A few weeks ago I raised the issue of search results being nonsensical, and I was told to clear the cache.  So I’ve used a totally clean browser (Chrome, instead of my normal Firefox) - no history, no cache, no cookies - and the screenshots show that the results are the same.  

 

The search term was “original watercolour painting seascape”, sorted by "Lowest price + P&P”.

 

The first screenshot shows the top 3 listings.  Out of 5,300 results, ebay apparently thinks that the "best listings" for a Seascape search are Trees, Calligraphy and the Grand Canyon.  The second screenshot shows the listings just a few further down - more shells and 3 more pictures of forests.  How can your search program get these results so wrong?

 

The third screenshot highlights two issues with the search results.  One - Japanese roses are showing up in a search for a seascape; and Two - why are two pictures at £6.28 each  inc P&P showing higher up the listings than pictures at £5.40 and several pictures at £5.37.  The results are supposed to be in the order "Lowest Price + P&P”.

 

These results are not isolated incidents.  Nonsensical results like these happen all the time.  WHY?  How can your search program possibly think that a potential buyer of a seascape wants to see the Grand Canyon and paintings of forests and flowers?  What is the point of searching when the results throw up farcical anomalies like these.  Does ebay not realise how incredibly frustrating and irritating it is, not only for buyers but also for sellers who see their listings submerged by totally irrelevant results and which are not even in price order.