Comments on: Item specifics: have your say http://tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Wed, 23 May 2012 07:41:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1554 northumbrian Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:42:44 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1554 date lines are also confusing ebay gives a label of art deco 1920s30s or art nouvoue on items 1900s1910 art deco and art nouvoue are a very specific design style from those years, though not everything made then was of that style, its confusing and misleading date lines are also confusing

ebay gives a label of art deco 1920s30s or art nouvoue on items 1900s1910

art deco and art nouvoue are a very specific design style from those years, though not everything made then was of that style, its confusing and misleading

]]> By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1553 northumbrian Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:34:21 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1553 I contend that in many categories item specfics over complicate and confuse rather than help I contend that in many categories item specfics over complicate and confuse rather than help

]]> By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1552 northumbrian Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:31:36 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1552 I worry if I dont get item specfics right my item may not be found for example A Doulton Toby jug is always made from a pottery earthenware materiel but I am prepared to bet most buyers will look for one with a China Porcelain Item specfic I worry if I dont get item specfics right my item may not be found
for example
A Doulton Toby jug is always made from a pottery earthenware materiel
but I am prepared to bet most buyers will look for one with a China Porcelain Item specfic

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1551 Chris Dawson Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:26:47 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1551 "Or do they wait a certain time for you sellers to finish up your homework?" The problem is that they normally introduce items specifics in live categories. That's the first time a seller has to edit all listings (live, ended before relisting, saved templates). The biggest and major pain point is when a category change takes place it invariably DELETES the item specifics you carefully set for each and every product! :shock: Helping buyers is a great thing, and item specifics will become more and more important in the future. Losing your item specifics and having to reenter them all is truly a nightmare scenario for a seller. :-( “Or do they wait a certain time for you sellers to finish up your homework?”

The problem is that they normally introduce items specifics in live categories. That’s the first time a seller has to edit all listings (live, ended before relisting, saved templates).

The biggest and major pain point is when a category change takes place it invariably DELETES the item specifics you carefully set for each and every product! :shock:

Helping buyers is a great thing, and item specifics will become more and more important in the future. Losing your item specifics and having to reenter them all is truly a nightmare scenario for a seller. :-(

]]> By: Sue http://tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1550 Sue Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:16:07 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1550 "several dozen" - if only. I had over 1000 items to change. I changed them all for the new subcategories in the Bead category. Then I had to change them again six weeks later for item specifics. There isn't any way to bulk edit them live. My life is too short for this. “several dozen” – if only.
I had over 1000 items to change. I changed them all for the new subcategories in the Bead category. Then I had to change them again six weeks later for item specifics. There isn’t any way to bulk edit them live. My life is too short for this.

]]> By: Mario Bros http://tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1549 Mario Bros Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:11:59 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1549 Though I totally agree with Chris, it must be a daunting task to update several dozen products at a time (Haven't they thought on a way of bulk updating the item specifics of products that are or were published in a given category?), as a buyer I strongly believe the use of ISpecifics without doubt helps us buyers find that specific item we are searching for in the less possible number of page changes and/or product page visits. Just wondering: what happens with the listed products and the unlisted products (the ones that you were selling but didn't receive a bid) once eBay changes a category Ispecifics? Do they immediately roll out the capability of filtering the search results with the new ISpecifics? Or do they wait a certain time for you sellers to finish up your homework? Regards, Though I totally agree with Chris, it must be a daunting task to update several dozen products at a time (Haven’t they thought on a way of bulk updating the item specifics of products that are or were published in a given category?), as a buyer I strongly believe the use of ISpecifics without doubt helps us buyers find that specific item we are searching for in the less possible number of page changes and/or product page visits.

Just wondering: what happens with the listed products and the unlisted products (the ones that you were selling but didn’t receive a bid) once eBay changes a category Ispecifics? Do they immediately roll out the capability of filtering the search results with the new ISpecifics? Or do they wait a certain time for you sellers to finish up your homework?

Regards,

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1548 Chris Dawson Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:56:40 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1548 I'm sure they do list and sell, just not in volumes which allow problems to manifest themselves. It's easy to list the odd half a dozen items with item specifics and categories correctly selected. It's not so easy when there's a change and you have hundreds or thousands of stored auction templates to edit to make them useable again. I’m sure they do list and sell, just not in volumes which allow problems to manifest themselves.

It’s easy to list the odd half a dozen items with item specifics and categories correctly selected. It’s not so easy when there’s a change and you have hundreds or thousands of stored auction templates to edit to make them useable again.

]]> By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1547 northumbrian Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:40:38 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1547 of course I can only guess at the inner complications and workings of ebay but I often wonder if those responsible ever list or sell of course I can only guess at the inner complications and workings of ebay
but I often wonder if those responsible ever list or sell

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1546 Chris Dawson Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:17:50 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1546 Hell for any eBayer that sells in those categories with or without a 3rd party app :-( Hell for any eBayer that sells in those categories with or without a 3rd party app :-(

]]> By: Liz http://tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1545 Liz Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:48:42 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/item-specifics-have-your-say.html#comment-1545 Every time I hear the words 'Category Change' or attributes a small proportion of my soul dies. Hell for ebayers using third party applications! Every time I hear the words ‘Category Change’ or attributes a small proportion of my soul dies.

Hell for ebayers using third party applications!

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