How to add 'color options/variation' option to a listing?

[wazwa.wazwa]

Hello all,

I promise you I've looked on Google, YouTube, and here for information on how to list different colors of my product but couldn't find anything.

I am selling cellphone cases, they're the same case except I got 10 different colors and that's where I need the drop down option for my customers to select different colors

I keep looking and I can't find anything. It Phone Cases might not be on the variation listing category, however, I see many phone case sellers have the options where their customers can select the color of the case.

Please guide me on how to go about this, I can't seem to find anything on it.

P.s, this is my first time selling the same product with different color variations.

Thank you all.

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@wazwa.wazwa

I'm not sure what the procedure is when listing through eBay's mobile app, or even if variations are supported there.

If you are using a desktop computer to list, follow here:

This category supports variations

Cell Phones & Accessories > Cell Phone Accessories > Cases, Covers & Skins

When you start a new listing in that category, first make sure that you are on the advanced listing form and not the quick lister. If you are on the quick lister, you should see an option at the top to switch to the advanced lister.

Then when you start the listing details, there will be an option very near the top to select variations.  You would create a variation name like "color" or "style". Then populate that variation with each of the versions you have.

Start a variation

[labs118]

I started a test listing & it allows color variation for cell phone cases
Since we can all be using different listing tools I am not sure how yours will show

I use the advanced tool  and below both the links  is  picture of the tool I used that shows I can add a color variation. I have to click ADD to see  more attributes
Hope maybe these links can help you.

http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/sellingresources/multiplevariationslist.html

http://pages.ebay.com/selling/variationsTutorial/index1.html

[wazwa.wazwa]

Thank you SO much, the 'advanced listing' button was the trick, once that was done I was good to go.

I appreciate your help.

[wazwa.wazwa]

Thank you for your comment. I got it figured out. 🙂

[coevert]

Hi, I'm still having trouble listing more than 5 colors. Can you please go into depth more on this? I need to have at least 8 colors that is optionable for my customers. 

[tl97wings]

"Color" is not a valid Attribute to add as of 11/11/2019.  I went to Variations, Attributes, +Add, Add Your Own Attribute, I typed in Color and it says "This attribute isn't valid for this variation. Add a valid attribute."  No other Variation offers Color.  Stupid.