The new eBay's tracking link structure - effective Feb 18th 2021

[Andy]

Effective Feb 18th 2021 eBay has a new tracking link structure, you can read about it here:

https://partnerhelp.ebay.com/helpcenter/knowledgebase/Tracking-Links-Overview/

 

[Andy]

Install the Ebay parser add-on.

https://www.xf2addons.com/resources/ebay-parser.37/

 

[Andy]

Finding older eBay links, use the Advanced search add-on.

https://www.xf2addons.com/resources/advanced-search.3/

With it you can easily find older posts with rover.ebay.com links. Then you can use the eBay Link Generator tool to create an eBay search links.

 

[Andy]

To replace eBay links which are now dead, use the eBay Link Generator tool.

1. Go to eBay and do a search on a product. Find keywords that describe the product well. Once you're happy with the search results, copy the URL. Hint, make sure the URL has a + sign separating each key word.
2. Go to your eBay Partner Network.
3. Click the Tools tab.
4. Click Link Generator.
5. Paste the URL from your search and generate an eBay search link.
6. Paste generated link into your post.

 

[ActorMike]

They also have a Chrome extension that is much faster to use- https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/smart-share-from-ebay/hmbedoibmaoalbpefbgdhojgfkecdefa