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eBay Mandatory Item Specifics for Home & Garden Categories from 10th July

By Chris Dawson July 9, 2019 - 10:00 am

From this Wednesday, the 10th of July, eBay will start requiring you to complete mandatory Item Specifics in three new categories – Bedding, Rugs & Carpets, and Furniture.

Future Item specifics updates Plans

There will be more mandatory Item Specifics coming later in the year – we’re expecting to see them annouced in Electronics categories next.

“Later in the year, we’ll require more item specifics in the Home & Garden, Fashion and Electronics categories. We’ll let you know about these closer to the time and you’ll continue to get at least 8 weeks notice to help you prepare.

Our continued analysis of search filters will determine the item specifics we need you to provide. We know it takes more time to provide detailed information for your listings, but we strongly believe the benefits to you on eBay and beyond are worth the effort. Thanks for your cooperation”
– eBay Seller Release

Bedding Mandatory Item Specifics
Leaf category	Leaf category ID	Item specific 1	Item specific 2	Item specific 3	Item specific 4
Bedding Sets & Duvet Covers	37644	Size	Colour	Material	Brand
Blankets	175750	Size	Colour	Material	Brand
Canopies & Netting	48090	Size	Colour	Brand
Decorative Quilts & Bedspreads	175749	Brand	Size	Type	Material
Duvets	45462	Size	Material	Tog Rating	Brand
Mattress Toppers & Protectors	175751	Size	Type	Material	Brand
Other Bedding	25815	Size	Colour	Material	Brand
Pillow Cases	54257	Size	Colour	Material	Brand
Pillows	20445	Size	Material	Fill material	Brand
Sheets	20460	Size	Colour	Material	Brand
Valances	20450	Size	Colour	Material	Brand

Rugs and Carpets Mandatory Item Specifics
Leaf category	Leaf category ID	Item specific 1	Item specific 2	Item specific 3	Item specific 4	Item specific 5
Fitted Carpets & Underlay	175820	Colour	Type	Material	Brand	–
Hides, Skins & Faux Fur Rugs	91421	Colour	Material	Brand	–	–
Rugs	45510	Colour	Material	Item Length	Item Width	Brand
Runners	20574	Colour	Material	Item Length	Item Width	Brand

Furniture Mandatory Item Specifics
Leaf category	Leaf category ID	Item specific 1	Item specific 2	Item specific 3	Item specific 4	Item specific 5	Item specific 6
Armchairs	115763	Type	Material	Colour	Item width	Item Height	Brand
Bed Frames & Divan Bases	131583	Compatible Mattress Size	Type	Material	Colour	Brand	–
Bedroom Furniture Sets	20480	Number of Items in Set	Set Includes	–	–	–	–
Beds with Mattresses	175810	Compatible Mattress Size	Type	Material	Colour	Brand	–
Benches	103431	Type	Material	Brand	–	–	–
Chairs	54235	Type	Material	Brand	–	–	–
Chaises Longues	38186	Type	Material	Colour	Brand	–	–
Futons	131579	Type	Material	Colour	Brand	–	–
Headboards & Footboards	109064	Type	Brand	–	–	–	–
Inflatable Mattresses/Airbeds	131598	Size	Features	Brand	–	–	–
Mattresses	131588	Type	Size	Firmness	Brand	–	–
Other Sofas & Suites	42618	Type	Material	Colour	Brand	–	–
Sofa Beds	101422	Type	Material	Colour	Seating Capacity	Brand	–
Sofas	93676	Type	Material	Colour	Seating Capacity	Brand	–
Stools & Breakfast Bars	153928	Type	Material	Brand	–	–	–
Suites	141183	Type	Material	Colour	Number of Items in Suite	Brand	–
Table & Chair Sets	107578	Number of Items in Set	Set Includes	–	–	–	–

Andy R
2 months ago

If there was clear evidence of benefits to sellers, then everyone would use them. They’ve fallen back on item specifics because the catalogue was descredited and failed. So it’s back to the future for sellers, dear old inappopriate incomplete misleading item specifics.

Why don’t they get the searches working properly and enable buyers to get onto the site without constant trouble?

And why not sort out the checkout issues which have been a problem for so many years now?

Surely that’s something for Wenig to be getting on with, instead of knocking a golf ball into an upturned paper cup at the top of Ebay towers.

What’s that Mr Wenig, too busy optimizing B2B services, maximising dynamic markets, aggregating robust partnerships and meshing value-added systems. All while job sharing at GM.

Dav
2 months ago

Wenig and eBay don’t care at all about the deterioration of the site and marketplace. Their only concern is to fabricate whatever numbers they can for Wall Street. Sellers and buyers with constant issues are just “noise” to them. Their only goal is to milk whatever money they can from anyone still using the site and by any means possible. Many of the tactics they use are deception and trickery resulting from the constant changes. They cause confusion on purpose for their profit. eBay couldn’t care less about sales anymore. They’re sending out numerous messages and promotions trying to get items on the site, and it has nothing to do with Google Shopping as they claimed. The only reason for it is trying to trick sellers into GTC relisting fees. They want store money, they want Promoted Listings money (their “trending rates” are a scam), they want advertising click money from ads they plaster all over the site. All of their schemes amount to them getting money for doing nothing without regard to sales. This company is a money collection scheme, not a selling platform.

jim
2 months ago

@Dav
were all in this to make money why should ebay be different?

Dav
2 months ago

@jim lol seriously? Exactly as one of the cheerleaders on the eBay community board would say. The way eBay conducts business is to cause chaos, confusion, and deception through constant changes, most of which they don’t give notice. They just change terms of use on the fly. Everything they do seems to be underhanded on purpose in order to trick and steal money. You’re defending this behavior? What other ecommerce site makes so many changes at a breakneck pace, so many site errors, so many checkout issues, so many levels of fees and schemes that lead to more fees? This isn’t about how eBay gets its money, it’s about how they treat its users. It’s not acceptable.

jim
2 months ago

Dav,
ebay is everything you say and more,
though were realistic ebays a business whose first responsibility is to make money
for its share holders
its our choice to use their services were not forced to