eBay Australia category mismatch with eBay USA?
Summary: The discussion revolves around a discrepancy between eBay Australia's and eBay USA's categories. danny7271994 initiated the dialogue with an inquiry about possible mismatches in category listings across the platforms. Multiple participants, including twyngwyn, imastawka, and domino-710, engaged in the thread, presumably sharing experiences or suggestions regarding the issue at hand. repentatleisure1952 and *casey* provided further comments, potentially discussing resolutions or additional insights into resolving the category inconsistencies between the two eBay sites. The exchanges suggest a collaborative effort to understand and address the challenges associated with cross-platform category alignments.
Hi,
I am wondering if there is a workaround. The difference in categories between various "ebays" is simply stupid and leads to the loss of sales. All of my customers for pricier goods are from the USA.
For example, I have a light source "lumencor" listed on eBay AU: eBay item number: 186627332062
If you search for this on eBay.com (not .com.au), my listing will not show up. The default category for this keyword is "business & Industrial", to my knowledge, a category that does not exist on eBay Australia: https://www.ebay.com/sch/12576/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=lumencor&_oac=1
You will have to navigate to top left and click on either "all" or "Healthcare, Lab & Dental".
This makes no sense, nobody does that. I will reiterate, that people who know this quirk do that to find deals.
Is there a way for my items to show up under this category?
*casey*
·2 years agoYou're absolutely correct about the US site, their category is Business and Industrial and when I searched for your listing it shows :
0 results found in the Business & Industrial category, so we searched in all categories
whereas on this site when I searched for your listing it shows in the Industrial category.
I can't help you but I'm bumping this thread up in case someone else can give you some advice.
*casey*
·2 years ago" in case someone else can give you some advice"
Hopefully a seller who is familiar with the categories on both sites and can let you know if there's a workaround
danny7271994
OP2 years agoFinally someone gets it. I hope there is a workaround.
I sell this type of instrument to Australian locals maybe 3 times a year at most.
repentatleisure1952
·2 years agoIs this the category that "does not exist on eBay"?
danny7271994
OP2 years agoebay.com.au/bBusiness-Industrial/bn_7117562161
Now try removing the ".au".
twyngwyn
·2 years agoLumencor Sola SE U-nir microscope light engine w/ liquid light guide collimator | eBay
are you happy with $12.95 postage to USA?
imastawka
·2 years agoPostage to USA comes up as $52.95 for me, Twynnie.
domino-710
·2 years agoI wouldn't be happy with the 7 day wait if not listed in handling time.
No clear arrival date.
repentatleisure1952
·2 years agodanny7271994
OP2 years agoThe description says:
"Usually ships in a day, however, I do get busy at times and go on business trips, so please allow up to 7 days."
What does that have to do with my question?
davewil1964
·2 years agoIt has to do with your chances of getting INRs.
The handling time eBay uses is the one specified in the listing, not what you put in the description.
danny7271994
OP2 years agoAlso, shipping would cost at least $100 on my end, insured for $1500. The thing weighs around 5kg.
I am still not sure what this has to do with my question though.
danny7271994
OP2 years agoYou need to change your postcode and country to see the correct shipping cost.