The forum owner did a forum update to version 3.8.7 I believe. I still see the "new posts" tab at the top of the screen.
As far as the ebay posts. Its very annoying and I PM'd the other admins to see what was going on with it. Havent heard back yet.. I saw someone banned him and it didnt work. I just deleted him as a user waiting to see if they keep posting more spam, feel free to PM me if anyone has questions