topic Re: They are fiddling again - email headers in Selling

They are fiddling again - email headers

stickerswa — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 01:08:31 GMT

Yep I know it fiddle friday. Just notice my emails from ebay have a new header. It used to say Your item sold and then the item ttile ...now it says Sale confirmed with a little graphic next to it (Cant make out what it is ...maybe a dollar bill with wings ?? ) and the listing description.

Really ....is the only thing the boffins can find to fix ???

Re: They are fiddling again - email headers

2*much*cute*stuff — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 02:27:09 GMT

Yep. The Unsold page looks totally different too. New fonts etc. Nothing like changing ridiculous, unnecessary things when SO much needs to actually be fixed (esp with the app!!).

Re: They are fiddling again - email headers

padi*0409 — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 03:27:08 GMT

@stickerswa wrote:

Really ....is the only thing the boffins can find to fix ???

Probably was after the "too hard basket" got shredded......................

Re: They are fiddling again - email headers

davidc4430 — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 03:27:23 GMT

ive just noticed in my unsold items its saying i have an unanswered question, but when i try to find this 'unanswered question' i cant.

ive got no email from anyone, its not in my ebay messages, its not even going to a message when i hit the 'respond' button!

you gotta laugh dont ya?

Re: They are fiddling again - email headers

daydreams_12 — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 05:17:45 GMT

What else is there to keep everyone on their toes on a Friday? LOL

Nearly not worth coming on line sometimes with the little/big dramas they create....

Re: They are fiddling again - email headers

cheech — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 05:07:26 GMT

The old email subject line contained "ebay" and the item number and the full title of the item. Now the word "ebay" has gone, as well as the item number and there's only a truncated title. This makes it much harder to sort through emails or group them or refer to past sales. Previously I would search by item number.

Why change things and make them worse?!

Re: They are fiddling again - email headers

Anonymous — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 06:06:28 GMT

Because that is what they do best

Re: They are fiddling again - email headers

melbourneclearance — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 06:24:03 GMT

@cheech wrote:
... with a little graphic next to it (Cant make out what it is ...maybe a dollar bill with wings ?? )

Why change things and make them worse?!

Aw, c'mon! I reckon it's now better. They show you where your dollar is - flying away from you.

EDIT: The first quote is from the OP

Re: They are fiddling again - email headers

digital*ghost — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 11:24:59 GMT

I don't mind the new version...

But, I admittedly don't use them for anything except an instant alert an item has sold and to get a rough sense of how many items I have to go pick and pack (I disabled notifications on my phone, 'cause they're annoying ).

The green symbol differentiates them immediately by sight, so I can tick them all and mass delete without the risk of deleting other eBay emails I should read, or need to keep (I've done that before with notifications someone was paying by bank deposit, which these days happens so rarely I'm always a little surprised when someone uses it).

If I need to find past transactions, I just search the PayPal notifications, since I keep those, and each item number is on the receipt, so I can search my email by keywords, user name, actual name, delivery address, or item number, and get the results I need (the PP receipts also contain a direct link to both the PP transaction, and the eBay listing, so for me they contain [almost] everything, when buyers pay that way).

Re: They are fiddling again - email headers

the4masters2013 — Sun, 29 Apr 2018 21:11:40 GMT

I sold an item over the weekend.
There are now 3 emails - one from paypal and 2 from ebay.
One has the full lot of details - item number, buyer's address etc.
The other one has limited information and a little graphic, then tells me what i have to do... get said item, get it ready for posting then actually mail it!! Like all sellers, I actually know what to do and I don't need a "pretty" little email to tell me.