eBay

momcqueen · ‎06-13-2017

Pardon me if this has been posted before (I was away for a week) but I found this new feature on resisting an item that was sold.

It seems to work. Click the 'New! Mobile-friendly checker' link.

Which leads to...

I clicked it and 'fixed' it on this listing. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/-/332262373848?

ypdc_dennis · ‎06-13-2017

It's been around for a week or so on the Canadian side, been available on .com for a month or two.

I've be gradually updating things to be a bit more mobile friendly using that as a viewer (I'm a non-mobile tech person). A nice feature.

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momcqueen · ‎06-13-2017

Thank you. I don't use dotcom at all, and was on vacation with the family last week so I did no selling and/or relisting until today.

izzame · ‎06-13-2017

Nice feature especially the "fix it button". ( I hope that it is working) I was hoping it would cause an increase in sales, but still waiting for that.
On a side note, what is a "vacation", what is a "family" LOL Good for you, I hope that you enjoyed your time away.

rose-dee · ‎06-13-2017

@mjwl2006 wrote:
Pardon me if this has been posted before (I was away for a week) but I found this new feature on resisting an item that was sold.
It seems to work. Click the 'New! Mobile-friendly checker' link.

Is this an eBay feature, or created by a 3rd party? I'm wondering, because Google had a very similar feature they put out a couple of years ago. Maybe eBay is finally catching up? Or not.

thestuffofchris · ‎06-13-2017

You often see the advice here to check your listings on a mobile device because of how different it looks. The problem is, even though many people have mobile devices, many others don't. For those that don't, or don't have easy access to someone who does, this should help them see how their listings look to the increasing number of mobile buyers. I like it.

rose-dee · ‎06-13-2017

@mjwl -- Could you post the link to this mobile-checker feature here please? The blue link in your screenshot isn't live, or at least I wasn't able to access it. Thanks!

momcqueen · ‎06-13-2017

I don't think there's a single link I can post. It's available as part of the listing form so I think it's specific to the listing. If there's a one-size-fits-all link, I haven't found another way to access it. Perhaps someone else can assist with this?

ypdc_dennis · ‎06-13-2017

@rose-dee wrote:
Is this an eBay feature, or created by a 3rd party? I'm wondering, because Google had a very similar feature they put out a couple of years ago.

It's a built-in part of the current eBay listing form (next to the Item description section) and it just checks how the description section will display. It will also allow you to check the description for active content.

No idea if there is a separate tool that will do the same job.

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vintagenorth · ‎06-13-2017

Try this one, I got it from one of the .com boardies. I tried it and it worked. http://www.i-ways.net/mobile-friendly/en-us/

Once at the site, you can change the us to eBay.enca for .ca in English or .frca for French

it actually told me that all my listings were mobile friendly so didn't have to input all my items one by one!

lady.stark · ‎06-13-2017

Since it has been available on .com, I used it on many of my listings (and all the new listings). I was glad to see it was also here on .ca. However, I noticed that when I use it on an auction item, once I relist said item, I have to use it again. It's like it doesn't "stay on" if an item has ended.