How to Shorten Long eBay and AliExpress Links

Here's a handy hint for dealing with absurdly long eBay and aliexpress links: you can delete everything from the question mark and after that follows the item number and the link will continue to work.

So this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384900421346?hash=item599dda56e2:g:2W4AAOSwLd9iFJAi&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8E4Pijf63k4n0ulQ5qdcEmPR8Xlm6RWjGky1LqtOYTRwGYh4usvBP4nlDpSqaycCsFPTTqyKHli33Hywc%2BW8Seht%2B%2BEGRwm%2BUyb1ipgh89DybKXOUOKjE5hvz5zA4QfkzPsim6VGT2eS0YmZcdKfKsZmX4DvVLqi6Gfxi%2BMGzVcPzDwQR9uSg%2FvuMwM1adiFf%2BhC0JFisOXl99yP5DD2CptYMi5N6vbGUWtZh%2F%2FwqvZzAYM9gbDhOr1W8aiSAgtdmfG7UhJgy%2Fyoa40a%2F4DEYMZLGUw7z3t7DGDguYhU2r2r8tz9AtWE9dXiE7f%2Fiu%2F8Rw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR66Q2OXPYg

Can be simplified to this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384900421346

And this:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003151945397.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.11.5ba3698b8dlq89&algo_pvid=6621c286-c7b5-4766-b508-83bbbd198286&algo_exp_id=6621c286-c7b5-4766-b508-83bbbd198286-5&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21GBP%2116.09%2110.94%21%21%2119.52%21%21%4021038edf16943362990535517e98f5%2112000024378080188%21sea%21UK%211918864459%21S&curPageLogUid=SRqyCkjHBueA

Should work like this:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003151945397.html

Let's try some color to show what can be deleted (red):

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003151945397.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.11.5ba3698b8dlq89&algo_pvid=6621c286-c7b5-4766-b508-83bbbd198286&algo_exp_id=6621c286-c7b5-4766-b508-83bbbd198286-5&pdp_npi=4%40dis%21GBP%2116.09%2110.94%21%21%2119.52%21%21%4021038edf16943362990535517e98f5%2112000024378080188%21sea%21UK%211918864459%21S&curPageLogUid=SRqyCkjHBueA

Everything from the first question mark (?) onward can usually be deleted without affecting the function of the link.

NOTE: links are working as of the date of this post. In the future, when these specific items are no longer available, the sample links will no longer work; however, the concept will remain valid.

Good tips. I’m more or less a Neanderthal when it comes to most of this internet crap, so this is useful.

Thank you, Davidd! These are always so annoying, so I really appreciate the tip!