This issue has been going on for a while. When I'm setting up a sale and want to select listings for that sale, the words I type in the "Search for a specific listing" box disappear on me before yielding any results. I can search for one letter but not two or more letters. It's inconsistent. Sometimes it will miraculously work. Most of the time not.
Are they all in the same shop section?
No, I was trying to search by theme.
I finally got it to work, but it took a long time. It's a struggle every time I set up a sale.