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eBay web page problem - search for item last time was ok now not ok ! I copied and pasted into IE it worked ok but not on Firefox !! why ???

MarsProbe5
MarsProbe5
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I have lots of tabs of eBay search pages which I update every day and from last night (26th Sep) and even now 27th they still have the same problem that the search does not continue but goes to a eBay home page ! I tried going back in history but the same thing came up again and again. I copied a link from my history in Firfox and pasted it into IE which came up Ok - I copied that into Chrome and that was Ok as well ! I copied it back to Firefox and Still Came Up with the Same wrong page !!! Why ???

Please Please can you help ?

I have lots of tabs of eBay search pages which I update every day and from last night (26th Sep) and even now 27th they still have the same problem that the search does not continue but goes to a eBay home page ! I tried going back in history but the same thing came up again and again. I copied a link from my history in Firfox and pasted it into IE which came up Ok - I copied that into Chrome and that was Ok as well ! I copied it back to Firefox and Still Came Up with the Same wrong page !!! Why ??? Please Please can you help ?

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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When you have a problem with one particular site, a good "first thing to try" is clearing your Firefox cache and deleting your saved cookies for the site.

(1) Bypass Firefox's Cache

Use Ctrl+Shift+r to reload the page fresh from the server.

Alternately, you also can clear Firefox's cache completely using:

orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Options > Advanced

On the Network mini-tab > Cached Web Content : "Clear Now"

If you have a large hard drive, this might take a few minutes.

(2) Remove the site's cookies (save any pending work first). While viewing a page on the site, either:

  • right-click and choose View Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"
  • Alt+t (open the classic Tools menu) > Page Info > Security > "View Cookies"

In the dialog that opens, you can remove your eBay cookies individually.

Then try reloading the page. Does that help?