Why is eBay mars bar at the moment?

[Evangelion]

For the last three or four weeks I've bought hardly anything on eBay, and listed none of my for sale items.

Why?

Because eBay is, currently, absolute st.

It's like swimming through treacle. For instance, if I go to any of my Saved searches (or Followed searches, as eBay now chooses to call them), or create a new one, scrolling up or down is a right pain, and frequently just stops working completely. And selecting any item in the list more often than not produces no result at all. Even just clicking away from the eBay tab in IE takes forever, as does clicking on it again to go back.

AAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

I'm also scared to attempt to list anything for sale as the process may take so long as to leave me suicidal, also if others are having the same problem (and they are, see http://downdetector.co.uk/problems/ebay), this may result in fewer views and hence fewer bids.

Or is it me, in which case, does anyone have a solution?

(I doubt it, every other website I visit behaves impeccably.)

Edited by Evangelion on Saturday 23 August 10:51

[Kinky]

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[Evangelion]

Also, I often get a little pop-up that reads:

"eBay has stopped responding due to a long-running script."

[gpo746]

Try a different browser
I have issues with ie so use Firefox

[Evangelion]

Well? Any ides chaps?

[Dodsy]

Ebay works fine for me so the problem is your end. IE is very poor, try using chrome see what happens.

[Evangelion]

I'm not particularly computer literate, how do I get Chrome?

[Piersman2]

Evangelion said:

I'm not particularly computer literate, how do I get Chrome?

Do you know what google is?

I know that sounds harsh, but come on, just try a little bit and google it. You could even try try to google 'chrome download' to get the links directly for yourself.

[TheLordJohn]

Try Firefox.

[Evangelion]

Someone who just told me he is having the same problem as me, is actually using Chrome!

[audi321]

No problems here, I use Chrome on the Mac

[DervVW]

only usually view on a mobile device and its been fine..

[Evangelion]

Well I just uninstalled the Yahoo Smartbar, restarted the lappy and it seems to be working again now!

[audi321]

Evangelion said:

Well I just uninstalled the Yahoo Smartbar, restarted the lappy and it seems to be working again now!

Ah the old ie toolbars!! Scrap any toolbar you ever come across. They're nothing but bloat

[Piersman2]

Evangelion said:

Well I just uninstalled the Yahoo Smartbar, restarted the lappy and it seems to be working again now!

Ahh... this is one of the problems with IE, it's seems to 'attract' the installation of lots of silly add-ons, toolbars and general crap , all of which do nothing but feck up it's performance and reliability.

Install Firefox or Chrome and be sure in future to check anything you install or click whilst browsing to NOT install ANYTHING other than exactly what you want.

Something like Yahoo Toolbar is usually installed as a secondary 'stealth' install whilst installing the programme you actually wanted. You usually have to actively click something to NOT install all the silly add-ons.

Set yourself up with Firefox and the 'add-blocker' add-on and your browsing experience will be transformed!

[mybrainhurts]

Kinky said:

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Thanks. You just reminded me of Marianne Faithful with a Mars bar up her....you know.

[Evangelion]

Piersman2 said:

... Set yourself up with Firefox and the 'add-blocker' add-on and your browsing experience will be transformed!

Good suggestion! Well I said I was computer-illiterate ... so how's it done?

[russy01]

ebay has never been fast, I doubt it ever will be either.

It's just the same old eBay.

If you want to list faster you need to try a 3rd party listing tool so you avoid eBays own interface.

[Evangelion]

mybrainhurts said:

Kinky said:

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Thanks. You just reminded me of Marianne Faithful with a Mars bar up her....you know.

Apparently, there was absolutely no truth in this story at all. It was complete and utter fabrication.
















(It was a Topic.)

[mybrainhurts]

Evangelion said:

mybrainhurts said:

Kinky said:

Title edited to replace offensive word with simple look-up table replacement word

Thanks. You just reminded me of Marianne Faithful with a Mars bar up her....you know.

Apparently, there was absolutely no truth in this story at all. It was complete and utter fabrication.


(It was a Topic.)

What I want to know is where did she put her Star bar...?