Apparently if you disable adblocker for eBay and restart computer that can fix the problem.

Yes.. they have done this to force us to view 3rd party, revenue generating ads. Unbelievable.

I use an ad blocker and will continue to do so.. if ebay cannot let me see my messages, purchase history, mouse over images etc unless I look at their ads, then I will, regrettably, take my business to Amazon after 17 years of using ebay.

I am someone who will NEVER buy from an ad in a browser and I am also aware of the potential for ads being served to contain malicious code.

I looked for a way to contact ebay about this but alas, the controlled topic list for customer service doesn't allow this kind of enquiry.

I am also an ebay plus member.. this in the hope that such things can be avoided by paying a fee.. however, it seems not.

I will assume that they are testing this on us to guage a reaction, so I will wait a very short time to see what happens.. but it would be sad if after all this time they make their site unusable for a reason like this.

after some digging.. I see this page, where I thought you could disable this.. I was only aware because I saw a small link to AdChoice at bottom of page..

https://www.ebay.com.au/adchoice

however, it seems this only changes the ads from targeted to general.. doesn't remove them 😞