Please Verify Yourself

[pf9000]

So annoying. Again and again after every third search. This is how they pester us for using the Chrome Browser instead of Firefox 115 which no longer works adequately since 10-13-25.

[ebooksdiva]

I use Edge on my PC and Safari on iPad and do not get those captcha things. 

[dhbookds]

Better half uses Chrome and doesn't have the problem............ are you still using Windows 7?  

[ryry-jj]

I use chrome 100% of the time and never see that

[a_c_green]

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@ryry-jj wrote:

I use chrome 100% of the time and never see that

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Likewise. I am using Chrome on an HP Windows 10 box; no issues. (In fact, now that I think about it, I have three different Windows 10 boxes, all HP, a laptop and two desktops, and all let me log in to my account with no extra challenges to complete.)

@pf9000 : Do you have the latest Chrome updates? What operating system and version are you using?

[pf9000]

I do not have the latest Chrome update because it would mean buying a new computer, exclusively for eBay.  I don't have all these browser glitches with other web sites. They should test their software on older operating systems to make sure they work as intended.

[pf9000]

I am not going to throw away my computer every few years just for eBay. Of course I'm running Win-7. 

[gurlcat]

Whoa, I just realized I haven't had to do one of those annoying verifications in ages, and it used to be all the time like you're describing.  Ironically it must have been when I switched from Chrome to Firefox, and ironic-er still, I had to do that because my old (Mac) computer couldn't update enough for the latest version of Chrome.  Firefox seems to work just fine for me.  

[lakefor94]

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@pf9000 wrote:

I am not going to throw away my computer every few years just for eBay. Of course I'm running Win-7. 

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Perhaps consider 1 computer per decade.....

[itsjustasprain]

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@pf9000 wrote:

So annoying. Again and again after every third search. This is how they pester us for using the Chrome Browser instead of Firefox 115 which no longer works adequately since 10-13-25.

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I thought this whole discussion sounded awfully familiar:

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/Software-Bugs-Introduced-After-10-13-25/td-p/35337409 

Have you upgraded your old Windows 7 box yet? Can you at least get it up to Windows 10?

[fern*wood]

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@itsjustasprain wrote:

Have you upgraded your old Windows 7 box yet? Can you at least get it up to Windows 10?

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It’s more fun to just keep posting about all the issues that result in not doing so.

[bonanza125]

It's outdated. Get with the times. You are starting to experience what happens when you have outdated programs. 

[ryry-jj]

Oh, geez...it does work, but without all the updated security patches this is how ebay has to keep verifying you because your Win7  isnt communicating with 2025.

For the record, on eBay, I use a Chromebook, a cheap one, too.  I'l buy 3-4 when on sale for like $129.  Black Friday is a great time.  I bought  5 Samsung for $99/each in 2022.   When I drop one, break one, I just pull a new one out and enter my Gmail and everything is ready to go, no loading no nothing.  I open my lid and Im on my seller hub.  Best device for me for any browsing on the web

[kibble-net]

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@pf9000 wrote:

I am not going to throw away my computer every few years just for eBay. Of course I'm running Win-7. 

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Windows 7 no longer gets security updates.

Others have suggested buying a new PC once per decade. While that is a perfectly reasonable assertion, I will posit that using a 15-20 year old PC to sell on ebay is fine - just install Linux Mint instead.

https://linuxmint.com/

[roccotacodad54]

   To add to all of this.  I run Win11 and Chrome (usually) and when I have my VPN on I get these.  I also have Brave, Edge and Firefox.  When I get around to it I'll see if these are affected as well but not a big deal to me.

   I routinely dump cookies as well.  I believe if the site doesn't recognize your location this happens.

   I may be wrong but I always run my VPN and see these.  I'm pretty quick with a mouse so a minor inconvienence to me.............................