Interesting pinned post on the buying board

[toomuchstuffagain35]

Seems we are soon to have a 'new and improved' design on the 'view item' page.

[my-cottage-books-and-antiques]

Here is the post: 

‎03-28-2023 07:13 AM

The item listing (also known as View Item) page on desktop will be going through a redesign this year. As part of this effort, we are going to simplify and modernize the user experience. To help be apart of this process please check out the new community board!

Here are some of the key highlights of what you can expect:

Larger images
Increased prominence of the seller information.
Bring critical information like Item specifics and seller description higher up on the page before any modules that show other items & ads.
Improve the hierarchy of the page, so we show the most important information in the right order.

We will be rolling out the change in phases as we design the final experience. We will be running several tests and gathering user feedback. 

Your feedback is valuable and will help us in creating a better eBay experience. Thank you for buying and selling on eBay. 

[creativecrisis]

Interesting. I wonder why they're soliciting feedback on the buying board but not the seller board?

[my-cottage-books-and-antiques]

https://community.ebay.com/t5/View-Item-Redesign-Updates/cmp-p/grouphub:View_Item_Redesign_Updates

[toomuchstuffagain35]

Possibly because it's not so much to do with the way sellers list but how ebay shows the listing to buyers? It sounds like more info 'above the fold' and before other listings being shown.

[my-cottage-books-and-antiques]

@creativecrisis   The view item page is a buyers team project, not a sellers team or stores team project (although hopefully they do consult with each other). Hopefully, they will include sellers in the Group that is forming. I have requested an invitation, as I both buy and sell here. 

[toomuchstuffagain35]

Yep. Another one of those "closed group' things.

[dhbookds]

Thanks devon@ebay  et al...........  Really appreciate the heads up and a chance to view/comment..... we've certainly asked for notifications about changes and you got us one!!!!!

[itsjustasprain]

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@my-cottage-books-and-antiques wrote:

Bring critical information like Item specifics and seller description higher up on the page before any modules that show other items & ads.

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What is really galling is that they are the ones who began sticking ads in the middle of a seller listing and pushing the description down so far that buyers would not notice it was there at all. Its not as if anyone asked for that. They are using 'simplify and modernize' as euphemisms for 'correct and repair'.

On a related note I wonder why they are calling the new design 'the final experience' - that does not sound inspiring - and they have a history of constantly tinkering and 'fixing' what is not broken anyway. Putting 'final' in there is not really all that reassuring.

[my-cottage-books-and-antiques]

@toomuchstuffagain35  Agreed. There's nothing here that suggests this will require sellers to make changes to their listings....ebay is simply redesigning the view item page, with the existing info already supplied by the seller. 

Some of the things mentioned in the announcement sound good to me, but the devil is always in the details, and we'll have to wait to see....

[my-cottage-books-and-antiques]

@itsjustasprain  I don't think final means: we will never, ever change the page again. I think it means they are going to be making changes in stages, modifying as they get feedback, until they finally get to the last of the planned changes. Doesn't mean there will never be any changes after that, just that they have a plan moving from A to Z and will take it in stages. 

[my-cottage-books-and-antiques]

devon@ebay  Agree with @dhbookds, thanks for posting the announcement. Hopefully, this sort of notice will become the norm, rather than the exception.

[1786davycrockett]

@itsjustasprain 

"I wonder why they are calling the new design 'the final experience'"

Wasn't that the title of a film?  "Star Trek:  The Final Experience."

[stainlessenginecovers]

Moving Seller Description up beyond all that 'other stuff' is HUGE and quite 'goodly' for sellers! 

[creativecrisis]

I've requested an invitation also. Like you, I buy as well as sell here. Please forgive me if I get a little skeptical when eBay starts talking about "improving" the user experience. Most recently they've loaded up the view item page with competitive ads, which I feel makes for a lousy experience whether I'm the buyer or the seller.