posted on March 27, 2014 03:12:57 AM new
Tell me about it!!
Vintage jewelry is the worst for me. Under costume jewelry - they want to know the metal, the theme, the color, the shade of the color and it goes on and on.
What used to take 2 minutes to list is now 5 minutes.
I feel like doing what many sellers do - see photos for details. DONE
posted on March 27, 2014 12:28:33 PM new
I know - what a pain in the rear end. I have this lovely message in my "Selling Reminders" on My eBay: "To increase exposure, add required/recommended item specifics to 961 listings."
It's only 961 because I left most of my postcards at home and took them off the market for the winter. Does this mean they will hide them?
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posted on March 27, 2014 01:40:55 PM new
I list a lot of Mid-Century Modern items. There are 2 possible generic categories for straight up MCM:
Antiques>Periods&Styles>Mid-Century Modernism
Collectibles>Vintage,Retro,Mid-Century>then a list of decades, Bakelite, Plastic, Unknown
The last one seems more redundant and out of place with 4 decades listed among Bakelite & Plastic. This goes without including all the other categories something might fit into other than those.
posted on March 27, 2014 04:32:10 PM new
shag: that is my question, also. I always just do a search with keywords. Categories seem redundant let alone those stupid "item specifics."
posted on March 30, 2014 11:15:23 PM new
Just a reminder to anyone using Global Shipping...you MUST put in the Country of Origin Item specific. It is required on many items to Export/Import to another Country.
posted on March 31, 2014 11:02:37 AM new
Ebay has been relying more on 'item specifics' to aid in search,it has been like this for years !
Country of manufacturing is needed for GSP to calculate customs duty due to various trade treaties existed bewteen /among different countries.
Brand is good for folks who search for specific brands.
posted on March 31, 2014 03:31:47 PM new
Lost, the brand for the most part is in the category & it should certainly be in your title. Many times it asks you for a brand when you have listed in a category of mixed lot.
It asks for a UPC when you list an antique.
If they want these "specifics." Make it appropriate for the category.
