eBay says fixes search glitch on website

NEW YORK Nov 22 (Reuters) - eBay Inc (EBAY.O) said on Sunday it had restored a search function on its website overnight Saturday after a glitch led to searches returning either limited or no results throughout the day.

The technical issue on eBay.com resulted from a surge in live listings as sellers ramped up for the holiday season, the global e-commerce and payments company said in an e-mailed statement.

It also said it has more than 200 million live listings, or 33 percent more than at this time a year ago.

The technical issue, once identified, was easily fixed and implemented across the site's servers on Saturday afternoon and evening, eBay said. ((Reporting by Paritosh Bansal, Editing by Gary Crosse)) ((paritosh.bansal@thomsonreuters.com; +1-646-223-6113; Reuters Messaging: paritosh.bansal.reuters.com@reuters.net))