06-22-2018 06:07 AM - edited 06-22-2018 06:08 AM
For about 2 days in a row now, there has been this intermittent problem on Ebay under active listings. It seems to depend on the time of day. The view counter is not showing view numbers on most listings. Instead it shows dashes. Before this problem, there was also another intermittent problem where the view count would show up as zeros instead of dashes. Something is definitely wrong with the view counter and I ask eBay to please fix it since this is a very annoying issue. It is impossible to tell how a listing is doing without the view count. Please respond if you are also experiencing the same problem.
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07-09-2018 08:28 AM
07-09-2018 09:33 AM
Same problem, for about a week (once I relisted) - just have dashes. - - - - Come On, Ebay!! People depend on this site, to make a living, or just make ends meet -You are messing with the livelihood of so many!! It's maddening, for a company of this caliber, to be so delinquent!!!
07-09-2018 09:35 AM
Same problem, for about a week (once I relisted) - just have dashes. - - - - Come On, Ebay!! People depend on this site, to make a living, or just make ends meet -You are messing with the livelihood of so many!! It's maddening, for a company of this caliber, to be so delinquent!!!
07-09-2018 11:05 AM
My views have been messed up since middle of June apx.... I don't know if people are not looking at my items but once in a while they come back then either go to a - or a 0, I have a very good rating and have seen similar items to mine sell at higher prices. Ebay used to be a "large" view yard sale, but I might have to have an actual yard sale at home to move my items. I had some sales last month, after lowering my prices and shipping. I broke even barely with the fees on items, fees on shipping, fees on paypal, and didn't cover the time it took to photo and write up information. Sales are off and have been going lower continously. What is going on and will this be fixed?
07-09-2018 01:29 PM
I have had the same problem. Since I don't know how many are viewing or watching an item, I am not listing until eBay has it fixed.
07-09-2018 02:10 PM
I definitely had noticed this. How can I have (4) watchers & (-) views? It is STILL going on with my listings as of July 9
07-09-2018 04:24 PM
I'm wondering if this issue with the views/watchers counter not showing up is sitewide? Has everyone been affected?
07-09-2018 08:03 PM
Glad I looked this up...my views are (-) and my watchers are showing. About a week now. Ugh
07-09-2018 08:10 PM
They say it does not effect anything, but I am so tired of looking at it! Just FIX it please.
07-09-2018 08:25 PM
07-09-2018 09:27 PM
I too am experiencing the same problems with views/watchers. Mobile app reacts differently than the web version. This is very frustrating especially since its ongoing for at least 2 weeks now. I would expect a company this large would have an experienced IT team to handle problems like this. I understand that every program has its bugs but thats where end user comments and suggestions come handy. Please fix!!
07-09-2018 10:04 PM
@legacyit114 wrote:I too am experiencing the same problems with views/watchers. Mobile app reacts differently than the web version. This is very frustrating especially since its ongoing for at least 2 weeks now. I would expect a company this large would have an experienced IT team to handle problems like this. I understand that every program has its bugs but thats where end user comments and suggestions come handy. Please fix!!
Totally agree - A company this size, taking the profits they do, should have an IT team equivalent to Microsoft. This is not acceptable.
07-09-2018 11:12 PM
07-10-2018 02:30 AM
Continuing problem...... Half hearted apology, and No fix = unhappy ebay seller. This means sales are down. If you thought the view counters were the only thing that was messed up you would be wrong. This is a site wide problem and it is getting worse. I listed an item that I have sold before and that usually sells quickly, but after two days it only had 6 views (when the counter worked) at least 3 of those were me checking. So I typed in the item description in the search engine: Guess what I found? NOTHING . I tried multiple times and several ways of going at it. No luck. The item was not being seen by buyers. It said it was up and running but would not appear in the search engine. I went and relisted and now its viewable again.......Im guessing about half my items are not being seen at all. Of course, I wouldnt know that with a broken view counter.
Can NOT sell items if NO ONE CAN FIND THEM.
EBAY HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. FIX IT NOW!!!! This hurts not only sellers but ebay too. If I dont sell stuff ebay cant make any money either.
SB
07-10-2018 04:37 AM
It’s intentional.