Clicking on items returned by a long search string results in "Item not available" errors in Chrome
Steps to reproduce:
1. Open Chrome browser on Windows 10
2. Perform a search using a long search string, for example:
(ce,ie,collector’s,collectors) (recall, armageddon, moon, badlands, balance, bayou, berserk, birds, lotus, braingeyser, orb, "copy artifact", counterspell, tomb, ritual, tutor, fastbond, forcefield, fork, might, mine) -hp -mp -played -play -lp -sp -pld -ex
3. Right click on one of the items returned in the search, and click 'Open in new tab'.
Result:
50% of the time, the item page displays an error:
"This listing (#) has been removed, or this item is not available."
The other 50% of the time, the item page loads normally.
Desired Result:
The item page always loads.
Other observations:
- The problem started ~2 months ago
- The item URL is excessively long. Deleting the part of the URL after the item number causes the page to load consistently.
- I am logged into my eBay account and was accessing ebay.com
- I have the Category search filter set to CCG Individual Cards, and Buying Format set to Auction
- Short search strings do not seem to trigger the issue
- I am not able to reproduce the issue in Edge browser
- I have AdBlock Plus and Paypal Honey Chrome extensions installed, no other extensions are activated for eBay.com
I've been following the same search process for over 15 years.
I will use Edge until this issue is fixed, and will update my post if I see a similar problem in Edge.
tolarianorth
OP3 years agoIt seems this issue is only reproducible while logged in.