Hi Colic, i thought what you said definately sounded like it could be a high possiblilty as to the reason why peoples listings are having issues. So i thought i would test this out, I then changed all my listings that are currently being affected by this glitch to match the requirements of Top Rated Plus and still nothing. Listings are still dissapearing from search results and some even dropped little lower.

I have left it like this for a few days now thinking it might take a little while for it to kick in but to no avail.

So unfortunately im still convinced this is a glitch and not being done on purpose by ebay, they are just simply ignoring the issue.

Having read this rather long thread with a great deal of interest, perhaps I could suggest a solution. Firstly, I think it's important to understand that no amount of complaining will fix the problem, and a problem I believe there is in more ways than one. Instead do what I did..........start your own website and concentrate your efforts in that direction instead, using eBay as some sort of supplement (It need not be an expensive exercise). Ebay is not the "be all, end all" of building a business entreprise, I simply treat it as a useful sideline to my business. The alternative is to be continually frustrated and stressed out, not a good business decision.

Yes, you're right. We're paying for a service that in many respects, could be a whole lot better. But, you know, I don't think it's ever going to change, it may even get worse! However, I still find Ebay a very good way to generate turnover, albeit with low profit margins, as regardless of all the faults and glitches, it still remains a site that has large traffic flow.

Good luck with your website, ultimately I believe that's the best way to go, but it does take a lot of time and effort.