posted on June 6, 2001 07:16:00 PM
Hi everybody,
Did you notice that,suddenly tonight, some "Rocket Scientist" from the ebay staff decided to change the Item Listings Title FONT (on top of your description page)?? From a nice classic "SERIF type" font to a dull and UNATTRACTIVE ARIAL Type font....
I would have thought that they had better things to do to improve eBay, but apparently not....
It reminds me of the "NO BRAND" generic products at the Supermarket, except in this last case they are supposed to be cheaper!!!
Maybe this is to please the BULK listers of newly manufactured products (liquidators) eBay is looking for, but certainly not fit for people listing Antiques and Collectibles!
Your comments are welcome.
posted on June 6, 2001 11:03:45 PM
The new typeface is hideous & amateurish.
How could such a rich & successful
company not have a decent graphic designer?
The type almost looks as though it was
hand-printed by a child. UGH-LY!
posted on June 7, 2001 01:25:53 AM
I have my browser set to display the font that I have selected, so I don't see any fonts chosen by ebay, or any other pages for that matter. If you don't like what you see, change the font on your browser to one that you like, and make it the default font on all the pages you view.
posted on June 7, 2001 02:04:22 AM
I went to one of my auctions and I like the new type font. It is easier to read. I haven't checked the listings pages to see if they have changed.
posted on June 7, 2001 03:23:15 AM
It had to happen with the volume of business - they used up all the serif letters and eventually they are going to use up all the ones and zeros and we will have to switch our computers over to a different base number system.
But the big news is eBay's top secret project. In their effort to stem fraud, they will soon be encypting all listings, so that titles, auction numbers, user ID's, and descriptions will appear like gibberish, unless you are a registered user with a credit card, and a signed declaration on file at eBay Central that they promise they will never, ever, bother anyone.
So when someone accesses eBay's category lists, instead of:
