eBay

daveroo · ‎11-19-2017

It's been a while since I last listed anything on eBay.

But I knew that they had changed the selling form.

What I didn't know was that they had changed it AGAIN.

I find it VERY difficult to use now.

I used to use HTML in my Description but it doesn't seem to work now even when I select the HTML option.

And there are other changes that make it difficult such as including images in the Description area.

I haven't figured that out yet.

Let's just say that selling on eBay is no longer intuitively obvious.

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Describe it as if there are no pictures.
Take pictures as if there is no description.

dhbookds · ‎11-19-2017

Always hard to learn new stuff.........

I wouldn't put pictures in description unless you have to........ Hard on Mobile.

rei-npkrlma · ‎11-19-2017

Keep external links out of listings, including those of images and you'll be just fine. I use HTML all the time and have never had a problem - nor have I ever linked to anything outside eBay. Works like a charm.

benjamins718 · ‎11-19-2017

Ebay is Busy Self Defeating themselves Like never Before with the New Error prone Contacts Rules they claimed all my listings had Contact when none Had and that error they can't seem to fix They Fu cked up Than changed to https but was Detecting Https as Http and they Hassle Buyers to click description baiscly.

they made like every month major changes since Augest.

benjamins718 · ‎11-19-2017

So a reponse to you is to use Https. and make sure you follow the Active Contend Guide lines and Https and Link Rules and what Fu cked up rules they will come up doing the Holiday so Sales will for sure be down.

benjamins718 · ‎11-19-2017

Check your listing and you will see probably that people have to click to see the description to read it

benjamins718 · ‎11-19-2017

Use mobile compatablity checker by right side of discription

sharingtheland · ‎11-19-2017

I was getting many "Check To See Full Description" boxes on my own listings last night; not today. I have no links, no whatevers, no tech knowledge to do anything in the first place.

Ebay was also amazingly slooooow to load last night; I was babysitting at the grandtots' house and, believe me, those rocket scientist (for real) nerd parents of theirs do not have dial-up internet connection.

It did make me wonder if their server thingy had something to do with all of my missing descriptions? Can that happen?

Signed,

Luddites Forever !!

Sherry

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daveroo · ‎11-19-2017

@benjamins718 wrote:
Use mobile compatablity checker by right side of discription

I don't have mobile.

I'm strictly desktop computer.

That makes many things easier.

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Describe it as if there are no pictures.
Take pictures as if there is no description.

loveyourimagination49 · ‎11-19-2017

@daveroo wrote:
@benjamins718 wrote:
Use mobile compatablity checker by right side of discription
I don't have mobile.
I'm strictly desktop computer.
That makes many things easier.

Your buyers may use a mobile device. eBay is gearing towards mobile users as a lot of companies are.

Everyone has options. Just be sure the best option is right for you.

daveroo · ‎11-19-2017

@loveyourimagination49 wrote:
@daveroo wrote:
@benjamins718 wrote:
Use mobile compatablity checker by right side of discription
I don't have mobile.
I'm strictly desktop computer.
That makes many things easier.
Your buyers may use a mobile device. eBay is gearing towards mobile users as a lot of companies are.

Sounds like eBay.

I bet there's still a BIG chunk of people use desktops and laptops.

Why not just ignore them.

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Describe it as if there are no pictures.
Take pictures as if there is no description.

loveyourimagination49 · ‎11-19-2017

@daveroo wrote:
@loveyourimagination49 wrote:
@daveroo wrote:
@benjamins718 wrote:
Use mobile compatablity checker by right side of discription
I don't have mobile.
I'm strictly desktop computer.
That makes many things easier.
Your buyers may use a mobile device. eBay is gearing towards mobile users as a lot of companies are.
Sounds like eBay.
I bet there's still a BIG chunk of people use desktops and laptops.
Why not just ignore them.

I’m just the messenger.

I have to admit I bought something today with my phone. I have to have a laptop as well. I’d be lost without having it.

It’s honestly not eBay on this matter. Technology is here. Jetsons are here.

Everyone has options. Just be sure the best option is right for you.

yuzuha · ‎11-19-2017

@loveyourimagination49 wrote:
@daveroo wrote:
@loveyourimagination49 wrote:
@daveroo wrote:
@benjamins718 wrote:
Use mobile compatablity checker by right side of discription
I don't have mobile.
I'm strictly desktop computer.
That makes many things easier.
Your buyers may use a mobile device. eBay is gearing towards mobile users as a lot of companies are.
Sounds like eBay.
I bet there's still a BIG chunk of people use desktops and laptops.
Why not just ignore them.
I’m just the messenger.
I have to admit I bought something today with my phone. I have to have a laptop as well. I’d be lost without having it.

It’s honestly not eBay on this matter. Technology is here. Jetsons are here.

I took a web design course not long ago and the prevailing trend in ALL website design these days is "mobile first" due to how many people surf the net via a phone or tablet now. It's easier to design a website to be optimized for a mobile device and then tweak it for desktop format than it is the other way around, and with the rise of things like Bootstrap, you can make a single site design that works for both. Like it or not, mobile browsing is on the rise, so websites need to make changes to be compatible with it.