posted August 15, 2009 02:56 AM
Is it just me but I dont get any 'description' at all. On most items I scroll down and all I get is a line saying "dont let this slip away". There is the new description 'Tab' but it contains nothing. Ive gone through the help sections or looking for a 'classic' view to revert to the old (like in win XP) but alas nothing. Its so frustrating that they changed it
posted August 15, 2009 01:18 PM
Almost all of the items I look at dont say anything apart from the standard box that comes up telling me it the condition and format etc. Ive also looked at items from 777seymor as he always gived a detailed description shot by shot but theres nothing now. I seem to remember It was ok once then it disspeared the next time I clicked on ebay.
When you right-click and select 'Encoding' and change to windows or ISO, this seems to make a difference but it only makes the decription very long and blank (all white no text). The top of the page looks ok with the photo on the left as normal but under description I get nothing. The payment tab works ok though.
posted August 15, 2009 02:34 PM
This is what I get. Mabye its just something like Adobe flash or similar (even though its not a video file). I have also had a problem on Amazons marketplace pages but I just change the encoding and it works.
posted August 15, 2009 02:59 PM
I just temporaly fixed it by reseting all Internet Explorer settings. It worked at first but has now gone back to not displaying it again.
posted August 16, 2009 03:20 AM
Just a thought Graham - Have you tried deleting your "cookies" and "Temporary Folder"? You may have a corruption in there. I had a similar problem with "Yahoo Mail" not loading correctly. I just deleted the cookies that applied to that particular site, re-logged back in and it worked fine.
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posted August 16, 2009 07:01 AM
Thanks Keith for that advice but I do that regularly. It didnt work this time. Last night I checked for updates and it downloaded and installed many but again this didnt help much.
What is happening now is weird. When I first run internet explorer and go strait to 8mm forum and then proceed to click on the link above, I get the full page WITH description opened in a new window - good. Then I close that window and click on the link again. This time It opens up WITHOUT the description.
Then I close down internet explorer totally and open it up again and click on the link above. The Ebay page opens up back WITH the full description.
It seems it only works fully when I load up an ebay page for the very first tims. It seems like it changes some setting stopping me look at more pages. Any help.
Graham
p.s. mabye an upgrade to IE8 will do the trick (currently using 7)
posted August 16, 2009 09:17 AM
Uploading to IE8 is probably worth a go Graham. I have been using it for about 6 weeks now - seems ok. However, my browser of choice is Firefox. Seems a bit more "secure" and "quicker" than Explorer. Just my opinion though.
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posted August 16, 2009 10:54 AM
Keith and Graham, I've never been able to get on with any Version of I.E; I find the toolbars much too cluttered. Firefox is easier to use and appears to work faster, but has the same cluttered appearence. I'm now using OPERA (free download) which is absolutely simple to use, is very plain (the default browser is actually in monochrome, with dozens of bespoke alternatives available)and has menu selectable toolbars, one visible at a time or even turned off completely. I do all my emails directly from it (no need for Outlook Express or Windows Mail). There are some limitations, but I find it works very well for me. Martin
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posted August 16, 2009 11:09 AM
There have been all sorts of issues with Internet Explorer 7 & 8. It seems to be down to all the security settings and caches etc and the way that IE handles some scripts.
At work I suggest that users either use Firefox or Apples Safari which is also available for PC and I have far less complaints.
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posted August 16, 2009 04:42 PM
I noticed that Ebay.com (and some others Ebay worldwide) start using different setting. The different that I meant is that every page come with two separate boxes, i.e the main box and the description box. When the description box has fully loaded then it will merge (become one page) with the main box (background). Sorry I cannot explain in computer language because I am not expert in computer.
Graham, try this very simple way:
Ebay has a similar URL for every item depend where you open first.