eBay told users that as of November 1st, it would stop supporting old and uncommon browsers when it develops new features. Members using certain outdated versions of browsers, or browsers with very low adoption rates, may experience site issues or errors as it introduces new features or makes other site changes, eBay warned.

eBay said by supporting old browsers, it has spent a significant amount of development resources to support a very small fraction of users and was limited in the types of features and enhancements it could deliver.

In the next few days, eBay will start providing education and on-site help when members sign in with browsers that will not be supported in the future.

In related news, eBay is holding off on transitioning sellers to the new Sell Your Item (SYI) form that was unveiled in August. eBay has migrated over 40 percent of sellers who use SYI to the new form, but will hold off on migrating other sellers to the new form until January.

"Even though we believe the new SYI form will make sellers more efficient in the long-run, having to learn a new tool during a busy time of the year is challenging. So, we are putting the transition on hold until January 2007."

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