Hi Gazza,
I general I like the new layout ect a lot.
Changes I'd like to see on the frontpage.
As others have said, lose, or move to the
bottom the recent searches section.
Reinstate the buddy point list,
maybe move 60 mins to just under Browse the Auctions,(where featured are now) with buddy auctions & list below that. Then Featured could be moved into the middle below Happy Hour.
Where you've got popular auctions at the moment tab it,
with a choice between closing auctions, newly listed, recently closed, & popular, then we could choose which we prefer to see & flick through the others if we want to.
I'm with the others on the stores, stop empty ones from showing in the featured stores. Maybe under the featured stores list a section for newly opened stores, just randomly showing 2 or 3 stores that have been open less than a set time (week/month?) criteria maybe a minimum of listings (10/20?) to give new store holders an extra incentive.