09-24-2005, 01:55 PM
I said I wasnt going to but after the announcement that the search manipulation tool was going to be allowed
I decide to play around once again with a few of my auctions. (Seeing as my newby boinktard was doing it SEVERAL TIMES).
I found there is a apx 16 hour lag time now when doing listing duration revisions.
I have 6 items up right now and here are the times:
Showing on page 2 of a 4 page search
On my view sellers other page 1d 14h 26m
On ebasy's Main search 2d 05h 25m
16h difference not in my favor from main search to actual close.
On my view sellers other page 1d 14h 15m
On ebay's Main search 2d 05h 15m
16h difference in my favor from main search to actual close.
On my view sellers other page 1d 21h 45m
On ebay's Main search 1d 06h 45m
16h difference in my favor from main search to actual close.
On my view sellers other page 1d 09h 40m
On ebay's Main search 2d 20m
16h difference in my favor from main search to actual close.
Showing on page 2 of a 4 page search
On my view sellers other page 3d 21h 27m
On ebay's Main search 4d 12h 16m
16h difference in my favor from main search to actual close.
Showing on page 3 of a 4 page search
On my view sellers other page 4d 11h 08m
On ebay's Main search 5d 01h 57m
16h difference in my favor from main search to actual close.
I wonder if this lag time is so great because a lot more people who lurk are aware of this search manipulation thing and are now attempting to take advantage of this? (Perhaps out of necessity if their LARGER counterparts are already doing it).
I wonder if this is putting a large strain on the capabilities of bays systems to update these auctions in a timely manor, therefor making the tool or technique, already just about useless.
Or could it be intentional and perhaps some new algorithm may have been installed silently, penalizing those who attempt to manipulate listing durations constantly.
Just a technical strain to update perhaps millions of listing in a 16 hour window?
Or intentional 16 hour penalty?
Please someone try it your self on some of your items if you are playing with the tool / technique.
See if you get similar results and let us know.
Oh yea my new boinktard competitor has 19 items up for auction and in the four page search, only 2 of his items are even showing up at all. This is what makes me believe perhaps some new algorithm may have been installed silently penalizing those who attempt to manipulate listing durations constantly.
I decide to play around once again with a few of my auctions. (Seeing as my newby boinktard was doing it SEVERAL TIMES).
I found there is a apx 16 hour lag time now when doing listing duration revisions.
I have 6 items up right now and here are the times:
Showing on page 2 of a 4 page search
On my view sellers other page 1d 14h 26m
On ebasy's Main search 2d 05h 25m
16h difference not in my favor from main search to actual close.
On my view sellers other page 1d 14h 15m
On ebay's Main search 2d 05h 15m
16h difference in my favor from main search to actual close.
On my view sellers other page 1d 21h 45m
On ebay's Main search 1d 06h 45m
16h difference in my favor from main search to actual close.
On my view sellers other page 1d 09h 40m
On ebay's Main search 2d 20m
16h difference in my favor from main search to actual close.
Showing on page 2 of a 4 page search
On my view sellers other page 3d 21h 27m
On ebay's Main search 4d 12h 16m
16h difference in my favor from main search to actual close.
Showing on page 3 of a 4 page search
On my view sellers other page 4d 11h 08m
On ebay's Main search 5d 01h 57m
16h difference in my favor from main search to actual close.
I wonder if this lag time is so great because a lot more people who lurk are aware of this search manipulation thing and are now attempting to take advantage of this? (Perhaps out of necessity if their LARGER counterparts are already doing it).
I wonder if this is putting a large strain on the capabilities of bays systems to update these auctions in a timely manor, therefor making the tool or technique, already just about useless.
Or could it be intentional and perhaps some new algorithm may have been installed silently, penalizing those who attempt to manipulate listing durations constantly.
Just a technical strain to update perhaps millions of listing in a 16 hour window?
Or intentional 16 hour penalty?
Please someone try it your self on some of your items if you are playing with the tool / technique.
See if you get similar results and let us know.
Oh yea my new boinktard competitor has 19 items up for auction and in the four page search, only 2 of his items are even showing up at all. This is what makes me believe perhaps some new algorithm may have been installed silently penalizing those who attempt to manipulate listing durations constantly.