Left them some feedback. At best, they'd include categories for each individual gen, but I'm okay with restoring it the way it was.
Edit: YIKES, I didn't realize the MLP category was gone altogether! Even worse than I thought!
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WHAT is Ebay DOING!?!?
It was bad enough I had to slog through 10bazillion g4 blind bag, at least I could click the pre-1990 and hope people listed stuff correctly by year.
Jez...now we're probably going to have to slog through anything listed with the word 'pony' in it.
Where do I complain...er...give my feedback on this?
So stupid, Ebay, I had no words for you. I feel like ebay just unfriended me.
So stupid, Ebay, I had no words for you. I feel like ebay just unfriended me.
I think it has to do with this:
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/Grouped-Listings-Gives-Buyers-an-Improved-Search-Experience/ba-p/27592154
I think they are trying to dumb things down passed the Joe Shmoe level and creating a "catalog", but I can't figure out how this is supposed to be better considering eBay is a gigantic eFlea-market with all sorts of sellers and all sorts of buyers.
I think it has to do with this:
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Announcements/Grouped-Listings-Gives-Buyers-an-Improved-Search-Experience/ba-p/27592154
I think they are trying to dumb things down passed the Joe Shmoe level and creating a "catalog", but I can't figure out how this is supposed to be better considering eBay is a gigantic eFlea-market with all sorts of sellers and all sorts of buyers.
I see how this could be useful when searching for some new items but it's going to be a disaster for pony stuff.
Thanks Ashlyne for the link,
I did my part and complained, not sure what good it will do.
And yet again ebay "fixes" something that was never broken in a pathetic attempt to become a crappy version of Amazon.
Ebay:
You're not Amazon. You never will be.
Get over it.
You're an online garage sale. Stop trying to be something you're not. You want to be Amazon? Invest in the overhead Amazon has like distribution networks, tens of thousands of employees, and actual products and stock. Don't want the expense? Don't have the space to store millions of items? Don't want the responsibility or the work required to actually get something into a customer's hands? Want to keep taking a cut of everyone else's work while doing nothing yourself?
Then stop trying to be Crappy Amazon!
What are the generations of My Little Pony?
Hasbro began production on My Little Pony dolls and toys in 1982 and have since made four generations. Fan favorites such as Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack were introduced in the first generation. For collectors, it is important to know these generations so that you can collect from the generations of your choice.
First generation: These My Little Ponies were released in 1982 and produced until 1982. These are the most valuable to collectors.
Second generation: The second generation of ponies began production in 1997.
Third generation: The third generation of ponies began production in 2003.
Fourth generation: The fourth generation began in 2010.
Banditpony, unfortunately I think that page with the categories was created by a user who was a MLP fan, rather than being an "official" eBay breakdown or plan. Like a bare bones faux-Wikipedia entry for the brand.
Banditpony, unfortunately I think that page with the categories was created by a user who was a MLP fan, rather than being an "official" eBay breakdown or plan. Like a bare bones faux-Wikipedia entry for the brand.
How does a fan have the ability to create paths?
Anyway, I don't meant to trivialize ... How does this affect people using eBay so bad?
Like it's no change to me and I just want to understand why many people are so upset
It all stems down to I never used the categories... so I'm just trying to understand.I'll throw in my problem with it:
It all stems down to I never used the categories... so I'm just trying to understand.I'll throw in my problem with it:
When there was the category for pre-1990, it was much easier for me to only look at G1 ponies. Sure, you'd have a few mislabeled lots in there, but buy and large it was the easiest way to filter out G4 merch.
Of course, you can always throw G1 or Retro or Vintage in as a keyword, but not everyone would label their lots as such. Non-collectors are unfamiliar with the term G1, and some people forget to use Vintage altogether. By sorting by pre-1990, it catches all of the lots that people just named as "MLP Blue Lot Bait".
Now, it feels like I'll miss out on some lots by putting G1 as a keyword, or Vintage.
Yeah but if you set that up as a saved search then it's pretty easy...
I have used the (-) to filter out the whole Friendship is Magic thing, but man does it get cluttered fast. You've also got Equestria Girls, Guardians of Harmony, GoH to add to the list, and there are still so many sellers that don't use those key words.
Yeah but if you set that up as a saved search then it's pretty easy...
I have used the (-) to filter out the whole Friendship is Magic thing, but man does it get cluttered fast. You've also got Equestria Girls, Guardians of Harmony, GoH to add to the list, and there are still so many sellers that don't use those key words.
