Why is no date/time displayed anymore for the "Recently added" sort?
Summary: The discussion revolves around the issue with the 'Newly Listed' sorting feature on an online platform, where the date and time of listing are not displayed, causing confusion among users. sozialman raises this issue, supported by other participants who note it as a widespread problem affecting multiple regions. df3vi mentions inconsistent behavior across browsers, particularly with Firefox. Despite attempts to address it, users feel the changes are not improvements, expressing frustration with the platform's approach to user feedback. anna_s@ebay acknowledges ongoing efforts to resolve the problem.
Hey df3vi already asked this question, since I can't reply, I'm asking it again, because the assistant naturally answered stupidly.
It's something you have to get used to, or just plain dumb, when with the sorting "Newly added" on the article neither the note new addition, DATE and time are given
df3vi
·3 weeks agoYou're happy that it's normal again, and then the crap is back again :-(
WHY? NOBODY thought it was good!!!
Apparently eBay couldn't care less about the users...
Typical quasi-monopolist, that's all.
df3vi
·3 weeks agoNow it’s back to normal again.
It would be better if it just stayed good in the future.
df3vi
·Aug 14, 2026 at 6:28 AMUnfortunately, with Firefox there is NO display showing when an item was posted. You're left with NOTHING there.
I’ve noticed several times that eBay behaves a bit differently with Firefox, and changes there take effect at a different time (often weeks apart).
bigzmej
·Aug 14, 2026 at 3:09 AMI just wrote about that too, I'm honestly really sad about this so-called improvement.
sozialman
OP1 month agoHey, the problem is solved insofar as day and hour are no longer displayed, but only the hour since when online in green text
df3vi
·Aug 13, 2026 at 8:18 AMBut that’s not a solution, it’s a stopgap :
If it says "Posted at 16:30" for the top item, I know that after reloading the page, all items after 16:30 are new to me - even if that 16:30 item is already gone from the listing by then (sold, bid).
Now I also need to know when I last reloaded this page, and how many hours ago that was (so e.g. yesterday at 19 ( /) o’clock was xx hours ago???).
So eBay keeps working on making the shopping experience worse.
der_einzig_unwahre_heino
·1 month agoThere are good reasons to hide the start date. With the high-price policy of recent years, the duration of the offers has grown more and more. Some items spin around the monitors here for years and still remain unsold. It hurts the image when these long-running offers are so easy to spot. So get rid of the date, and the slow movers will immediately look much fresher again.
anna_s@ebay
·1 month agoHello @sozialman ,
thanks for sharing your observations with us.
It seems a few changes are being made right now. We are still checking the matter and have already added you to the existing ticket at the same time.
Thanks for your patience.
Best regards
Anna
df3vi
·3 weeks agoAs soon as you're happy that things are back to normal, the crap is back again :-(
WHY? NOBODY thought it was good!!!
Apparently eBay couldn't care less about the users...
Typical quasi-monopolist, that's all.
df3vi
·1 month agoThanks first of all for bringing the question up again.
Yesterday I didn’t have any “Posted before ...” displayed either, today I do.
However, the hint is only suboptimal:
If it says “Posted at 16:30” on the top item, I know that after reloading the page, all items after 16:30 are new to me - even if that 16:30 item should already be gone from the listing (sold, bid).
Now I also have to know when I last reloaded this page, and how many hours ago that was (so e.g. yesterday at 19 (/) o’clock was xx hours ago???).
lidor3073
·1 month agoWhen you go to Sort by “newly listed”, these time stamps appear. Here on
Example model cars 1:18.
celicab866h
·1 month agoI've checked and this in so on eBay sites in the UK, the US and Germany so propably a worldwide problem.