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db5 · Post by **db5** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:52 pm

Just went to eBay and tried to access information on Shopsmith. I could access information on what was for sale but the selling/bid price was not displayed. I had to click on the item to get that information. I am not going to waste time clicking on something to see if the price is anything I would consider. I wonder what marketing/IT/Webmaster decided this was a good practice. If the information is not easily available I have other things to do with my time. Would you go to a store to buy something only to have to take it to the checkout to find the price? This is similar but takes less time; however, every click on something takes an additional 30 seconds.

I think this new practice has much in common with Obama Care, the California legislature, black holes, vacuum cleaners and Xaviera Hollander (if you don't know who she is Google it); they all suck!

There are those of you who have differing and similar thoughts. What would those be?

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:15 pm

[quote="db5"]Just went to eBay and tried to access information on Shopsmith. I could access information on what was for sale but the selling/bid price was not displayed. I had to click on the item to get that information. I am not going to waste time clicking on something to see if the price is anything I would consider. I wonder what marketing/IT/Webmaster decided this was a good practice. If the information is not easily available I have other things to do with my time. Would you go to a store to buy something only to have to take it to the checkout to find the price? This is similar but takes less time]

Shrink the screen(Ctrl -) a few times - see if de $ appear!:rolleyes:

dgale · Post by **dgale** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:20 pm

I have no issues viewing the current bid amount, # of bids etc. from the search results page - nothing has changed at all in the way E-bay results are displayed for me - something funky's going on with the way you're displaying things rather then there being some new E-Bay results display policy.

db5 · Post by **db5** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:49 pm

JPG40504 wrote:Shrink the screen(Ctrl -) a few times - see if de $ appear!:rolleyes:

Do we have an embarrassed, "I'm really stupid, and had to get advice from a septuagenarian to understand this technology"? Well, in agreement with what my wife says and you have confirmed - I don't know everything. After all these years you have utterly destroyed me. Wait 5 years (statute of limitations is 7) and I can sue you when Hillery is in office.

We still need a "blushing, embarrassed" icon. Would I have clicked on that? Yes and it would have saved JPG the anxiety of being sued in 5 years.

backhertz · Post by **backhertz** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 11:08 pm

That sound strange. Try using another Browser like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc. Good luck.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 12:54 am

backhertz wrote:That sound strange. Try using another Browser like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc. Good luck.

Doesn't matter what browser is used when the problem is in the cockpit!:D

Glad it was 'simple'!:rolleyes:

This septuagenarian has been pounding computer keys for a very long time.

Who is calling who a septuagenarian anyway? De pot is calling de kettle black!