured plus doesn't work like it used to, because it has been changed. It now only shows up at the top of whatever page it happens to live on (that's essentially a waste of you listing $$$). Now there's a new "featured first" which is 2.5 times the price of featured plus. Apparently it goes first now like featured plus used to before. Unfortunately despite the fact that it has been live for a couple days now, you can't read about it in the help yet because it hasn't been updated! I was surprised that it was in Turbolister. At any rate something to be aware of.

Miriam if you read this, it is a good example of a change implemented with very poor communication (on the .com side). I'm not aware of any and the live help person couldn't find any aside from some note they got about a "new feature".
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There is some stuff in the help now. Here is the link. http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/featured-first.html
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lina-mallows
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"Want a chance of enhanced visibility on the first page of search results? Featured First gives you an opportunity – but no certainty – to have your listing appear on the first page of search results in the Featured Items section."

Featured First gives you an opportunity – but no certainty

And what EXACTLY does this mean?

"How it works
When the buyer performs this search, a number of Featured First listings will be randomly selected to appear on the first page of search results in the Featured Items section."

WHEN DID EBAY BECOME A CASINO GAME OF CHANCE?
(I must have missed this announcement!!!!!)

If ORWELL weren't already dead- this would likely have him laughing himself to death!

CASINO eBay. Pay YOUR money- roll the dice- and if your number comes up, YOU WIN- IF NOT- ah, so sorry- too bad. Better luck next time!
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lina-mallows
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Wait a minute- just to note. The BIG tip off..... any proposition where YOUR money is at stake. And the FIRST words are........

"Want a chance"
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jeffglobal
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I was in Vegas a few months ago and saw actual eBay slot machines in the Planet Hollywood casino.

Never thought eBay would turn into a casino itself, but it continues to sink to new lows with each new greedy announcement in everybody's favor but THE SELLERS!! How sad.
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