topic Re: New format for listing items - May 2017 in Selling

New format for listing items - May 2017

sydney-diecast-kingdom — Tue, 09 May 2017 09:31:33 GMT

Went to re-list some items tonight and found it's totally different.

The plus side is that you only have to edit listings on one page instead of two as before so it's gonna be quicker.

The downside of course is that it's new and will take a little time to get used to.

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

stable05 — Tue, 09 May 2017 10:03:22 GMT

I have been using the new format tonight - seems to be user friendly, no problems so far. Nice to see Ebay giving us some love

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

davewil1964 — Tue, 09 May 2017 10:10:42 GMT

I have been using the new format for months.

When I did one the other day from within SMP (old format by default), it took a bit of thought to remember what went where.

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

the*alchemist* — Tue, 09 May 2017 12:32:24 GMT

I'm having some trouble - it's asking for a UPC nad choosing 'does not apply' does not seem to work. Putting in dummy detail also does not work and i keep getting a message saying it's empty. But it's not.

Does anyone have any advice?

Thanks!

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

brerrabbit585 — Wed, 10 May 2017 05:11:55 GMT

It's been around since last year but not everyone seems to get it. I opted out last year because a couple of things didn't work how I wanted them to. They opted me back in a few days ago and it took me ages to find the forum thread explaining how to opt out, so in case anyone else wants to opt out, here's how to do it:

Click on Sell an Item. Type car into the field where it asks what you're selling. You may get a few options to choose from so click on one of them, then you'll get a message saying the new format isn't available for that category, but there'll be a link for you that says "use classic tool" (or something similar).

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

sardonicus001 — Fri, 19 May 2017 01:03:49 GMT

I got onto live chat and was informed that eBay has made the new format permanent and it is no longer possible to revert to the old one. is there anyway around this? I have two accounts and the same thing happened with my oldest account. In that instance I was able to revert and it has stayed in the old format ever since.

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

brerrabbit585 — Fri, 19 May 2017 04:32:21 GMT

Don't believe everything ebay reps tell you. I changed back to the old format last week without any problems using my above instructions.

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

michael_cullis — Fri, 19 May 2017 09:30:26 GMT

I followed your instructions to the letter (entering "car" as you suggested) but didn't get the option of reverting to the classic format. The same thing had happened many months ago with my older account. At that time I followed your instructions and got the earlier format back. It seems they have closed this loophole.

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

davewil1964 — Fri, 19 May 2017 09:55:34 GMT

The current page, once you take a couple of listings to get used to it, is significantly better. For starters it is one page.

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

merfar2107 — Sat, 20 May 2017 06:49:18 GMT

Agree. The only thing i don't like is the placement for the tick box for the auto re-lists. I keep missing it and then have to revise everything. However, haveing said that, I'm very grateful for them.

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

merfar2107 — Sat, 20 May 2017 06:50:42 GMT

Agree. The only thing I don't like is the placement of the tick box for the auto relists. I keep missing it and then have to revise. However, having said that I'm very grateful for them.

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

*tippy*toes* — Sat, 20 May 2017 14:03:53 GMT

@davewil1964 wrote:
The current page, once you take a couple of listings to get used to it, is significantly better. For starters it is one page.

I have it on 2 of my accounts. My oldest account still has the old format. I'm actually quite liking the new format now. It is a lot better. Photos upload quicker and every option is there that was on the old 2 page format. Relists are a cinch.

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

merfar2107 — Sun, 21 May 2017 00:15:12 GMT

Yes, when you get used to where they are. Same as everything - just takes time.

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

heihachi_73 — Sun, 21 May 2017 03:03:53 GMT

I have already had the auto-relist vanish once on the new format. Three page reloads later and it was back again. Isn't it wonderful how eBay only ever "fixes" the things that aren't broken? At least they haven't gone all-out mobile yet.

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

heihachi_73 — Sun, 21 May 2017 03:20:20 GMT

Almost every option. The per-item buyer blocks are missing (formerly at the bottom of the page), now the only way you can block unwanted or overseas buyers is via the one-size-fits-all approach in Account > Site Preferences.

Kind of annoying when I have games and other small items which I don't mind sending overseas (large letter rate) but heavier items that I would rather not, and "No international postage" doesn't actually block buyers, it just hides items that are listed on the .au site from the other sites. Now I have to include every single country on the block list on those heavy items rather than ticking the single option that used to be there (Block buyers whose primary postage address is in a location I don't post to.)

Re: New format for listing items - May 2017

bluebudgies — Thu, 25 May 2017 01:24:24 GMT

Does anyone know how to get rid of their hideous bold writing? I clicked on advanced editing and change the font but it always reverts back to arial 14, which is far too black and 'in your face' for my descriptions. Why have the option of advanced editing if it's always going to revert back to what they want it to be?