eBay

iamalwaysright · ‎02-11-2024

I just noticed in my all orders, awaiting shipment, and paid and shipped pages that eBay added a little button on the top right corner of the gallery photo of each of my listings. That button looks like two outward pointing diagonal arrows, kinda like the icon to maximize a video window in some apps.

Anyway, at first I thought clicking it would maximize my photos and I can scroll thru them. But clicking this button shows that stupid “at a glance” pop up page you see when you are in someone’s eBay store and you click on a listing. What is the point of that shortcut being in those sold pages? I can’t think of any benefit I’ll have for that functionality. And it’s actually not there for listings in my Active Listings page. So eBay sees it beneficial for sellers to see that pop up in their sold pages but not Active Listings? I wonder why.

martin2001 · ‎02-11-2024

I don't have anything like that on my listings. Does it also show when you use a different browser?

a*growing*girls*closet · ‎02-11-2024

I noticed it also in my photos on the sold page. I’m using my iPad and iPhone.

ten_o_nine · ‎02-11-2024

You really don't have to click the button, you can click anywhere inside the picture, and it will do the same thing, I guess the only benefit is to block part of your picture so when you click on, you see the full picture. lol

johnjefprks · ‎02-11-2024

I like it. I use variation listing for trading cards when I click on it, it makes the picture much bigger. Before if I wanted to check a card I sold I would have to click on the listing and it would leave the shipping page for the listing then I would have to search 200 cards a big enough picture to make sure I had the right card.

iamalwaysright · ‎02-11-2024

@martin2001 wrote:
I don't have anything like that on my listings. Does it also show when you use a different browser?

Yes. Firefox and Chrome (desktop), safari and Chrome (iPad desktop site). No idea how it looks in mobile app or mobile site as I never use those because they totally suck. 😀

iamalwaysright · ‎02-11-2024

@ten_o_nine wrote:
You really don't have to click the button, you can click anywhere inside the picture, and it will do the same thing, I guess the only benefit is to block part of your picture so when you click on, you see the full picture. lol

Yes, but seeing the full picture in a larger size is only a side effect of you being shown the "pop up listing page". They could've just opened it into a slideshow of the photos (kind of like when you click on a photo in an Amazon listing) which is what I originally assumed it was before I clicked it.

iamalwaysright · ‎02-11-2024

@johnjefprks wrote:
I like it. I use variation listing for trading cards when I click on it, it makes the picture much bigger. Before if I wanted to check a card I sold I would have to click on the listing and it would leave the shipping page for the listing then I would have to search 200 cards a big enough picture to make sure I had the right card.

Oooooh. I get it now. I hadn't noticed that the first photo shown is actually the variation you sold and not your gallery photo. It also shows the correct variation name and quantity next to the photo. @martin2001 Perhaps you don't see any of this because you don't have variation photos and this function is only for MV listings.

But yea, I totally agree @johnjefprks this change is a valid benefit. Some of my listings have a lot of variations and it's sometimes my packing guys get easily confused by only looking at the variation names and the photo on the page is too small for their eyes (yes, they don't use the zoom function). This ebay function makes it quicker to see a close photo of the variation sold, avoiding packing mistakes. And that's why it's not in any Active Listings page. I'm on board with this change. Thanks ebay 👏