topic Re: I HATE That Damned App!!! in Buying

I HATE That Damned App!!!

*tippy*toes* — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 11:53:02 GMT

What is up with the stinking app that EVERY SINGLE TIME I try to do something on it, it wants me to sign in. If I open it, it's OK and I can check watch list, or listings, but as soon as I try to do anything, it logs me out and takes me to the sign in page. Just now, I had a watch item on countdown, no bids, 7 seconds to go I hit confirm, straight to the sign in page.

I couldn't get to my computer which is why I resorted to the phone. That's over a dozen times today it's sent me straight to the sign in page. It's become a real common occurrance lately and it's really pishing me off.

Thankfully the item relisted, but it's now got 7 days to go again.

Re: I HATE That Damned App!!!

davewil1964 — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 11:55:42 GMT

Classic view.

Re: I HATE That Damned App!!!

*tippy*toes* — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:12:14 GMT

By the time I realised it wasn't going to work, it was too late to open a browser and navigate to the classic view.

The last few days I was communicating with a seller regarding an issue I had with the item I bought. I'd get notified of a new message. I'd click on it and get taken straight to the sign in page. I ended up waiting until I got home to reply to any more messages.

I might have to uninstall and reinstall. I don't use the app that often, but I do find it useful for bidding if I'm not at home.

I just noticed the relisted item has a BIN attached to it now. It's only $6 higher than the opening bid, so I think I might go that way. It's something I've been chasing for a few years, so I'd be upset if I missed out. It's not something that comes up that often.

Re: I HATE That Damned App!!!

egglesdtp — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 12:45:24 GMT

@*tippy*toes* wrote:
What is up with the stinking app that EVERY SINGLE TIME I try to do something on it, it wants me to sign in. If I open it, it's OK and I can check watch list, or listings, but as soon as I try to do anything, it logs me out and takes me to the sign in page. Just now, I had a watch item on countdown, no bids, 7 seconds to go I hit confirm, straight to the sign in page.

I couldn't get to my computer which is why I resorted to the phone. That's over a dozen times today it's sent me straight to the sign in page. It's become a real common occurrance lately and it's really pishing me off.

Thankfully the item relisted, but it's now got 7 days to go again.
Why not use a snipe program?

Re: I HATE That Damned App!!!

countessalmirena — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 21:12:53 GMT

I understand that eBay's IT department are not making the app a priority; I doubt that all of its glitches will ever be fixed.

Tippy*toes, perhaps you should forego the knuckle-clenching thrill of live manual last-second bidding! (Or at least, have your Gixen snipe ready to go in case you can't do your live bidding at the last moment.)

Re: I HATE That Damned App!!!

*tippy*toes* — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 10:43:09 GMT

I've always been a last minute snipe bidder, whether it be on my computer, or my phone via the app. Never had any issues.....until a few weeks ago when it started this constant send me to the login page when I try to do something. Like, how can it send me a message notifying me of something, then when I try to access the message, or page, it logs me out and wants me to log back in? It's completely ridiculous.

I update the app and it's still making me want to pull my hair out! At least tonight I was able to add something to my watch list without it wanting me to log in every 10 minutes. That's a start I guess.

Re: I HATE That Damned App!!!

padi*0409 — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 11:11:39 GMT

Tippy, do smartphones suffer from the cache/cookie thing the same as computers ? If they do is there some way to clear them and maybe solve the problem ?

Re: I HATE That Damned App!!!

*tippy*toes* — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 00:14:23 GMT

I think you clear manually for each app. I cleared eBay out last week. EBay and Facebook seem to hold so much garbage and end up using so much space because of cache. I haven't used it again, so might send a PM to myself from another account and see if it sends me to the login page after notifying me of a new message.

Re: I HATE That Damned App!!!

padi*0409 — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 00:29:11 GMT

Just had a bit of a look and found this Tippy.

https://www.androidheadlines.com/2013/05/top-10-best-android-cache-cleaning-apps.html

Re: I HATE That Damned App!!!

*tippy*toes* — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 23:44:59 GMT

Thanks for the link Padster! Even after clearing cache, data etc, updated the app, rebooted the phone, it was still logging me out. So, I took the drastic step of uninstalling and reinstalling and it seems to have fixed the problem...........for now. I'll get Mr Tippy to send me a message later to test it again.

Re: I HATE That Damned App!!!

padi*0409 — Sat, 15 Sep 2018 23:56:07 GMT

I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya Tippy.

I've got a smartphone but I don't use it for the internet very much, and certainly not for eBay, the only reason I got it was being in a remote area my old phone wouldn't pick up signals half the time. and with the smartphones they have some sort of signal booster in them.

Bird bath is frozen again.......................sigh.

Re: I HATE That Damned App!!!

*tippy*toes* — Sun, 16 Sep 2018 00:57:39 GMT

We went from Summer to Winter overnight. Got down well into the minuses last night. We won't reach double figures today. Currently 4.6C feels like -3.3C at 10.50am.