More wait and see how this will affect sales. Not entirely sure how the shipping plays into this new search. A bit more of an explanation below in last link.
From: Auctionbytes:
"eBay now makes assumptions about individual buyer's inclinations around price to determine which listings it shows them when they search its marketplace for products."
"Previously, when users searched for a product on eBay, the Best Match algorithm would show the exact same results, irrespective of the individual needs," Shreya Raval wrote on a blog post on Tuesday. "We introduced the price propensity feature in search ranking to customize the search results based on a user's price preference."
"eBay now makes assumptions about individual buyer's inclinations around price to determine which listings it shows them when they search its marketplace for products."
"Previously, when users searched for a product on eBay, the Best Match algorithm would show the exact same results, irrespective of the individual needs," Shreya Raval wrote on a blog post on Tuesday. "We introduced the price propensity feature in search ranking to customize the search results based on a user's price preference."
From Techebayinc: eBay Makes Search More Efficient Through Personalization - June 23, 2020https://tech.ebayinc.com/product/ebay-makes-search-more-efficient-through-personalization/
-Lotz