Can I make a personal note in my listing not seen by anyone else?

[smartworkin]

I would like to make a personal note in each listing to remind myself where I have the item stored. Is there a way to do that when I list an item so that the buyer does not see it? I have a basic store subscription if that makes any difference. (I suppose I could use a code, but I'd rather make a simple literal notation)

Thanks!

[copper.boom]

@smartworkin Go to your Active Listings page. On the 'more actions' drop-down next to each item click on "Add Note". That is where you can enter your personal notes after the listing is posted.

[evry1nositswindy]

Yes, but when the item sells, you can no longer see that note.  If it can be seen somewhere after the sale I would love to know where it can viewed.  I too make notes about what shelf an item is on.

[copper.boom]

Hmm, not sure as I haven't used the feature in ages so I can't check one of my sold items. The sold items do have the 'add note' option. I'm surprised they would eliminate your previous notes. (Then again, it's eBay and I'm not surprised.)

I just added a note to a few of my active listings. If they sell I will test and see if I can find a note after sold. I'll report back. Hoping they sell!!

[moo*cow*corner]

Back in the day, sellers used to keyword spam by using a white font on the white background to mess with the search.  Easy HTML. I wonder if that would be allowed for a use such as this. If you knew where it was placed, you could highlight in the closed listing and it would become visible.

Last time I tried the notes thing, I found that notes don't carry over when you relist an unsold. I kept forgetting to transfer notes when I relisted items, so I abandonded it.

An old school 3x5 card system and numbered boxes & bins are what I use. Bonus is there's room on the card for all kinds of related info. If I ever get enough listings up to justify it, I'll get me a Rolodex, LOL!

[copper.boom]

I keep my inventory in a spreadsheet with all product details which includes a column for item location. I also have my storage boxes and totes clearly labeled which helps.

Moo- you can probably find a rolodex for cheap at a thrift or a yard sale. At my last office job people were always getting rid of them because they converted to digital storage. You can also get one of those index card storage boxes. They are tabbed just like recipe files. Oh, you can also use a recipe box! Just make your own dividers.

[moo*cow*corner]

I've got a thrift store vintage Rolodex, just not enough listings to use it. When I was a kid, I thought those were just the coolest thing!

My 3x5 box has alphabet dividers so I can file by maker, pattern, etc. with a location note. My vintage metal file box is also big enough that I have another set of dividers by month for the cards to go into once the item has sold. I record sale price, shipping and fee info and into the month section it goes.

Hubby built me a spread sheet, and I hated it. I just haven't had enough experience using them. I'm a terrible, dyslexic, s-l-o-w typist, so errors were abundant. A few accidentally deleted entries frustrated me, so I went to what I'm using now. Nothing worse than having to refund a buyer because you have no clue what box it's in and it's gone from the spreadsheet.....

Inventory management has been one of my greatest challenges because what I sell is breakable and certainly takes up a lot of space. My working listed inventory area right now has about 15 boxes and a few bins stacked in tiers.

Banana boxes from the grocery store is about the only thing I've found that can take the weight and repeated moving of boxes full of dinnerware. Bins sturdy enough would cost me a small fortune. But using banana boxes has been an old dealer/flea market seller thing for many, many years. Old school for sure.

[copper.boom]

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@moo*cow*corner wrote:
Banana boxes from the grocery store is about the only thing I've found that can take the weight and repeated moving of boxes full of dinnerware. Bins sturdy enough would cost me a small fortune. But using banana boxes has been an old dealer/flea market seller thing for many, many years. Old school for sure.

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I use boxes that reams of paper come in. Great for the heavy items! They are very similar to the fruit boxes you are using. I only have a couple of totes and use them for things like handbags & accessories.

[sockmonkeydave]

@smartworkin

I don't know about hiding stuff...

But A-1-5 works for me

Shelf unit A, shelf one, bin box 5.

So in your listing you have "A-1-5" at the bottom.

no one but you knows what it means.

I had a parts department with a million parts.

It was all on 3x5 cards.... it was a mess...

I had 5 guys counting nuts and bolts and taking down part numbers.

But when done, I knew what the inventory was.

[llllady]

Do yourself a favor and keep your notes and everything else eBay related in your own control.  The more control you give eBay, the more likely it is to eventually come back and bite you in the butt.

Every bit of information I have is kept in Word files. It contains full descriptions, titles, dates and prices listed, what size/type box the items are in, what the weight is, etc. 

When eBay decides to change something on a whim, I have no worries about how much my information will be affected or be made inaccessible. (Look out TL going by the wayside is seriously affecting some sellers, for example).  It also makes it easy for when I want to list something at another location.  One stop shopping, so to speak, and all in MY control, not eBay's.

[tml989]

 I use the SKU field in the listing to notate the date I originally listed and where it is stored.  SKU field is not shown in the listing and you can customize your selling page for this field to show on sold items.

[penguins_dont_fly · Accepted solution]

@smartworkin

You can use the "Custom Label"/SKU field (it's SKU on the SYI form, Cusom Label almost everywhere else).

I use this field to enter my Inventory Number - That # is on my Inventory spreadsheet, which houses all info about the item such as COGS, research notes ... And location).

You could skip all that and just put the location in that field, if you want 🙂

It doesn't show on the listing, but it does show in your Active and Sold lists ... 

[penguins_dont_fly]

@smartworkin

You can use the "Custom Label"/SKU field (it's SKU on the SYI form, Custom Label almost everywhere else).

I use this field to enter my Inventory Number - That # is on my Inventory spreadsheet, which houses all info about the item such as COGS, research notes ... And location).

You could skip all that and just put the location in that field, if you want 🙂

It doesn't show on the listing, but it does show in your Active and Sold lists ... you can enter it either while you are listing or add it once it's live. You can customize your Active and Sold listing view to show the field.

[penguins_dont_fly]

😞 that's weird ... I edited my reply and it ended up posting twice 😞

[llllady]

@penguins_dont_fly

Moral of the story: Never hiccup when you're ready to hit the post button.    🙂