Comments on: Changes to item specifics for eBay.com media, jewelry categories

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:02:52 +0000

KeithF – I think they’re rather more generic than Amazon.

By: KeithF

KeithF — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 14:00:25 +0000

The values used for the new/used item specifics are not original.
Just the same as Amazon.co.uk

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:13:36 +0000

Not sure about CD’s but in vintage clothing good seems to mean totally knackered. Excellent means worn and washed 400 times but still wearable (in a dark room). Mint would be just a couple of minor snags.

By: KateUK

KateUK — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:38:51 +0000

Oh heck, both the CDs and the jewellery I list will be affected. Already the item specifics for jewellery are a nightmare, I can list as clip-on OR Dangling/drop but not both, it’s daft. So looks like I will have to revise every single listing I have.

Oh well, like Michelle I only sell second hand CDs and my gradings are in the item description.

And Chris, in the CD/record world (and may other second hand items) there is an awful lot of difference between “good” and “very good”. And yes you do need to spell out to the buyer what you mean by these labels.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:16:37 +0000

Oh good grief can it get any worse, eBay’s changes are getting more rediculous by the day.

I wonder which other well known site they’ve copied this from, further proof if it was needed that eBay will end up nothing more than a poor copy of Amazon. Thank heavens i’m winding down ebay over the next few months, it’s driving me mad.

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:02:06 +0000

That’s right, FenLex.

I think this is good. If you search for “new”, “as new” shows up. It’s probably not keyword spamming in the deliberate sense, but it is confusing to buyers. If I search for “new”, I want “new”, not “as new”, “like new” or “nearly new”. Now, I can do that.

By: FenLex

FenLex — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:58:53 +0000

This wouldn’t be the same eBay that removes listings for keyword spamming because “As New” has been used in the title??? It must be another eBay in a parallel universe!

By: the_cd_collector

the_cd_collector — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:24:19 +0000

I don’t think it’s going to make any difference to be honest!

I sell mainly second hand CDs and my gradings are in the item description !

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:42:52 +0000

in days gone by I could list 30 or 40 jewellery listings a day, these days I am struggling with 10 or so
filling in item specfics for unique items is slowing things down badly,

might be ok if your listing a skip full of tat from the far east ,
but for antique and quality items its a nightmare

By: Whirly

Whirly — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:26:58 +0000

Jewerly, Jewellery, Dondition……I am confused before you started lol

Basicly what Chris said, New or Used, if its used then describe it properly in the description,,

I wonder sometimes about eBay I really do.