Ok so I got the typically anticipated answer to my question which was :
Hi Michelle,
Could you answer a question that a large amount of sellers have asked live help, ebay and other pinks with no response regarding regional or listing "blackouts" for want of a better phrase.
A huge amount of sellers are noticing that their listings are appearing and then disappearing for days at a time, or cannot be located period using full titles, some are ONLY visible using fewer keywords despite many multi regional people doing fresh searches for the exact title.
OR only being visible from certain regions and not from other regions, this has been noticed globally for some time, most noteably on Ebay au, uk and usa.
A pink on the US boards some time back admitted that eBay did use selective visibility on a lot of items due to too many listings on eBay, could you fill us in on how that works please, and why listings have no visibility at times.
(omitting the explanation for the first 24 hours of visibility of a listing for sorting as we are already aware).
Kind Regards
As I said the yet again Fobbed off reply I received was:
Hi liisasx,
Your question doesn't relate to the recent changes (which we've clearly stated posts to this thread should) but I do understand why you have posted here. I am unaware of the issue you have mentioned. I have forwarded this onto the relevant team to see if it is a known issue but you are best to contact Customer Support with these types of queries.
Thanks
Michelle
The eBay team
I then replied with:
Thank you for your reply Michelle, albeit sadly you have given the same answer that Ebay and Live Help have been giving for months with the same response, I am sorry I misinterepreted this thread to mean ask "any question" relating to Ebay changes.
The subject I mentioned is a change that has been more recently noticed by thousands of sellers, due to a dramatic downturn in sales and listing visibility.
A google of "ebay blackout" produces hundreds of discussions on the subject globally both on and off Ebay sites.
I will refrain from posting further "off topic" as per your request.
Again, thank you.
They use the sad old excuse that they "were not aware of" and "I have forwarded this onto the relevant team to see if it is a known issue".
It's Bloody known alright......and as for ask Customer Support , I DID, and they said "I have forwarded this onto the relevant team to see if it is a known issue"..... they must think we are all idiots.
BNWT, I read that LOL, Ebay DO love their spin, I love how they manipulate and interpret to their benefit, when to anyone with half a brain it is clear they were FORCED to introduce the changes. but like I said most sellers will stick with payPal because there is NO seller protection via other methods and Ebay KNOW it.