eBay

joolstacho · ‎21-07-2014

Why are Item Numbers so well hidden nowadays? Really have to dig deep to find this basic important

dylan11235813 · ‎22-07-2014

They should have it at the top with the contact (which I think is at the bottom of a listing). I have seen it a million times but it is still hard to find, like the salt in the cupboard. I usually just copy the item number out of the "explorer bar", I think that it is what it is called, if I need it.

iamanark · ‎22-07-2014

The OP's question was ... "Why are item numbers so well hidden ?"

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So much advice on how to find them, suggests that they must be well hidden

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So ..... Why are the numbers so well hidden ?

digital*ghost · ‎22-07-2014

The item number is in the URL of every listing you look at.

If you have clicked on a listing, and can't find it any other way, just look there. It generally can't be obscured by anything, either.

I took the liberty of highlighting the item number in this URL to demonstrate.

Signed,

A self-confessed nerd, if that means someone who happens to pay attention to things. 😄

springyzone · ‎23-07-2014

The OP's question was ... "Why are item numbers so well hidden ?"

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So much advice on how to find them, suggests that they must be well hidden

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So ..... Why are the numbers so well hidden ?

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I was thinking the same.

A couple of times I have found myself searching around, trying to find the item number.

Admittedly, I did find them eventually, but I am sure it used to be easier.

I've been on ebay for years now, as a seller over a decade ago before paypal, and as a buyer in more recent years.But when I read these pages, I realise I have nowhere near the knowledge or expertise of a lot of the other posters.

I find I am slowly learning more things as I read in here, but if I sometimes have trouble with things after all these years, then probably a lot of other buyers do, too.