********Upcoming Changes to the Collectibles Category********

Based on feedback from users in the Collectibles category, we will be making several changes to the organization of our current category structure. These changes will roll live to the site on July 18th. We invite you to take an advance look at the upcoming changes and we welcome your input on future changes to the category structure. Please send comments and suggestions to collectibles@ebay.com.

The scheduled changes are as follows:

1. The Barware category is moving out from under Housewares & Kitchenwares, to directly below Collectibles
2. The Bottles categories are moving out from under Housewares & Kitchenwares, to directly below Collectible
3. The Clocks category is moving out from under Furnishings & Tools, to directly below Collectibles
4. A new category is being created under Collectibles called Fantasy, Mythical & Magic. This new category will include Fantasy Collectibles such as Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, along with the Fantasy & Mythical categories previously under Animals, and the Magic category previously under Pop Culture.
5. The Lamps and Lighting category is moving out from under Furnishings & Tools, to directly below Collectibles
6. The Linens, Fabric & Textiles category is moving out from under Housewares & Kitchenwares, to directly below Collectibles
7. The Paper & Writing Instruments category will split into two separate categories directly under Collectibles. The first will be called Pens & Writing Instruments, and the second will be called Postcards & Paper
8. The Radio, Phonograph, Television, and Telephone categories will be moving out from under Furnishings & Tools to a new category called Radio, Phonograph, TV, Phone.
9. The following sub-categories currently under Art, Animation & Photo Images will be moving to the Art category under Art & Antiques: Artist Offerings, Artistic Nudes, Carvings & Sculpture, Decorator & Designer, Folk Art, New Artists’ Works, Painting, Posters, Prints, Other Art. To see detailed changes to the Art category, click here.

The expanded Collectibles category structure with these changes is below. The numbers in brackets next to the names are the category numbers. To see the full list of current categories with their numbers, click here.

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