Hello 'clogher',
What do you mean "automated ebay searches"? Do you mean all those items in your
erstwhile Saved Searches for which you had opted to receive emails for new listings?
When you hold your mouse over the My eBay at the top of the page, and from there click
on Followed Searches, is your former list of Searches still there?
Does it say, Receiving emails beside those about which you wish to be notified?
If you are not Receiving emails, from the far right column under More actions, are you able
to choose Edit Email Options?
Do you get an Email Settings box inviting you to select Email me daily when new items match my search?
If everything seems to be functional but you are not being informed about new items, I can
only think of 2 reasons why that may be, -
Either there is nothing new at the moment based on your search criteria, or else this new
password change thing has messed up all sorts of ebay operations everywhere, -- and based
on the board comments and questions, I'd say that's a good bet.