According to the eBay Announcement Board on September 25, we will experience more category changes. Clothing sellers will the thrilled to learn that CLOTHING, SHOES & ACCESSORIES will be undergoing some changes. Hopefully we will hear an update of how to bulk edit these items.
Some of the new clothing categories include:
Children’s Dresses – New categories added: Casual, Holiday, Special Occassion, Pageant, and Other (This is good for those of you selling pageant dresses, you will have a specific category now!)
Unisex Clothing – New categories added: Jeans, Pants, and Shorts; Robes and Sleepwear
Vintage Clothing – New category added: Pantsuits …read more

In case you missed the announcement, all eBay listings are required to show shipping fees. Your listing may not say, “Contact seller for details.” The shipping section may not be left blank.
This new policy exists for a few reasons. First, buyers should be informed of shipping fees. It is only fair. Second, sellers must offer full disclosure and show the shipping fee before the buyer bids.
eBay has provided a way to bulk edit your listings through Selling Manager and Turbo Lister. According to eBay:
“Sellers will be able to revise listings in three ways using eBay’s tools:
Revise them individually (listing by …read more

Back in May, eBay announced that the links policy governing outgoing links on listings and other pages would change. Many eBay sellers were concerned and upset about this change and let their feelings be known to eBay execs at eBay Live in Chicago.
Most of the concern about this change revolves around affiliate programs and website links on eBay users’ About Me pages. The About Me page is the only place on eBay where users can link to their own website, affiliate programs, groups, forums, blogs, etc. Larger sellers use this feature strictly for lead generation, building their customer base, or …read more

Add another item to the “Not allowed on eBay” list.
Historically, an eBay seller’s About Me Page has been a place where sellers can explain their policies, tell a little bit about their business, and until now, provide links to their own website or other affiliate programs. Those days are gone.
The updated eBay Links Policy states: “You may include links to your About Me page in your listings. However, you may not include language within those links that promotes items or other Web sites.”
Over the years, entrepreneurs have discovered how to use eBay as a portal to capture a segment of …read more

From the eBay General Announcement Board:
“We realize that any time sellers need to change their listings or templates, it costs you time and energy. To minimize the effort it takes for our sellers to accommodate our changes, here is a quick checklist of changes you may need to make in the coming weeks, based on the changes we’ve announced:
Remove any links to 3rd-party sites to stay in compliance with recent updates to eBay’s Links Policy (Read our previous announcement).
Specify shipping, return policy, item condition & handing time in the specified fields. This information will be required soon so now’s …read more