OPERA GENERAL 45 NEW EBAY LAYOUT INCOMPATIBILITIES WITH OPERA
From: Marek Williams (abc@no-spam)
Subject: New eBay layout incompatibilities with Opera
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 02:01:10 GMT


Would someone using Opera go to
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=2543665486+

And tell me if there is a big Pay Now button at the top of the listing like there always used to be with Opera. If I use IE there's a big frame at the top with Pay Now in it. Furthermore, it says "Hello john_jordan!" The new layout must be depending on something in Internet Explorer to identify me and, without that, it assumes I am not the buyer, so it doesn't display the Pay Now button.

Since eBay changed the layout practically everything I try to do generates a cookie error. I have always had my Opera 6.05 set to accept cookies from everywhere. In the past the only thing that generated a cookie error was trying to log into the My eBay page. All other eBay login pages worked OK. Now everything gives me a cookie error.

This is highly annoying. I really need help here, or I guess I'll have to abandon Opera completely.

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From: nemo (noc@no-spam)
Subject: Re: New eBay layout incompatibilities with Opera
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 10:57:58 +0100

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 02:01:10 GMT, Marek Williams <abc@no-spam>
wrote:

>Would someone using Opera go to >
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=2543665486+
>
>And tell me if there is a big Pay Now button at the top of the listing >like there always used to be with Opera. If I use IE there's a big >frame at the top with Pay Now in it. Furthermore, it says "Hello >john_jordan!" The new layout must be depending on something in >Internet Explorer to identify me and, without that, it assumes I am >not the buyer, so it doesn't display the Pay Now button.
>
>Since eBay changed the layout practically everything I try to do >generates a cookie error. I have always had my Opera 6.05 set to >accept cookies from everywhere. In the past the only thing that >generated a cookie error was trying to log into the My eBay page. All >other eBay login pages worked OK. Now everything gives me a cookie >error.
>
>This is highly annoying. I really need help here, or I guess I'll have >to abandon Opera completely.

Can't find one in Opera or IE. Guess it's not there.
nemo

From: =?iso-8859-15?Q?=22Dan_Michael_O._Hegg=F8=22?= (danm@no-spam)
Subject: Re: New eBay layout incompatibilities with Opera
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 18:48:01 +0200

På Sun, 13 Jul 2003 16:01:11 GMT, skrev Marek Williams <abc@no-spam>:

> On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 10:57:58 +0100, nemo <noc@no-spam> dijo:
>
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=2543665486+

>>>
[...]
> With Opera the top frame right under the auction title says --
> -----
> Bidder or seller of this item? Sign in for your status Watch this item > (track it in My eBay) Bidding has ended for this item (john_jordan is the > winner)
> -----
>
> But in Internet Explorer it says --
> -----
> Hello, john_jordan! (Not john_jordan? Click here.) This item is being > tracked in My eBay Your PayPal payment has been sent. Thank you. View > payment status > Leave feedback for drakezeus if you have already received this item.
> Why leave feedback? Your feedback lets other eBay users know what your > experience has been with this seller. Protect your eBay account and > reputation by creating a unique eBay > password.
> ----
[...]
> So the question is, how do I convince Opera that I really, really > meant it when I said to accept all cookies? On the Preferences >
> Privacy dialog box there are seven checkboxes. The top four and the > bottom one are checked. In the drop-down boxes, the top one says > "Automatically accept all cookies" and the lower one says "Accept from > all servers." Clicking on the Edit Server Filters button, there is > nothing listed. I have clicked on Apply, and I have also closed and > restarted Opera, but it makes no difference. Are these settings > correct?

Does this happen all the time? The problem might not be cookies, but simply that you've forgotten to sign out from IE, but not from Opera. Also, there is probably an option in eBay to select to save the login information or not. If you selected this option in IE, Opera might not know about it...

