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  • kendall17
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    As it is browser specific, is it likely to be the cache/cookies as I previously stated?
  • soolin
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    on my ipad as a guest on ebay I get

    tape measure 30,082
    DVD 1,997,915
    mug - 520,697

    Obviously i have no idea how many of anything there *should* be on ebay UK , but it shows at least something is visible for some of us.
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  • soolin
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    kendall17 wrote: »
    As it is browser specific, is it likely to be the cache/cookies as I previously stated?

    That's a bit techie for me :o but my desktop is set up to wipe all my cache and cookies every time I close IE down- and I've only just reopened it after having been to pick some stock up. Is that why I can search and others not?
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  • kendall17
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    soolin wrote: »
    That's a bit techie for me :o but my desktop is set up to wipe all my cache and cookies every time I close IE down- and I've only just reopened it after having been to pick some stock up. Is that why I can search and others not?

    Me too! I just followed eBay's instructions to clear the cache on Firefox and it worked after that. I couldn't access anyone's listings when clicking on their usernames, but could when looking at shops etc.
  • CouponWoman
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    Think its been fixed guys. Just done a search and getting proper results.

    A lot of my auctions finished an hour ago before they fixed it unfortunately.

    xx
  • soolin
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    kendall17 wrote: »
    Me too! I just followed eBay's instructions to clear the cache on Firefox and it worked after that. I couldn't access anyone's listings when clicking on their usernames, but could when looking at shops etc.

    OK, so what do I need to check here?

    Choose a username (not my own) and see if I can access their listings?

    I'll try a private selelr whose user name i have here in front of me:

    results- 64 auction listings. No BIN no shop.

    I can check with him if that is the correct amount of listings, but it is about what I would expect.
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  • CouponWoman
    CouponWoman Posts: 6,065 Forumite
    Hi Soolin

    looks like its been fixed within the last 30 minutes or so.

    And now ebay have announced free listing this weekend, probably due to all the complaints today. lol.


    CWxx
  • kendall17
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    soolin wrote: »
    OK, so what do I need to check here?

    Choose a username (not my own) and see if I can access their listings?

    I'll try a private selelr whose user name i have here in front of me:

    results- 64 auction listings. No BIN no shop.

    I can check with him if that is the correct amount of listings, but it is about what I would expect.

    I just went from favourite sellers, picked my step-mum & my colleague, know that SM has 2 listings, Colleague has 1. Clicked on usernames, came up with the results that neither had any.

    I then clicked on a chap that I'd just sold to. Checked him out last night and he had a fair few hundred listings. Clicked username - view items for sale - 0 listings. Went back to username, view shop and all listings were there.
  • kendall17
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    CouponWoman wrote: »

    And now ebay have announced free listing this weekend, probably due to all the complaints today. lol.

    Isn't it normally a free listing weekend on bank holidays?
  • soolin
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    kendall17 wrote: »
    Isn't it normally a free listing weekend on bank holidays?

    Without fail, I think most people have got their items scheduled already!
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