What’s going on here??…

[ferrus]

Every day I look on eBay for derailleurs for my collection using various search terms and criteria. This overpriced mech frequently tops the results despite having no relevance at all. For instance when I search ‘Sanko derailleur’ in order of ‘newly listed’, there it is at the top.
Note - the date it was first listed, 01 Feb is NOT 2024, it’s 2023!! - yet it’s appeared ahead of other more recent listings for ‘ancien derailleur’ etc…
Why is it getting such priority treatment ??

NOS Simplex juy 15D rear derailleur Bicycle Vintage Ancien Velo | eBay

Rear derailleur Simplex juy 15D.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[grantoury]

From Portugal, perhaps it is associated with a certain search a lot over there. I do not sell on eBay but could he be paying to have his ad shown in certain places?

 

[ferrus]

It does seem something like that Jan
Again, ‘Simplex derailleur’ (Best Match) - there it is..

Apparently “1 other person has this in their basket”. Of course they do.

 

[grantoury]

It does seem something like that Jan
..apparently “1 other person has this in their basket”. Of course they do.

That is very annoying. I thought some did that to deter others from buying.

 

[stephan]

Unsure what device you are using, though open up a new "Private Browser" or in "Incognito mode" - open up eBay, though don't log in - then do your search again! - my guess it wont be there!

 

[ferrus]

That is very annoying. I thought some did that to deter others from buying.

Probably more intended to prompt potential buyers into action.

I found this in my basket the other day! I’d been showing a mate how expensive speaker cable could be and he’d clicked on it ‘by accident’ :

Nordost Odin 2 Speaker Cable 2m Spade / Spade | eBay

Perfect condition, very little use.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[stephan]

Probably more intended to prompt potential buyers into action.

I found this in my basket the other day! I’d been showing a mate how expensive speaker cable could be and he’d clicked on it ‘by accident’ :

Gee lucky he did not click "Pay Now"

 

[ferrus]

Unsure what device you are using, though open up a new "Private Browser" or in "Incognito mode" - open up eBay, though don't log in - then do your search again! - my guess it wont be there!

You’re probably right. I might give it a go if it’s not beyond my super-dim capacity!

 

[stephan]

You’re probably right. I might give it a go if it’s not beyond my super-dim capacity!

You will hae a "cookie" on yer browser! Try what I suggested and if the advert does not come up in "Private Browsing" I can suggest a few things to do.

 

[ferrus]

I’ll give that a go in a mo’
It’s still there when I’m signed out of eBay and have cleared my History (which I thought cleared cookies? - but eBay still retains “related” searches eg Syncros stem, Thomson stem…)