LeBonCoin: Why I'd Love to Permanently Hide Certain Listings
When I'm looking for a product on LeBonCoin, I usually create a saved search.
On paper, it's simple: I get a notification (if I want one) as soon as a new listing matches my criteria.
In practice, there's a problem.
Some listings keep coming back, over and over, even though I'm not interested in them.
The off-topic listings
A common case: sellers who stuff their listings with keywords and also pay for the "Bump my listing" option.
I'm searching for a Schiit product (an American audio brand). I end up seeing:
- products from other brands;
- completely unrelated accessories.
Why?
Because some sellers add every popular model name in their description to gain visibility.
The search engine then considers these listings relevant, even though they're not — at least not for the user. And if the seller paid for the "Bump my listing" option, I get a daily notification for a product I have no interest in. It gets very frustrating, very fast.
A simple feature: "Stop showing me this listing"
One solution could be a button, LinkedIn-style:
Hide this listing
The listing would disappear from:
- search results;
- alerts;
- recommendations.
The user would gradually clean up their search space. The longer the search runs, the more relevant the results become.
Another feature: muting a seller
For sellers who consistently post listings stuffed with unrelated keywords:
Mute this seller
The benefits would be twofold:
- less noise for the user;
- better overall result quality.
Why this is interesting from a Product perspective
Reducing noise and staying relevant often improves user satisfaction more than constantly surfacing new off-topic listings.
The experience isn't just about volume or update frequency.
The best search products learn from their users. Every negative signal — a hidden listing, a muted seller — is valuable data to improve relevance over time.
That's exactly the kind of small feature that turns a frustrating experience into one that gets better with use.
