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New eBay Product Attributes to Become Mandatory Next Month

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay introduced new product attributes that sellers will be required to use in all new and revised listings effective February 22, 2021. A UK-based vendor that helps merchants comply with eBay Item Specific requirements reminded […]

4 CommentsMarketplaces, NewseBay, eBay Item Specifics, optiseller, Richard Falconer

eBay to Require Item Specifics in More Categories

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is resuming plans to require Item Specifics in additional categories beginning September 9th, and it touted two tools to help sellers make their listings compliant. In February as part of its 2020 Spring Seller […]

2 CommentsMarketplaces, NewseBay, eBay Item Specifics, optiseller

eBay Delays Rollout of ‘Required’ Item Specifics in 2 Categories

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is delaying the rollout of “required” Item Specifics in two categories, it informed sellers last week. In its 2020 eBay Spring Seller Update, it had announced plans to institute new required attributes in listings […]

3 CommentsMarketplaces, NewseBay Item Specifics, eBay required Item Specifics, eBay Spring Seller Update 2020

Online Sellers Guide to eBay Spring Seller Update 2020 – Part 2

March 14, 2020March 15, 2020 Ina Steiner
eBay

Like death and taxes, change on eBay is a certainty – and almost as dreaded by sellers. In Part 1 of today’s Online Sellers Guide, we introduced the eBay Spring Seller Update and covered four […]

Marketplaces, NewseBay Item Specifics, eBay selling tools, eBay Shipping, eBay Spring Seller Update 2020, EBU 436

eBay Tech Issues Update Makes No Mention of Payments SNAFU

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay updated sellers last night on two technical issues that have been plaguing the site for a week, but it made no mention of the issue impacting sellers enrolled in Managed Payments who have been […]

Marketplaces, NewseBay glitch, eBay Item Specifics, eBay managed payments, eBay Seller Hub

eBay Still Working on Tech Issues Impacting Item Specifics

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is still working to fix a major problem with Item Specifics that hit the site on Tuesday. In an update to sellers on Thursday, it acknowledged that in addition to causing problems for sellers […]

3 CommentsMarketplaces, NewseBay, eBay glitch, eBay Item Specifics

eBay Recommends Tool for Filling in Item Specifics Gaps

October 14, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay is recommending sellers use a third-party tool called Optiseller to fill in product attribute gaps in their listings (aka Item Specifics). Previously eBay had been pushing sellers to add UPC codes to their listings […]

5 CommentsMarketplaces, NewseBay Item Specifics, optiseller

eBay Seller Tool Identifies Listings with Missing Attributes

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay Canada announced a tool to help sellers identify listings with missing Item Specifics, aka product attributes. It’s making the Optiseller Aspect Finder Tool available at no charge through the end of the year, though […]

Marketplaces, NewseBay, eBay Item Specifics

eBay Updates Item Specifics that Help Listings Get Found

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay has updated Item Specifics, which are fields that describe a product’s attributes, and it reminded sellers that it’s making some Item Specifics mandatory (“required”) in the Home & Garden categories. eBay is also adding […]

1 CommentMarketplaces, NewseBay, eBay Item Specifics, eBay PBSE

eBay Sellers Should Review Changes to Item Specifics

March 21, 2019March 21, 2019 Ina Steiner
eBay

eBay announced changes to Item Specifics on Thursday. The news was related to the Early Seller Update changes announced in February when eBay said sellers could optimize their listings for product-based shopping by providing complete […]

1 CommentMarketplaces, NewseBay Early Seller Update 2019, eBay Item Specifics, eBay Structured Data


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