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 ??
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/33423237...a6cfBxuQBaOZ03CIujJwW8BTov|tkp:Bk9SR5795Z2RZA

 

[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’ :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/19629366...3SttDi9MayhQ3sPLZtIUAK+C4P|tkp:Bk9SR4jzzJ-RZA

 

[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…)