I complained to ebay and got nowhere other than the run around that the change is NOT permanent and they had to do this in order to streamline things and get them back to normal. Huh?
To answer the question way up the thread from ncinin about "does anyone do blind searching?" Absolutely. I collect certain caramel cards and some tobacco cards from 1909-1919 but if I happen to run across something I like, like a nice Old Judge or a sharp Fatima for a good price, I'll buy it, tuck it away, and use it as a trader or let it appreciate it and flip it. I don't collect E92, E99, E100, E101 or E102 but if I find a nice example at a deal, I'll grab it. I think a lot of collectors do the same thing.
Finally, the search tips are nice and useful, thanks for providing them but if you have noticed the tiny number of new offerings on ebay, it won't be long before buyers are punished simply because sellers are tired of screwing around with the new rules and stop listing. I am a collector but I constantly upgrade and sell cards to buy others I want more, again, a lot of us do this, but I will be damned if I will list any more cards on ebay for sale until this gets rectified
