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Hello
I tried to find an answer to this but i was unable to, apologise if it is answered on another thread.
I have not sold on ebay for some time and wanted to start again. I used to use the turblister tool but that appears now be unsupported.
Quite simply, I want to list items in a way that will be more efficient than doing it one at a time. I don't understand the bulk listing tool and how I can use a csv file to list my items. I have been given a csv by my supplier and I'd like to upload it, double check it's all ok and list my items. Perhaps I'm missing something but I don't see where I can do this. Doing it one by one may take me between 1 and 2 life times 😉
Appreciate any help.
If you been away a few years, you probably need to enroll in eBay's Managed Payments. Enrollment should start as soon as you try to post your first listing. I would work through a single listing first to make sure you can successfully link your checking account to your eBay Managed Payments. The name and SSN on your eBay account must exactly match one of the names on your checking account. If you need help with that, there are members on the Payments forum who can provide suggestions.
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Payments/bd-p/payments-db
I would like to move your listing-creation question to the Seller Tools forum, where more helpers can jump in.
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Seller-Tools/bd-p/tools-apps-db
SixBit is a software program that looks similar to TurboLister. If you were more comfortable with a desktop program, it may be the way to go. It is subscription software with a 30 day trial.
https://www.sixbitsoftware.com/
To use CSV data, it would be a good idea to have some basic understanding of a spreadsheet. Spreadsheets are uploaded to eBay within Seller Hub. I recommend "enrolling" in Seller Hub if not already using it. Following any link to Seller Hub should automatically enroll you there.
To start, I would recommend downloading a "new listing" template from
Seller Hub > Reports > Uploads.
https://www.ebay.com/sh/reports/uploads
On the uploads page, follow this path:
- Get Template (opens an overlay)
- Source = Listings
- Type = Create new listings
- File Type = Excel Spreadsheet (.xlsx)
- Categories = (find the category you will use most)
- Download the template
Open the template in Excel or similar spreadsheet tool. You will see all the columns required for a listing, including a few extras, while missing a few that you may, or may not, need.
All the category templates will be the same, except for the columns headed with C:data. The C: columns are the Item Specifics for your selected category. Those C:headings would change if you choose another category. Your columns can be in any order (except the first Action column must always be first), so you can rearrange to suit your taste or to match your supplier spreadsheet.
The supplier spreadsheet will probably contain a Title, Price, Quantity, SKU, UPC, Description, and Photo URLs, and hopefully, a list of item specifics. You will have to supply all of the shipping and returns info and any missing item specifics.
If your shipping is always the same, it might be easier to use "Business Policies", where each policy can be edited, rather then editing individual listings. Policies do eliminate some of the shipping, payment, and return columns from the spreadsheet. I don't use policies because every item is different, so I have to populate a lot more columns in the spreadsheet.
https://www.ebay.com/bp/policyoptin
