@englishrosegardens wrote:
@clarry100 wrote:
For the moment you can enter the value "Does not Apply" and that will be accepted.
Once it becomes compulsory next year then if you leave the above value in the fields then eBay will do an automatic update adding in their own generated data. At the moment all our stuff is listed with does not apply.
What worries me is that it only says unbranded products will automatically receive an ePID.
From October 2016, when you upload your listing information onto eBay, we’ll automatically create eBay product identifiers (ePIDs) for you if your items are unbranded or have private labels. (from the page in digi's link further up this thread).
I have the brand in the item specifics in all my listings, so will they automatically be updated too? You are allowed to use an ePID if your products are branded, but will we have to apply for it, or is it best to remove the brands from the specifics? I have the brand in the description as well, and I'm sure you can't browse by brand in that category, so I don't really need it in the specifics. There's no way I can access anything from the manufacturer because everything I sell was bought a few years ago and is out of production.
Only use product identifiers (such an ePID or ASIN) if you don’t have access to the identifier from the brand manufacturer or if your item is not branded.
It's about as clear as mud, which is pretty typical, so I'm trying not to worry too much about it until it happens. I can see there being a lot of items sitting in unsold if they don't provide us with ePIDs in time. It says "from October, but as usual, it probably won't happen till months after.
By February 2017, all new listings will require at least one of the product identifiers listed above. The use of ‘N/A’ or ‘Does not apply’ will no longer be acceptable as a product identifier.
Yes there are lots of questions still open as usual.
Our brand is our own since all or products are hand made to order by us, so are unique to us.
So perhaps we fall under the "private label" category. Who knows?
Yes we are trying not to worry about it until we see what happens.
If it causes us too much drama we will just pull out of selling on ebay and concentrate on our other venues.
We do have other irons in the fire and with dwindling sales here during this year, and especially now in what is supposed to be our busy months, we are pretty close to pulling the plug anyway. Just barely worth the hassle any more really.
