FU Ebay and your related item redirect for sold items

Ok, so this shit’s so annoying, I’ve lost precious seconds of my life that I will never get back having to click that link over and over.

Then when you click that link, you have to click another link to ‘See Original Listing’ so you can actually look through the pics.

If you’re as pained by this annoying crap that I am, you can use the chrome extension I created:

chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/redirect-me/mgoieclockojklfidfdccpcknilknchd

This thing automatically loads the link to the original listing in that annoying blue banner, then loads the link on the next page that goes to the original listing with the available pics.

The code is super simple and super lightweight, here it is if you want to make your own extension for a different browser or whatever.

main.js (first conditional checks to see if the annoying tool tip is there, if it is, go to the link it has, the second conditional checks for the ‘See Original Listing’ link and goes to that page if it’s present):

`if(document.querySelectorAll(’.cvipTopMsg’).length > 0) {
var url = document.querySelectorAll(’.cvipTopMsg’)[0].childNodes[1].childNodes[1].attributes[0].nodeValue;

window.location = url;
}

if(document.querySelectorAll(’.vi-inl-lnk’).length > 0) {
var url = document.querySelectorAll(’.vi-inl-lnk’)[0].childNodes[0].attributes[0].nodeValue;

window.location = url;
}`

nomorerelateditems.css (gets rid of the gigantic related-items carousels on the final sold listing…and actually everywhere on the site):

.mfe-card-group { display: none; }

Only works for .com cuz I can’t be bothered to type in 30 different tld versions. Minimal testing so if it destroys your ebay browsing experience then just uninstall it :stuck_out_tongue:

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Sometimes I don’t even get the blue link! I get redirected to a different listing in a weird webpage format all together. Complete BS.

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It would be nice if eBay made announcements on feature changes like this and at least have a way for people to share feedback. As a long time eBay user I have to say this is one of the times they’ve truly been able to annoy me and given how patient I typically am that says a lot :blush:

@hypernova well done on the plugin!

Does it still not show the ended listings for everyone else? It’s been reverted back for quite a while on my end.

Sometimes it shows me the original ended item for a second THEN brings me to the blue banner of death. A special dash of ridiculousness there.

I never get this when I use their app on my phone.

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This has been driving me nuts lately. It’s annoying when I’m trying to check sold listings to compare prices and it’s annoying when you’re trying to post something you just purchased to show people on discord. It’s just annoying in general, and useless. I don’t want to see completely unrelated items because a sold listing is no longer available. There is no purpose in having a filter function for “sold” if they’re going to mask it with this crap anyway.

Annoying but typical and unsurprising.

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