-- Dan Michael O. Heggø
Opera 7.11-2887, W2K SP3, Sun Java 1.4.1_01


From: "pda700" (pda700NoSpam@no-spam)
Subject: Re: New eBay layout incompatibilities with Opera
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 01:08:49 +0100

> The problem might not be cookies, but simply > that you've forgotten to sign out from IE, but not from Opera. Also, there > is probably an option in eBay to select to save the login information or > not. If you selected this option in IE, Opera might not know about it...

Nope. Opera loses ebay's cookies and always has done. You are constantly having to log into ebay with Opera but the wand helps somewhat. Moreover You Cannot Sell On Ebay With Opera. You have to use Firebird or an IE clone.
Opera will not allow ebay pictures to be uploaded. Surely someone at Opera uses ebay and can make the correct noises to get this all sorted out sometime?


From: Jor (darkelf-at-operamail-dot-com@no-spam)
Subject: Re: New eBay layout incompatibilities with Opera
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 02:17:26 +0200

It is said, on Mon, 14 Jul 2003 01:08:49 +0100 pda700 spoke the words:

> Nope. Opera loses ebay's cookies and always has done. You are constantly > having to log into ebay with Opera but the wand helps somewhat. Moreover > You > Cannot Sell On Ebay With Opera. You have to use Firebird or an IE clone.
> Opera will not allow ebay pictures to be uploaded. Surely someone at > Opera > uses ebay and can make the correct noises to get this all sorted out > sometime?

The above is not true for the Dutch ebay at least -- I am currently selling something there, and only used Opera to sign up and login.

Cookie settings:

Ebay.nl: 'Apply these settings for the entire domain'
'Accept cookies for server/domain'
'Accept thirdparty cookies for server/domain'
Ebay.com: identical to Ebay.nl
Normal cookies: 'Treat as specified in Server Manager'
Third party: 'Display in dialog box with multiple choice'

'Accept cookies with illegal paths' checked.

I am using 7.20 b1, but Ebay also works with 7.11

-- Jor
Selenites are lunatics! ☺


From: nemo (noc@no-spam)
Subject: Re: New eBay layout incompatibilities with Opera
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 13:55:20 +0100

On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 20:31:40 -0400, Ken Knox <knox_k@no-spam>
wrote:

>On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 02:17:26 +0200, Jor <darkelf-at-operamail-dot- >com@no-spam> wrote:
>
>> It is said, on Mon, 14 Jul 2003 01:08:49 +0100 pda700 spoke the words:
>>
>>> Nope. Opera loses ebay's cookies and always has done. You are constantly >>> having to log into ebay with Opera but the wand helps somewhat. Moreover >>> You >>> Cannot Sell On Ebay With Opera. You have to use Firebird or an IE clone.
>>> Opera will not allow ebay pictures to be uploaded. Surely someone at >>> Opera >>> uses ebay and can make the correct noises to get this all sorted out >>> sometime?
>>
>> The above is not true for the Dutch ebay at least -- I am currently >> selling something there, and only used Opera to sign up and login.
>>
>> Cookie settings:
>>
>> Ebay.nl: 'Apply these settings for the entire domain'
>> 'Accept cookies for server/domain'
>> 'Accept thirdparty cookies for server/domain'
>> Ebay.com: identical to Ebay.nl >>
>> Normal cookies: 'Treat as specified in Server Manager'
>> Third party: 'Display in dialog box with multiple choice'
>>
>> 'Accept cookies with illegal paths' checked.
>>
>> I am using 7.20 b1, but Ebay also works with 7.11
>>
>
>And...I have a friend who has been using Opera from version 6.0 through >7.11, both selling and buying on eBay with no problems
I'll echo that. I've sold loads of stuff on Ebay using opera.
nemo

From: bunyip (bunyip@no-spam)
Subject: Re: New eBay layout incompatibilities with Opera
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 00:07:47 +1000

>> And...I have a friend who has been using Opera from version 6.0 through >> 7.11, both selling and buying on eBay with no problems >
> I'll echo that. I've sold loads of stuff on Ebay using opera.
> nemo >

no problems here using Opera on ebay,buying or selling
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