And a lot of typo things get corrected
"vintage toy horse 1984 figurine"
Will bring up the MLP listing that has "littel"
I used to put in typos to get deals in the early days
I mean don't get me wrong, it's a inconvenience but I have doubts it's long term.. and there's other filters then the category
Once I get them all changed, it'll be better, but it's going to take a long time. I have ...a lot … of these searches set up. And most of them will need the tag added -g2 -g3 -fim -brony -friendship -guardians -equestria -oh-what-ever-else-that's-been-suggested.
I do hope they make improvements. The biggest reason I want to get the word out is to notify ebay sellers. If they can adjust their auctions, get used to specifying character family and decade, that will go a long way in helping their buyers. Right now, there are too many auctions that aren't specific enough.
You can filter out things with keywords tooGood point, I may have to just hope they put the appropriate time period.
my little pony -g3 -g4 -blind -friendship -funko
and you can filter a time period (1980)
You can filter out things with keywords tooGood point, I may have to just hope they put the appropriate time period.
my little pony -g3 -g4 -blind -friendship -funko
and you can filter a time period (1980)
The comparison is I guess when a supermarket completely rearranges its shelves and it takes 3x as long to do the same shopping trip...Supermarkets do that for a reason though.
Yeah, I know that's the rationale behind supermarkets, although in my experience (bearing in mind I can't navigate) it basically makes the whole thing a bigger nusiance and nightmare. And the website is the same situation. Can't find anything in its normal place - give up and go elsewhere.People don't realize that product placement affects them, but it absolutely, 100% does. Scientifically proven. Even if they don't buy more things (or more prominently placed brands), impressions count. Stores are one big advertisement. But you need not take my word for it, there's plenty of really cool articles and videos on the subject:
I don't actually know anyone who has ever fallen for the marketing trick, either. But I have heard a lot of people complain about the time they waste trying to find things they need - and these are people who can navigate, so it isn't just me.
It takes me a really long time to learn a route to find anything anywhere, if I even manage to - it's really dispiriting when all that hard work is rendered void by idiocy.
Generally most people are going to put plastic toy horses under my little pony. Even people that should know a little about ponies still have no clue. My father has been around MLP since..well 1983, but he still wouldn't have a clue on telling someone the difference in a plastic fakie and a real MLP.WELL Said!!!! :iconclap: :thumb: :iconclap:
So generally I think most people that were selling on ebay who didn't know MLP just put plastic toy ponies under MLP if they were aware of what MLP was...they might not automatically know it's hasbro, but they've more than likely heard of My Little Pony.
I'm not sure we need a category for My Little Pony Dolls, because ya know what is going to happen, some people call the actual ponies, dolls.
I do happen to remember a doll seller complaining that ebay wasn't allowing them to put Tonner clothing under the Tonner dolls section, they were being made to move it to modern doll clothing or something. Sorry, I have no clue why that would happen, I just remember someone complaining on a facebook forum.
It's completely stupid if something like that happens.
If you want to understand why some people might be upset about this, as a seller it was easier to have it the way it was, and simpler is generally better for buyer and sellers. Constantly changing and moving things makes it more difficult to understand.
Why they want to try and fix something that isn't broken is one reason why people are getting frustrated with them and no longer want to use them anymore and are turning to other sites.
It's fine for those who searched a different way, we get that for some it doesn't matter, I'm just thinking as a long time seller it can be frustrating to have to go figure out what the heck category we're supposed to use now, and as a long time buy ending up with a bunch of garbage in your search is going to turn you off to the site.
So I'm thinking maybe a little understanding on why people are annoyed and why some people would have bigger problems with this change than others. Plus some people like me need to rant about crap like this to get it out of my system.
If you want to understand why some people might be upset about this, as a seller it was easier to have it the way it was, and simpler is generally better for buyer and sellers. Constantly changing and moving things makes it more difficult to understand.
But as a buyer AND seller since like pre-1999 days-- I'm the only one in this thread thinking THANK GOODNESS they are updating the sorting system to (what I hope is current. )
I mean -- I guess the way that I work is at first I was like OMG this is terrible -- I was ready to complain. Then my reflexes kick in to try to understand WHY...
If you want to understand why some people might be upset about this, as a seller it was easier to have it the way it was, and simpler is generally better for buyer and sellers.Was just me responding how I feel as a seller.. the interface was the same, it just had some extra tagging (that you don't even have to fill out -- but should fill out).