If I am searching for something, I like to look at closed listings for the same search, e.g. if I am looking at all listings in some category, I want to also be able to view all closed listings in that category, rather than having to narrow my search by entering a search phrase.
Also, why is there no indication of whether an item has bids when looking at the search results? Making this visible would make it a lot more interesting and may encourage more bids.