Seller News: January 2026
Start the new year with important updates to help your business
Forum Posts
Earned a New Badge Today!
alan@ebay I received a notification today that I have been awarded a new badge! I now have the "Conversation Spark" badge for starting ten topics. Trouble is, I've only started two . . . well, three now, counting this one.
Big increase in old threads popping up
Alan and team- I think it's time for another big round of archiving? The number of old threads being revived has been increasing exponentially.
The Logo Display needs some repair ...
... this needs to be fixed ...
Resolved! glitch on new Town Hall announcement
Our submission guidelines before getting started. I get access denied when clicking on the above........... Also, tho not a glitch.......... "first ever Ebay Townhall"............ there really is NO ONE at ebay that remembers townhalls were tradition...
Resolved! Why Can I Not Reply To All Postings?
Probably wrong category for my question. I am weary of seeing hundreds of posts where I have an answer but there is no button to click to reply. Just frustrating! Do I need 1,000 helps, 50 solutions, been here 20 years? Want to reply daily to many po...
Is there another ebay forum besides this one?
Seems there was a lot more engagement on the forum a few years ago. For a platform that has millions of users, seems like there would be a lot more engagement. There are posts and problems in here that have gone months without any answers or comments...
Forums loading very slowly
It's taking forever for pages to load.
Red banner of death.
So now it can also come when you try to like a post. Looks like it's evolving. Pretty soon it will learn all of our ways and that'll be the end of the human race as we know it.
How do I quote another forum post?
It is totally not intuitive.
When are all the glitches going to be fixed?
Just lost another post because I forgot to be sure to copy it first!Numerous problems on these boards; ALL of the boards! Authentication FailureSorry, can't complete your actionPhoto and Video icons disappearGet signed out and have to sign back in to...
Re: Community platform maintenance this morning
Hi all,We are aware of the current outage preventing replies, creation of new topics, and use of the search feature. At this time, the Quick Reply option is functional and we are working to resolve other issues as soon as possible.Thank you for your ...
What does “we’re looking into it” mean? And how much looking until fixed?
Over a year ago we were having Authentication Failed problems in the forum. We were told by ebay, “we’re looking into it.” The problem is still happening and the answer is still “we’re looking into it.” I called out a photo problem with the latest ap...
Starting a new group
I would like to start a new group in the crafts section, does anyone know how to do that? Thank you!
I hate it when mods go through and lock 90% of ongoing discussions to move them to a different board
Just saying.... it kind of kills the conversation
