Weird Ebay problem

[Muse]

Try Linux Mint.. you'll thank me someday!

And you can use your data/ files in mint just fine!

I am not certain my apps will all work in any flavor of linux. I know two I use a lot that didn't.

 

[Brainonska511]

Yeah, NOSCRIPT is almost certainly the culprit here.
eBay’s checkout flow is one giant spaghetti ball of JavaScript + iframes + third-party payment gateways. If NOSCRIPT is blocking even one of those scripts (especially anything under pay.ebay.com or payments.ebaystatic.com), the “Buy It Now” button will silently fail, exactly what you’re seeing.

I don't use eBay, but this is why I stopped using NoScript a few years ago. It was starting to get extremely annoying to get a website purchase through checkout without having some issue. It was even more annoying when MasterCard or Visa would do their additional bank check pop-up.

 

[lxskllr]

I don't use eBay, but this is why I stopped using NoScript a few years ago. It was starting to get extremely annoying to get a website purchase through checkout without having some issue. It was even more annoying when MasterCard or Visa would do their additional bank check pop-up.

A workaround is barring noscript from private windows. If you're giving a company your money, you probably trust them enough, so you can do it through a private window, and use noscript with your daily driver. It is a supreme hassle though. You have to be dedicated to run noscript these days. It's probably 50-50 balancing the hassle it removes with the hassle it adds, but the hassle it adds comes with privacy and security, so I deal with it.

 

[Brainonska511]

A workaround is barring noscript from private windows. If you're giving a company your money, you probably trust them enough, so you can do it through a private window, and use noscript with your daily driver. It is a supreme hassle though. You have to be dedicated to run noscript these days. It's probably 50-50 balancing the hassle it removes with the hassle it adds, but the hassle it adds comes with privacy and security, so I deal with it.

Yes, that was certainly a work around, but still annoying because I don't always assemble my shopping cart all at once.

These days, I want to manage my privacy stuff, but I also don't want to deal with too much of a hassle. So I just try to strike a balance.

 

[Muse]

I don't use eBay, but this is why I stopped using NoScript a few years ago. It was starting to get extremely annoying to get a website purchase through checkout without having some issue. It was even more annoying when MasterCard or Visa would do their additional bank check pop-up.

I was unaware of problems of consequence in my activity at eBay and have been running NOSCRIPT for quite some time. I do a fair amount of ebay buying. Have done a bit of selling there but not for over 10 years, I figure.

At the moment I have NOSCRIPT removed. I made a purchase at eBay less than an hour ago with no difficulty.

 

[Quintessa]

Yes, that was certainly a work around, but still annoying because I don't always assemble my shopping cart all at once.

If you don't want NoScript to bother you while browsing eBay, you can simply create a new browser profile specifically for it. Each profile has separate cache and cookie spaces. You can still apply NoScript in the main profile.

 

[sdifox]

Or just temporarily whitelist a site when you need to buy something.

 

[Muse]

Sometimes eBay glitches on checkout if cookies or cache are messed up. Try clearing them or using a private/incognito tab.

Yeah, I do a fair amount of business at Ebay, especially recently. Received an item this afternoon. Not so much business that I can't open private window if I'm having a problem. Didn't used to have problems though at eBay.