Has Anyone notice their items disappearing from Search during Auctions?

[avionsunantiques]

I've had some very poor auction results recently, and am wondering why.

I've also discovered that some people who were following auction items (with the intention to bid), found that items they were following (and that were being auctioned), had disappeared during the auction (were no longer visible), and so they mistakenly thought the item had been removed from auction.

For example, I could have 100 Items on ebay, but when I ask someone else to count how many they can see, they would only see 7 for example.

When I look at my end, I see all 100 of my items - ie the seller has no idea if their items are visible or not, because they are always visible to the seller.

This is very disturbing for many reasons - not the least of which, being that I have no idea if my items are visible or not, until someone else happens to ask why I removed an item!     However, unless someone is following one of my items, and takes the initiative to ask why it was removed, those viewing my items will never know what they can't see.

Its like sending an email that is never delivered.   As far as I know it has been delivered.   However if the recipient didn't get it, they have no idea anything was sent, so have no reason to alert me to the lack of delivery.

[pierrelebel]

I do not have an answer to your questions but suggest you check the shipping information very carefully.

For example 291260473264 .  When I checked that listing the system told me to contact seller to get shipping cost (I live in Canada and my default are correctly set to my postal code)

Could that explain the visibility problem?  Otherwise, I appear to find all your 145 listings

[avionsunantiques]

Thank you very much for your reply.

That is an ebay flaw in the ebay shipping calculator.

The package size entered is 24x24x20 inches and 40 pounds - which works on the canadapost web site, but ebay claims its too large to ship by Canadapost..............

I think this is the only item affected by the flaw.

[pierrelebel]

"24x24x20 inches and 40 pounds"

That may be the problem.

Canada Post like the rest of Canada uses the metric system.

Change your measurements and weight to metric information. See if that solves the problem.

[the_d_consortium]

I often get the feeling my listings are not visible too.

I listed 100 new in Feb and didn't sell any. I didn't sell a single thing all month. That's just bizarre IMHO.

Not that anyone asked me about them, if they never saw them, then how could they?

A while back a friend who often checks my listings on my older site told me there where no listings to see.

I checked my end and there where the usual amount.

Comments like, "I stumbled on to your listing by accident." really turns up the old paranoia.

The paranoia tells me there is a switch somewhere that tptb turn on and off as a type of protectionism for the US sellers.

Not saying it's true but there are times I only sell to Canadians, then again there are times I only sell to the States. It's very rare that I have a mix of the two.

Too bad I've lost touch with my RL connections with the brass, or it might be a good idea to have this investigated?