Hi everyone,
I’m experiencing a sudden issue when trying to submit listings via GarageSale
to eBay.de. Starting today (March 24, 2026), all my listings with custom HTML
descriptions are being rejected with the following error message:
“JavaScript nicht zulässig. Ihr Angebot darf kein JavaScript (.cookie*,
cookie, replace(, IFRAME, META, oder Includes), Cookies oder base href
enthalten.”
(English: “JavaScript not allowed. Your listing must not contain JavaScript
(.cookie, cookie(, replace(, IFRAME, META, or Includes), Cookies or base href.”)
What I’ve already checked and ruled out:
- No tags anywhere in the HTML
- No JavaScript functions (replace, cookie, etc.)
- No IFRAME, no META tags, no base href
- No ::before CSS rules with content: property
- No align-items: baseline (contains “base”)
- No href=“#” links
- No @media queries
- Tested with a completely empty listing (just “Test” as title, no description)
→ this worked fine, so the issue is in the HTML content
My HTML uses only:
- Inline styles (no block)
- Basic table layout
- Standard HTML tags (div, table, td, p, h1, span)
I also noted that eBay had a search outage yesterday evening (March 23, 2026)
– could eBay have tightened their content filter rules after that incident?
Questions:
- Has anyone else experienced this since today?
- Does GarageSale’s API submission use stricter filters than eBay.de’s
own listing form? - Are there any CSS properties that eBay’s API specifically blocks
(e.g. display:flex, justify-content, flex-shrink)? - Is there a way to see the exact raw HTML that GarageSale sends to eBay
before submission, so I can pinpoint the trigger?
Any help is much appreciated!
Best regards,
gambtec (Berlin)