Messaging simplified?

[openingnight]

I've noticed in the last couple weeks I've no longer had to enter a six digit verification number when sending question messages to sellers. Does anyone have any info about this change/update?

[pburn]

I haven't run into it--ever. Which link are you using to contact the seller: the one in the listing (before you've made the purchase) or the one in your purchase history *after you've made the purchase)?

[pburn]

Duplicate post.

[mudshark61369]

@openingnight,

You may not have to enter a 6 digit (Captcha) depending on what reason you select when contacting a seller or what method you use to message the seller.  If you contact the directly from a listing and select most options except "other", no captcha is needed.  If you do not contact a seller from a listing and select 'not about an item" then you will likely have to fill in the numbers. 

[castlemagicmemories]

Thank you, I couldn't come up with a pattern.  It comes and goes.

[openingnight]

pburn: I mean, specifically, the link from the listing; not purchase history.

mudshark61369: It doesn't seem to make a difference which reason I choose, none require a Captcha anymore. At least some used to.

I collect books and so am regularly messaging sellers to ask for details. Over the last few years I've enterered, I'm sure, thousands of Captchas on eBay, so this is a very noticable change for me. There is also an 'Add photos' area beneath the message box that is relatively new.

[berserkerplanet · Accepted solution]

Yep. Looks like eBay has rolled out a new "ask seller a question" page with a photo attachment option and no Captcha.

(and it fails completely - empty white page - in my go to Firefox 3.6.24 shopping browser)

[openingnight]

Thanks for confirming berserkerplanet!