Despite the dismissive comments in your replies so far, I would endorse what you say. I also was searching for something specific, and the listings that I got as a result bore no resemblance to what I wanted. I have used "Advanced search" and have not found it particularly good either. Surely this puts buyers off?
I both buy and sell on e bay, and use it regularly, but many other people tend to dip into it rather than being regular users and this search engine will not encourage purchases if people cannot find what they want. If e bay becomes too difficult and messy to use, there are many other options online now.
I would add here that gone are the days of the 99p listing with a flat rate fee of 30p levied by e bay on every transaction, and in general higher fees. Perhaps someone should have advised that a higher proportion of lower sales is at best the same as a lower proportion of higher sales, and wiping out the bottom end of the market may not be a clever move.
