multi variant listings

[rlkalltheway]

Hi all 🙂 I havent sold much for a while but decided to get back into the swing of things but I'm a bit confused by the multivariant listing policy. I sell mainly collectibles like coins and stamps. for eg If i have those round 50c coins that look the same but have different years or different flaws, do I do a seperate listing for ea or a multi variant listing. I'm too scared to list anything even closely resembling my item as I got a caution for one of my items in the first week back listing and dont want to risk being shut down. Is $1 coin different enought from a 50c piece to be listed seperately. Is australian stamps different enough from world stamps?

Also I wanted to know if u can do a multivariant listing from an iphone or ipad and if so how?

I have just downloaded the garage sale app but couldnt find the part where I could add other items. Does anyone else use the garage sale app on their i devices? Sorry to ask so many questions but I have so much I want to list but now sure how to go about it without getting into trouble.

[putney32]

put simply, unless ebay offers a drop down choice menu in a category you are using (mostly I think in clothing), you cannot offer variations.

you cannot do, for example, a photo of 10 different stamps and price at ).99c and ask the buyer to pick which one they want. that is against ebay rulings.

[digital*ghost]

hi thanks for your replies 🙂 I opened a store about a month ago and when I posted on these forums with my selling id a fellow poster gave me a friendly warning about my listings as they said they didnt comply with the multi variant listings. So as I wasnt sure which ones were wrong and which ones were right I deleted about 1/2 my listings and have been too scared to anything since. So I'm trying to work out where I went wrong before I get myself in trouble.

Would say beyblades with different names go in one listing or have a listing each? or say if I sold pens in lots of 5, 10, 20 or 100 would that be a multi variant listing?

Oh also can you list multivariant listings on an iphone/ipad ?:)

As there is no option currently to list items like toys and collectibles with a variation listing, it's kind of a moot point - I'm not sure how your other listings were breaching policy, but just be aware of the fact that if you list an item in the incorrect category just to be able to make use of the variant format, that is also a policy breach. 

Quantity is an acceptable variation for the same item, so if you have some items that can be correctly listed with the variation format, you can list them in different lot sizes. 

I'm afraid I can't answer the question re: iphones. I don't have one, although... If you find it doesn't work using an app, try using the classic site. There are apparently some functions that either don't work properly or aren't available on the apps, but work fine if you use the classic site.

[rlkalltheway]

Sorry to be a pain but can someone please tell me if I sell sheets of stickers that are the same brand but are 5 different colours and 3 different sizes being sold per sheet, would I have 1 listing, five listings  with a choice of size or 15 listings? Would the same apply to silicone bracelets ?