My item isn't showing when I do a "Search"!

Whenever you list or change an item, it will not appear under the Search function until eBay does its next scheduled category update on the data base. This can take from hours to almost a day, depending on the time you submitted the auction.

Be patient.

Make sure you are looking under the correct keyword. for example, "Barbie Doll", not "Barbie Dolls". The search will only pick up exactly as you have entered the item. So doublecheck that spelling before you submit an item to list! Hint: If you want to check for Barbie Doll and Dolls simultaneously, run a search for "Barbie Doll*". That asterisk will pick up any variation after the word doll - doll, dolls, dollhouse, dollclothes. As long as it was entered as a one-word variant of "doll".

If all else fails, Click Here and insert the item number to see exactly how your item was listed.

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