BROWSER TROUBLE . . PLEASE HELP

Question

I have a complicated problem, so hope someone can help. But have to warn you in advance that because it is complicated, you're going to need a little patience to wade thru the facts:
1) Safari is my primary browser, but there are a couple of instances in it does not work well for me. e.g., While I can browse thru eBay listings, it's been totally useless to me the few times I've tried to list items for sale myself. It's fine for filling in "the blanks" that apply to everyone, but when it comes to describing specific items, not only are the formatting tools unavailable to Safari, but the description requires the use of HTML, which I do not know.
2) The only way I could do that was by switching to FireFox, which I downloaded to my iMac. Although I don't think it allowed the full range of formatting tools, at least I could input data and switch between half a dozen fonts and reasonably full spectrum of colors.
3) Since yesterday, all that changed. Initially, it was just one of the drop-down menus that did not function properly, but minutes later, when I tried to log in again, it did not recognize my password (although it worked if I logged in from Safari . . . or even an old version of IE on my spare Mac). After that, it insisted FF was not accepting cookies. No matter how many times I cleared the cache and cookies, and verified that "accept cookies" was on, it insisted I was wrong.
IN all I probably spent close to 4 hours communicating with eBay's Live Help reps, each of whom . . . after thumbing thru their manuals and occasionally speaking their tech team, returned to say the problem must be with my Mac and that I needed to take it in for service.
Meanwhile, while groping for an answer myself, I found over 20 alerts and messages in FF's Error Console — all referring to eBay's site. Thinking their tech team might find a clue in them, I offered several times to forward them, but was turned down each time. Instead, they advised that I try IE.
4) Having heard that IE is fraught with viruses and spyware, I had been avoiding that for months, but finally gave in and tried to download it. But according to the download site, MS had stopped supporting IE for Macs several years ago, when Apple switched to Safari.
5) Recalling that my old Mac already had IE on it, I gave it a try, but discovered it relied on HTML for descriptions, too.
6) My last hope was Netscape, which lo and behold does work. Just one problem: according to their website, they will officially stop supporting the program tomorrow (2-01-08)!
So I have 2 questions:
1) Does anyone have any ideas on how I can restore FF?
Even if including the error console alerts would be helpful, I can't do that anymore because they disappeared when I deleted the cache, cookies and personal data. But as I recall they all referred to being unable to read the parameters for height and width (whatever that means). I don't recall anything about the "original" final warnings, and their are only two up now (no alerts). Most recent one says: ""Error: ebay is not defined
Source File: https://secureinclude.ebaystatic.com/js/e547/uk/features/signin/signinfootere5472uk.js
Line: 28".
(And yes, I was trying to list something on eBay's UK site.)
Question #2: Is there any other free, downloadable browser that does not require HTML for user input?
Sorry for taking up so much space and time, but I figured you probably would be asking me for some of the info anyway.
I consider myself lucky (and pat myself on my back each time my husband complains about the problems his PC gives him) because in general, every one of the Macs I've owned over the years has made me look like a pro, by comparison. But when I have run into problems I could not solve on my own, I've always been able to count on these discussion groups for a solution. Sure hope you can come thru for me again today.

Answer 1

Hi C S!
As you posted in another Thread, that you can't recall how to Post a New Topic, here is the scoop!
If you have a question, or suggestion, about using Discussions, from this page Feedback about Discussions, click on Post New Topic. This is where you mistakenly posted this Topic.
If you have a Technical question about Apple Hardware, Programs, Services, Technology, Software, Applications, Products, etc, from this page Discussions - Forum Home, select an appropriate Category from one of the sixteen divisions.
For example, under Mac OS X Related Software, choose the Category Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger.
On the page that opens, select a Forum, such as Installation & Setup, or Using Mac OS X Tiger, for example.
Most Category pages, have numerous Forums within them.
But some may have only one, two, or three.
For example the Safari Category page has four choices listed under Forum / Category, but only two of them, are Forums:
Safari 3 Public Beta for Windows
Safari for Mac Support forum.
And the Apple Remote Desktop Category, has only one Apple Remote Desktop Forum.
On Forum pages, there is an option to Post New Topic.
More info here How Is Discussions Content Organized.
It can be confusing, but explore the different areas, and you will acquire a better understanding of the hierarchy.
It isn't necessary to repost this Topic, as I have requested that a Host move the Thread, to an appropriate Forum.
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