Hyperlink problems between ebay.fr and ebay.com

[young6464]

Good morning. I am having an issue with hyperlinks from a US/UK eBay site not working when abroad (ebay.fr). One example is as follows:  https://www.ebay.com/itm/126041858155 . I also get errors (Nous avons cherché partout) when searching for the item number if the auction has ended. The item number search occasionally works while the auction is still active, but seems inconsistent. Any thoughts on why I'm encountering the issue? How can I force hyperlinks to open with ebay.com instead of ebay.fr while in Belgium?

[lacemaker3]

eBay uses a lot of automatic redirects, which often take you to the wrong place. I keep getting redirected to eBay Canada, and when I asked the eBay Blues (employees who oversee the community here) they said that was intended. eBay did not care that it was not what I needed. They know best.

The only thing that works is, to edit the URL in the address box, and change .fr to .com, if you get redirected to eBay France. If it keeps redirecting, then you can use a different browser to view the item on .com.

[eburtonlab]

The listing you have linked has ended. When following that link, eBay may direct you to a similar result that is still available instead. To see the original ended listing, click on the image in the blue band to go here:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/OMEGA-Planet-Ocean-Co-Axial-Master-Chronometer-Mens-Black-Watch-LNIB-/12604...

Changing the dot com to dot fr:

https://www.ebay.fr/itm/OMEGA-Planet-Ocean-Co-Axial-Master-Chronometer-Mens-Black-Watch-LNIB-/126041...

You may have trouble searching for items on other country sites if the item does not have a shipping method specified for that country, or to your specific location. Direct links should still work, though, aside from being redirected to alternative active listings.