Item Specific Changes
Changes to Item Specifics
Item specifics allow you, the seller, to highlight important details about your item. Item specifics are displayed within your listing's description, giving buyers information they want in an easy-to-read format.
Adopting the item specifics feature also helps your listing to be found. For example, if item specifics are not used to specify an item's condition (such as New), that item will not be displayed to buyers who narrow their search to show only new items. Adding item specifics typically results in an increase in bids per listing and an increase in sales per listing.
All categories on all eBay sites allow you to create your own item specifics, but for maximum visibility to buyers, we recommend that you use the eBay-suggested item specifics whenever you can.
If you use a third-party selling tool, please work with the tool provider to ensure that your listings and templates support item specifics.
Changes to eBay Item Specifics
| Business & Industrial | |
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| Business & Industrial. Item specifics will be added or updated in the following areas:
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Add the recommended item specifics values to your listings before the category update. Accurate item specifics will give your listings optimal visibility to buyers, and help ensure your item will be moved correctly (where applicable). Sync with your 3rd party provider to get the latest category structure so items relist into updated categories. |
| Clothing, Shoes & Accessories | |
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| Clothing, Shoes & Accessories. The color item specific will become an open field. Shade will no longer be recommended. |
When you list new, relist or revise item, please start using Color instead of Shade. For best visibility for your Gold & Silver items, use those terms respectively instead of Metallics. Sync with your 3rd party provider to get the latest category structure so items relist into updated categories. |
| Coins & Paper Money | |
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| Coins & Paper Money Item specifics will be added or updated in the following areas: Bullion US Coins |
Add the recommended item specifics values to your listings before the category update. Accurate item specifics will give your listings optimal visibility to buyers, and help ensure your item will be moved correctly (where applicable). Sync with your 3rd party provider to get the latest category structure so items relist into updated categories. |
| Health & Beauty | |
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Item specifics will be added or updated in the following areas:
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Add the recommended item specifics values to your listings before the category update. Accurate item specifics will give your listings optimal visibility to buyers, and help ensure your item will be moved correctly (where applicable). Sync with your 3rd party provider to get the latest category structure so items relist into updated categories. |
| Home & Garden | |
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Item specifics will be added or updated in the following areas:
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Add the recommended item specifics values to your listings before the category update. Accurate item specifics will give your listings optimal visibility to buyers, and help ensure your item will be moved correctly (where applicable). |
| Jewelry & Watches | |
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Total Carat Weight and Diamond Color are being updated in Loose Diamonds.
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Update your items to indicate the exact total carat weight in carats and choose the appropriate value for Diamond Color and Fancy Color as appropriate.
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| Pet Supplies | |
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Item specifics will be added or updated in the following areas:
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Add the recommended item specifics values to your listings before the category update. Accurate item specifics will give your listings optimal visibility to buyers, and help ensure your item will be moved correctly (where applicable). |
| Sporting Goods | |
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Item specifics will be added or updated in the following areas:
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Add the recommended item specifics values to your listings before the category update. Accurate item specifics will give your listings optimal visibility to buyers, and help ensure your item will be moved correctly (where applicable). Use the Type and Gender tags in Hunting and Cycling Clothing to help ensure your item will be moved correctly (where applicable). Sync with your 3rd party provider to get the latest category structure so items relist into updated categories. |
| Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop | |
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| Item specifics will be added or updated in the following area:
Wrestling |
Add the recommended item specifics values to your listings before the category update. Accurate item specifics will give your listings optimal visibility to buyers, and help ensure your item will be moved correctly (where applicable). |
| Toys | |
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Add the recommended item specific "Type" to your listings before the category update to make sure your listings are moved correctly and will receive optimal visibility for buyers. Sync with your 3rd party provider to get the latest category structure so items relist into updated categories. |