Short Item URL for eBay

Simple URL shortener for eBay listings, using no 3rd party service but eBay itself.
What is Short Item URL for eBay?
"Short Item URL for eBay" is a Chrome extension that helps simplify sharing of eBay product listings. It creates a shortened URL by removing unnecessary parts like search parameters and product description, thus making it more chat and social media-friendly. It currently supports 18 international eBay sites.

Extension stats

This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2024-10-03
By: Rado
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.11 (9)
Version: 0.2.0 (Last updated: 2019-11-24)
Creation date: 2019-11-24
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • declarativeContent
  • clipboardWrite
Size: 46.51K

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Extension summary

Ever tried to share the link to the perfect gizmo you just found on eBay with your friends, only to find that the URL is so long it eats up several lines of your chat window? Ever wondered why the eBay URLs are often so ridiculously long?

This extension comes to the rescue and will allow you to copy the short version of the URL into your clipboard with a single click. Useful for easy sharing on social networks and via instant messaging. Forget those with multi-line URLs!

How it works: unlike the usual URL shorteners, this one does not rely on any 3rd party service. What it actually does is strip all of the unnecessary parts of the item URL, like search parameters or product description, leaving only the bare minimum (the domain and the item ID) for a nice, short URL that's easy to share.

The extension currently supports 18 international eBay sites, including ebay.com, ebay.co.uk, ebay.de, ebay.com.au and many others.

Think you've found a bug? Let me know and I'll see what I can do.

User reviews

Amazing But i have made a script to do this in the URL Bar insted of a button https://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/429532
by Hacker, 2021-07-21

EXACTLY what I wanted! Works perfectly.
by Sergio Vazquez II, 2021-03-21

Does exactly what it says - Perfect, thank you
by Matt B, 2020-03-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Short Item URL for eBay requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Short Item URL for eBay may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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