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EBay has been messing around with the categories again. You may want to check to see if your current listings are in the right place. http://community.here.com/infopop/em...n_rolleyes.gif
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Category Updates
Date: 02/24/04 Time: 09:04:49 AM PST
The category structure has been updated based on feedback received from the eBay Community and from experts in the affected fields. You may provide category structure feedback at any time by clicking here.
Updated categories:
ANTIQUES
Look for new breakouts in Chinese Statues within Asian Antiques, and Sterling, Flatware within Silver.
BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL
Check out changes in Construction, Farm, Metalworking, Office Products, Plastics Equipment & Materials, Restaurant, & Other Industries.
CLOTHING, SHOES & ACCESSORIES
See our new breakouts in Women's Accessories, Handbags within Hats, Organizers, Planners, Scarves, Wraps, Sunglasses, and Wigs, Extensions.
COLLECTIBLES
Look for new breakouts in Animals, Animation Art, Comics, Decorative Collectibles, Disneyana, Holiday, Seasonal, Trading Cards, & Transportation.
COMPUTERS
Check out changes in Laptop Parts & Accessories, Laptops, and Networking.
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Look for changes in Car Electronics, DVD Players & Recorders, Digital Video Recorders, PVR, Home Audio, Home Theater Systems, MP3, Portable Audio, Satellite, Cable TV, Televisions, VCRs, and Wholesale Lots.
ENTERTAINMENT
Check out Memorabilia changes within Movie Memorabilia, Television Memorabilia, and Theater Memorabilia, as well as a category rollup within Games & Systems.
HOME
See our changes in Sewing within Crafts, Arts, Sewing, and Food & Wine.
JEWELRY & WATCHES
Look for new breakouts in Men's & Rings.
POTTERY & GLASS
Check out new breakouts in Glass, and Pottery & China.
SPORTS
Look for new breakouts and changes in Sporting goods within Airsoft, Baseball & Softball, Basketball, Billiards, Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Cycling, Exercise & Fitness, Fishing, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Racquetball & Squash, Skiing & Snowboarding, Soccer, and Tennis. Additional changes within Sports can be found in Cards, Fan Shop, and Memorabilia.
TOYS & HOBBIES
See our new breakouts in Action Figures and Games.
As always, you can move your item to another category by revising your listing here as long as it has not received a bid and there are more than 12 hours left in the listing.
We appreciate your input on how we can make categories better for everyone. You may submit categories suggestions here.
Thanks again to all our members who contributed to these trade-enhancing changes!
Regards,
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Blanche
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Thanks for the heads-up, Blanche! This affects practically everything I was planning on listing in the next few days! http://community.here.com/infopop/em...n_rolleyes.gif
~ lanmom here, there and everywhere
lanmom's a little bit of everything
and eBay too!
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Hi.
I have Seller's Assitant and it says there are now 20,030 catagories. That's to many!
Mel http://community.here.com/infopop/em...icon_smile.gif
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewSellersOtherItems&userid=fonze&i nclude=0&since=-1&sort=3&rows=75
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I went to list an X box video game last night, and all the categories are gone - it's just lumped into VIDEO GAMES. That must be what they mean as a category roll up.
Lynn
Lynnber almost everywhere
selling books and other stuff
Lots and lots of my Ebay Auctions
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Watch your re-lists. Every time they do this, chances are when you relist if you don't double check, you stuff is dumped into catagories that don't make good sense.
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