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‎10-21-2019 12:54 PM
Join us here at 3 pm PT where we will be joined by Ron from the Structured Data team to give us an update on the ongoing Seller Hub and Item Specifics issue. Ron will let us know the current status as well as address your questions. Please know that because this is a developing situation we may not have exact answers but it’s important we get your input and update you with all necessary information.
Alan - eBay Community Manager
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Community Chat, Oct 21 @ 3 pm PT - Technical issues reported within Seller Hub, and items specifics
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‎10-21-2019 03:20 PM
Hi @uptownbug we're working through the issues and will provide daily updates via the Announcements on the Community homepage.
The intention here is to offer an open forum where you can ask questions directly to the team, to get answers.
So, for this hour, you have access to the team. If you have a question, feel free to post.
@uptownbug wrote:
This is about as lame as it gets. We sellers are demanding answers and you do this? You are out of your minds and this will just infuriate people who deserve real accountability and answers
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‎10-21-2019 03:20 PM
brian_burke@ebay I don't think this is true, at least not for all accounts. I tested over 30 of my clothing items all day today and if the new item specific required size field was not filled out, they were not coming up in search results. When exactly did this move take place? Unless it has been within the last hour, it has not updated my listings for sure. I have been doing them manually.
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‎10-21-2019 03:21 PM
@extremefaith63 wrote:
In all this has your team ever considered the fact that major updates like these should not be done in 4rth quarter which many of us sellers have been saying for years?
We wanted to ensure that these highly searched categories were optimized before the busy selling period.
Thanks
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‎10-21-2019 03:21 PM
@mcdougle4248 wrote:
Is there an update on manage promotions? Start times are improving (at least for me), however, end times are still a problem. I am seeing up to 10 hrs past the set end times.
Hi @mcdougle4248,
This chat is focused on item specifics issues. We'll follow-up with you about this topic on the regular discussion boards.
Thanks.
Alan - eBay Community Manager
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‎10-21-2019 03:22 PM
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‎10-21-2019 03:22 PM
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‎10-21-2019 03:24 PM
So you guys and gals did in fact add shoe widths back into the left hand search column, but you have them incorrect..On Men's dress shoes, there is no size E as a current specific, just EE, or EEE...E is a wide width and many thousands of shoes were listed previously as so...When I currently search for my brand show using the left hand size and brand only without width, my shoe still does not show in search, so people still are not able to find my listing..2nd, on clothing items that are preowned, which is about 99% of my clothing items, the required UPC box used to have a drop down feature with a memory of previously used common phrases, such as does not apply..Now we must manually type this into every listing, a real slow down..I revised all of the required listings in my store, which were mainly size, but the myriads of recommended revisions do not tell you which are suggested, as they are not highlighted..If I have a single listing with 8 required revisions, now I have to play a guessing game as to which you desire, and only when I luckily guess 7 of them, does it tell me which is the remaining one..some highlighted fields might be suggested, otherwise it will never happen..Most importantly out of all of this is the items not showing in search, my sales are down 50% since the 15th..it's a tough pill to swallow..thanks for listening..
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‎10-21-2019 03:24 PM
@mynewfindstore wrote:
It's not showing on the listings though.....
You are correct, but if you provided the information we have it and are ensuring it shows. For example, one of your items has the item specific Size (womens) with the size of 4, the new item specific is Size - we have the data and any buyer looking for your size we will show your item to the buyer.
Thanks
Brian
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‎10-21-2019 03:24 PM
Waaaaay too many item specs. Listing ia very harrowing and I just don't want to take so much time with all these specs. I don't think buyers need THIS MUCH INFO to simply find a relevant item. Look to Poshmark and Mercari - super simple to list and yet, people still find my items and buy them just fine. You're going back instead of forward.
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‎10-21-2019 03:25 PM
@ca_jackdaw wrote:
@extremefaith63 wrote:In all this has your team ever considered the fact that major updates like these should not be done in 4rth quarter which many of us sellers have been saying for years?
We wanted to ensure that these highly searched categories were optimized before the busy selling period.
Thanks
Has anyone actually LOOKED at the item specifics........I really don't know how you can call them optimized.......
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‎10-21-2019 03:27 PM
Hi @uptownbug this issue has been resolved. If you are still having issues with your payments, please contact Customer Care for help with your account.
Options available via: https://ocsnext.ebay.com/ocs/home
@uptownbug wrote:
Why haven’t managed payments been paid in over a week? The answer from concierge is that there was a holiday. A one day holiday does not account for a seven day delay. Other platforms have not had this issue
Community Chat, Oct 21 @ 3 pm PT - Technical issues reported within Seller Hub, and items specifics

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‎10-21-2019 03:27 PM
Hi @gulfcoasthula Clarifying the prior post, the mapping is done on the backend for the purpose of making listings available for search and discovery on the website. You will not see this mapping on the View Item page.
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‎10-21-2019 03:28 PM
@luckywabbit preach!!
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‎10-21-2019 03:30 PM
For the required item specifics for clothing, the size is being mapped to be searchable on the left navigation for buyers. The seller is still seeing this required item specific "blank" if we go to revise the listing.
If a seller leaves the new required item specific blank but the item has been mapped by ebay, will the listing automatically renew on a GTC listing? If so, how long can we expect that to be the case for?
Is there a plan for eBay to transfer the old item specific into the new required field? If so, when can sellers expect to see this change?
Liz
