I'd never use IE for ebay, stopped doing so years ago due to too many stuff ups

I also know many people who have had the same experiences

Not sure how it 'does'nt answer the qestion' , was'nt yor post ,in part, to see if others have had the same/similar issues ?

Plus you say yourself  'works on any other web site'

Indeed  and exactly EBAY and IE, more often than not, do not mix