eBay - Searching by location

[Flack]

Am I missing something? All of a sudden I can't search for local items. In both the basic search and advanced search, the pull down bar for location is missing.

[number6]

I saw the location field in the bottom right portion of the advanced search screen only:

http://pages.ebay.com/search/items/search_adv.html


I would try again.

[Flack]

I saw the location field in the bottom right portion of the advanced search screen only:

http://pages.ebay.com/search/items/search_adv.html

I would try again.

Those are just countries -- I always search for cars and arcade games that are in my state! Or, I always did up until yesterday!

Anybody else?

[Jibbajaba]

This is on the "refine your search" page...

2 dropdown menus above "item located in..."

it says "items from eBay.com" and the default setting is "All regions". You can change it to whatever region you live in.

[Flack]

I just found out why they changed it:

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***Coming Soon: Distances Sort and Filter***
Date: 06/10/04 Time: 01:33:35 PM PDT


Starting next week, we will start phasing in a new feature that will allow members to sort their search results by distance from their ZIP code. This will replace the ability to search by Regions and for "Items Near Me", and will give buyers a better way to find items that are within a preferred distance, or those that are more difficult to ship. We will be introducing this feature in two phases.
Phase One - How This Affects Sellers
Next week, sellers will be asked to provide their ZIP code during the listing process instead of their Region. To make this as easy as possible for sellers, we will pre-populate the seller's ZIP code on file for new listings. Sellers will still be able to specify their Item Location. Please note that ZIP codes will not be shown anywhere on the item page or in search or listings.

Phase Two - How This Affects Buyers
Near the end of June, buyers will be able to sort by "Distance: nearest first" in search and listings by using the drop-down menu directly above the listings. Items across country borders (such as those located in Canada) will now also be included in this distance sort. A new distance filter will also be added to Advanced Search.

The distances provided will be in 5-mile increments and are direct distances, not driving distances. Turbo Lister will support this feature in late June, and it will be added to eBay Motors in July.

Please Note: Once the distances sort and filter has been fully introduced to the site in phase two, members who have Saved Searches using "Items Near Me" will have to update them (due to "Items Near Me" being removed). During the transition period (from mid-June to around the beginning of July), new listings will also not be returned when "Items Near Me" is used.

[TisLord]

All I can say is Kick-ass I have been wanting a feature like this since 1998. Woohoo....no more finding items in Chicago when I do a search for local pickup only. 4 hours away is not what I call local.