Like many other people who post here, I search ebay often in hopes of finding something to add to my collection at prices that I can afford - which at times can be darn difficult to do!

To try to make the process go by just a tad bit quicker, I not only enter a search function for what it is that I am looking for as well as those items that I am NOT looking for (using the minus sign (-) as part of the search function.

An example for Individual Casino chips would be "Casino - Palms (etc)"

I sort new by: Time, Newly Issued.

So far so good. Startling last night when I normally do my searches, the "NEW LISTING" icon no longer appears once you do a search!

And yes, I tried two different internet options (Firefox as well as Microsoft), as well as clearing my history and cookies, and the results are the same - so me thinks it is NOT my computer.

Contacting ebay to try to inform them that this may effect there bottom line as well as mine as I do try and sell stuff there, using the rational that if I can NOT use the search function to try to find stuff to bid on, then the number of items that I might win would decrease accordingly.

Either my communication skills were not up to the task, or the person servicing my request didn't care is unknown, but I wanted to check to see if others as having the same problem, and if so, if they have been able to resolve the problem.

It is bad enough that I trying to stay healthy by staying at home during these trying times, but things like this to help pass the time are NOT helping.

Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanking all in advance, one tired old frustrated collector.

John K. Kallman
LM112-112