where has the 'compare' box gone from the watch list?

[dede550_1]

how do you 'compare' items. It used to be in the 'watch' list and now it's not there

[kopenhagen5]

You're right.

I still have the compare button but it's greyed out.

Even when I select an item in the watch list, it's still greyed out.

[imastawka · Accepted solution]

I just noticed that.

Try clicking on Summary and scroll down the page to your watch list.

It should be there on the old watching format

[dede550_1]

THANK YOU sooooo much. That worked!  I have written it down so that next time I need to compare items I will remember. Getting old sucks.  I wonder why ebay changed things.  I do wish they would stick to the saying 'if it ain't broke DON'T fix it.

Again many many thanks.

[enigmabear]

eBay are born fiddlers,especially whwn it comes to fiddling with things that need not be fiddled

To enhance the buying/selling/ripping your hair out experience 

[lyndal1838]

The ebay version of the saying is "if it ain't broke, fix it".   The idea is to keep us on our toes and give us something to do working out what they have done

[davewil1964]

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@lyndal1838 wrote:

The ebay version of the saying is "if it ain't broke, fix it".   The idea is to keep us on our toes and give us something to do working out what they have done

I disagree. They don't seem to be able to attract competent programmers, so they get them to fiddle with the easy, cosmetic stuff because they (eBay) know if they give the ITers real stuff to do they will break the whole site.

[julicook03]

Hi, 

I saw your reponse in a post about finding the compare in your watchlist. I Still can't find it, I've clicked summary and clicked watchlist but it still isn't there. Help in Ebay wasn't of any use. Am I missing anything? Maybe they've changed it again. 

Thanks

[imastawka]

You've dug up a thread that's 2½ years old.

The compare function no longer exists.