i do N.O.T. like the 'new & improved' version & all the ugly things happening AT ALL! I will be more alert thanks to your post, but in general, when I am researching or shopping, the "New" version just looks UGLY & has too much blank space.
It's probably INTENTIONAL by eBay--it's made eBay look more like a store, or online-retailer instead of a real-person, mom-&-pop operation. Maybe good for their egos but i REALLY hate it! (I have tried to customize my view/display also, but it still looks weird)--I'm the LAST person to complain about change, BTW, I always try to accept, but I've tried to shop for things 5-10 times in the last month & it's an ugly & unsatisfying experience now. I don't feel comfortable telling my friends to shop on ebay any more. It's just DIFFICULT & I'd rather go to google or amazon if I want an online-retail experience.