The view in my store is all messed up.

[triber]

When I open my .com store, everything has changed. The worst thing is that there is no longer a search box. If I go to .ca, (which I rarely do because almost all my listing and buyer are US), it is the same as it was. Is this happening to anyone else?

[ricarmic]

Hiya my store looks the same and normal on both .CA and .COM

Note my store is a .COM store.

I checked your stuff and yes same as you see the .CA is "normal" the .COM version is different..... something may have changed for .CA stores when viewed on .COM??

[momcqueen]

Ebay is experimenting with a new storefront display. You might be seeing that. I had the new store view briefly when viewed on ebay Australia only a few weeks ago. What you describe sounds about right.

[pjcdn2005]

They have been changing the store formats on .com. The search function is at the top where you would normally search on eBay but now it says ‘Search this store’ in the search bar.

[momcqueen]

Yeah, I checked yours and mine. Mine is the new store style with new storefront. Triber's is the old store style with new storefront. 

[momcqueen]

My thread from earlier this month about this: 

https://community.ebay.ca/t5/Seller-Central/Vision-of-the-future-storefront-changes/m-p/401380

[triber]

pjcdn: I can't see the search bar you mention on my .com store. This is where most of my buyers go, and I need them to be able to search.

I wish eBay would stop experimenting when things are working well!

[pjcdn2005 · Accepted solution]

I’m on my iPad and not sure how to do a screenshot but go to your main store page and on the right of the eBay logo there is a search bar that looks just like the search bar on a regular search page.  Do you see it?

[triber]

Thanks, found it, I don't think buyers will see it as easily as the one that was right about the categories. I hope they will change it back.

[dutchman48]

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@triber wrote:

Thanks, found it, I don't think buyers will see it as easily as the one that was right about the categories. I hope they will change it back.

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Here is a link to a post on the US boards with some of the issues.

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/ebay-store-change-is-not-an-improvement/m-p/28499851#M1209608

[triber]

Thank you, dutchman, so I am not the only one. I hope eBay soon realizes that this is not a good change.

[cumos55]

Gallery view with the new store view...   Gallery view is better than list view

Everything just jumps out at the viewer....

The colors are everywhere. 

It is very important to have a very good photo  and a very good title  that represents  what is presented in the listing.

The old store view is just not there... not the equivalent.... to the new store view.

[momcqueen]

In the new storefront view format, I like that there is a line of text from the Item Description in the List View.

@triber

The search bar we used to have has been amalgamated with the Search bar at top but limited to This Store by default

[cumos55]

With Gallery view....

The first series of words in the title are very important.....

The gallery photo plus this first series of  words in a title should  present what is for sale in the listing.

Put the mouse pointer over the title in gallery view  and the full title is shown for a listing

[momcqueen]

You're right. And it's the opposite of how I have always organized mine.

'Disney PIXAR Cars (character) (number) (series) diecast (year)'

Should probably all become:

'(Character) diecast (series) (year) Disney PIXAR Cars now'

Ditto for my minifigs.

I'll add that to my list of things to do in 2020.

[cumos55]

June was going to be an end and relist month, one day at a time...  starting June 1

Now it will most likely be ...

Revise....  then end, and finally relist

Revisions will not be a big problem

The end and relist option was done each year for many years now...

Wake up eBay's Search Engine .....and wake up the watchers .....  Watchers will be notified the listing was relisted....