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We plan to update the Item Specifics in the following categories in the next few weeks:
- MP3 Players
- Home Theater Systems
- Home Audio Speakers
- Home Audio Receivers
- Televisions
- Car Audio Amplifiers
- Car Audio In-Dash Units
- Car Speakers
- Car Audio Subwoofers
- GPS Devices
- DVD Players & Recorders
- Wristwatches
In addition, Custom Item Specifics will replace the pre-filled item information in Digital Camera Accessories in July.
A list of planned changes to Item Specifics on eBay.com can be found at Seller Central.
If you list items manually through an eBay seller tool (for example, the Sell Your Item form or Turbo Lister) or the eBay API, the updated Item Specifics will be available in the next few weeks. If you use a third party listing service (such as ChannelAdvisor), please contact them to verify when they will update these Item Specifics.
For general information about Item Specifics and how to use them, please visit our Item Specifics overview page. If you have any comments or feedback about Item Specifics, please email them to taxonomy@ebay.com and they will be considered for future enhancements.
The category structure will be updated in mid July based on feedback received from the eBay Community and from experts in the affected fields. If you sell in the areas mentioned below, please be sure to take a look at the new category structure on Seller Central here.
Updated Categories:
- Baby: Removing many brand-specific categories, and adding new products
- Books: New categories in Accessories and Catalogs
- Cameras & Photo: Significant changes
- Coins & Paper Money: Many new categories
- Computers & Networking: Restoring brand-specific categories for Vintage Computing
- Crafts: Adding new categories, and renaming a few others to increase visibility of Mosaic pieces.
- Home & Garden: New categories, including a Switch Plates & Outlet Covers section under Wall Decor.
- Motors: New categories
- Music: Removing the Digital Downloads section in accordance with new Trust & Safety Policy
- Pottery & Glass: New categories
- Stamps: Many new categories
- Everything Else: Removing the Mystery Auctions category in accordance with new Trust & Safety Policy
eBay Motors will be adding additional item specifics in the Parts and Accessories category.
Sellers will be able to list additional details like Part Number, Warranty and Surface Finish to Parts and Accessories Listings to help better describe items.
If you list items manually through an eBay seller tool (for example, the Sell Your Item form or Turbo Lister) or the eBay API, the updated Itm Specifics will be available in the coming months. If you use a third party listing service (such as InkFrog or Channel Advisor), please contact them to verify when they will update these Item Specifics.
For general information about Item Specifics and how to use them, please visit the Item Specifics overview page. If you have any comments or feedback about Item Specifics, please email them to taxonomy@ebay.com and they will be considered for future enhancements.
Starting late July, we will be introducing Pre-Filled Item Information in multiple categories including Consumer Electronics, Computers and Networking, Cameras and Photo, Business & Industrial and Home and Garden. The full list of categories is listed below for your reference.
Pre-Filled Item Information enables sellers to easily add product information such as brand, model, color, and in some cases, a stock photo, to their listings using a Brand, Product Type, or Model. Buyers find this additional product information very helpful as they shop on eBay.
Below is the list of categories where Catalogs will be introduced:
- Business & Industrial
- Computers & Networking
- Hard Drives
- Games & Entertainment
- Headphones & Headsets
- Consumer Electronics
- Car Audio In-Dash Units
- Car Speakers & Speaker Systems
- Radar & Laser Detectors
- Satellite Radios
- Surveillance
- Sporting Goods
- Night Vision Optics
- Range Finders
- Spotting Scopes
- Home and Garden
- Cookers & Steamers
- Indoor Grills
- Juicers
- Mixers
- Musical Instruments
- Video Games
- Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop
Note: Sellers who use a 3rd party listing service (ChannelAdvisor, etc.), should contact them to verify that they will offer the Pre-filled Item Information capabilities in the categories listed above.
Please visit our Pre-filled Item Information page to learn more about this feature.
Over the next week, we will introduce Pre-Filled Item Information in Consumer Electronics.
Pre-filled Item Information gives sellers an easy way to add standard information to their listing, such as brands, models, colors, and stock photos. Using Pre-Filled Item Information saves sellers time and provides buyers with helpful information when searching for items to purchase.
Below is the list of categories where Pre-Filled Item Information will be introduced:
Consumer Electronics
- Home Theater Systems
- Home Theater Speakers and Subwoofers
Note: Sellers who use a 3rd party listing service (ChannelAdvisor, etc.), should contact them to verify that they will offer the Pre-filled Item Information capabilities in the categories listed above.
Please visit our Pre-filled Item Information page to learn more about this feature.
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