Seller News: January 2026
Start the new year with important updates to help your business
Forum Posts
Earning Badges On Seller Discussion
Hi, does anyone know if getting badges here help with anything? Does it give you more exposure? Thanks!
Trouble Signing In
I keep getting this when I try to sign in to the community...finally found a way around it, but this is really annoying.
Copy/Paste Problem #1
doug@ebay Hi Doug! The location of a copy/pasted emoticon/smiley/emoji isn't in the correct place when you type it or when it posts: For instance if I copy paste this little guy right here ***, this is what it looks like while I am typing and then wh...
Group names overlap issue fixed, and group descriptions fixed
Some groups had a display issue with group member names displaying, this has been fixed.There was also an issue with some group and board descriptions cutting off. This has been fixed.
Last Post to a Topic
Hi alan@ebay,We had a feature on the old board where you could go directly to the last post on a thread from the main board. The "jump to last post read" feature is great. But when an entire thread has already been read the "jump to" becomes irreleva...
Improved site speed
Late last week some updates were made to the community to improve overall site speed. So far, speed seems to be greatly improved on desktop and mobile, and we're pleased with the results. We hope you notice a difference. Thanks!
Is it my imagination...
...or did they just "tone down" the big banner at the top to a light blue/lilac type color?
Resolved! Weeky Chat......... George is gettin' Upset
After reading each and every question on today's "weekly chat" I've come to understand that most all questions asked were given a vague answer, answers to this effect... "We'll Look into this", "We are working on this", "We'll pass this along to the ...
OK, What Now? Please, not another board change in the works!
I just got this on a page reload. Waited a few seconds, reloaded again which took quite a while, then got back to the regular board view. Something else in the works again?
A quick thank you....
alan@ebay A quick thank you for softening the blue on the opening banner. I know it's a little thing, but it is much appreciated by these old eyes.
Can you block members from following you in the community?
Can you block members from following you in the community- not talking about bidders buying, etc.
Moved Threads
alan@ebay Hi, Alan! I was wondering if the OP of the threads that are moved from this board, or actually any board, are notified of the new location so they can find their original post and continue their discussion? So many new or infrequent posters...
Are you FIXING things again?
Where did those lines come from? They weren't there on earlier posts today....Are you tinkering again? Lines are faint in the screen cap... you can see them here: http://community.ebay.com/t5/The-Soapbox/Trump-fires-FBI-director-James-Comey/m-p/26951...
General Board Suggestion
You know how on Gmail how you can customize the "skin" or the colors of your personal e-mail's appearance? Can we implement something similar for the boards? Not looking for crazy themes - I don't need to see the moon landing or anything - what I wou...
Resolved! Unable to open PM's on iPad
I was able to yesterday- unable to today. yes- this is most updated version I'm on. please advise- thx!
