Changes for Ebay sellers

[Mr. Foxen]

Since Ebay now put these where you won't generally see them, figure might be good for a heads up:

[quote]10 August, 2011 | 04:15PM BST

Hello,

Here’s a reminder of the updates we announced in July which are going live soon. Read through the list below to see what you need to do, and when.

Electronics: list using eBay catalogues in more categories
From 23 August 2011, we’re increasing the number of Electronics categories in which you should list your items with matching products from an eBay catalogue.

Vehicles Parts and Accessories: 1 listing for all compatible cars
From mid October 2011, you’ll be able to show all the cars that are compatible with your item in one listing.

Category and item specifics changes: update your listings to help increase sales
In the week beginning 22 August 2011, we’re introducing changes to help make it easier and quicker for buyers to find your items, helping you to increase sales.

Rewarding top quality service: Increased stability for eBay Top-rated sellers
From 20 October, we’ll be introducing greater stability for eBay Top-rated sellers. eBay Top-rated sellers will get a grace period to bring their performance back up to standard without losing their status and benefits if they fall to Above Standard.

eBay Buyer Protection cases: incentive for early resolution
From 31 August 2011, if a buyer opens an eBay Buyer Protection case without first contacting you via My eBay messages and you resolve it to the buyer’s satisfaction, within 3 working days, the case may be excluded from your seller performance evaluation.

We’re also reducing the time before a buyer can refer a case to eBay from 10 to 8 calendar days. Many cases are already resolved within 8 calendar days and this change should not affect the majority of sellers.

Giving you space to write better item titles
In September, the number of characters available for your item title will increase from 55 to 80 characters.

Specify postage costs to US, Canada and Australia
From late August 2011, if you specify the postage costs to the US, Canada and Australia, you may appear in the standard search results of those countries’ eBay sites, helping you to reach millions more international customers.

Regards,

The eBay Team[/quote]