Verifying yourself

Question

How can I get rid of the annoying "verifing yourself" request? Each time I do an extensive search (e.g. looking at all the items of a seller) this verifying itself request appears every five minutes. The worst part is, that it put my search back to the start even if I was already on page for example. This is very annoying. Ebay should get it rid of this feature.

eburtonlab · Answer

Repeated Captcha requests or failures might be a sign that your browser is having problems saving cookies properly, or else a sign of a network issue. Using a VPN or a hotspot, or certain kinds of privacy software might also cause some issues.

Make sure your browser is up-to-date and has JavaScript enabled (and not blocked) and that cookies are not being blocked:

https://www.whatismybrowser.com/

Try using a different browser or a private or incognito browser window and see if you run into the same Captcha issues. If not, try manually erasing just your eBay cookies manually in your original browser.

If you are using an ad blocker, try temporarily disabling it to see if that makes a difference.

Try an alternative link to sign in to rule out an issue with a particular link:

https://signin.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll

If you are using a mobile browser, try changing to a different browser mode: mobile, classic or desktop. Try a desktop browser or a mobile browser in desktop mode.

Or try using the eBay app.

If you contact eBay directly, mention ALERT15299 to have your account added to the open ticket.