@Anonymous
you need to listen, there are things in these item specifics that need to be removed, I've been dealing in vinyl for 25+ years, I've manufactured it, released it and distributed it and I'm telling you some the things ebay added as required are useless and/or not relevant. Since I know your on these boards and seen my post here is a list of the top fields (with screen shot) that need to be removed and/or revised:
FORMAT: This needs to be REMOVED - useless - understand item is being listed in category Music > Records, so why on earth would you need to put "Record" again? Not to mention there are other fields of requirements that state the format is a record like format size (7"/10"/12" etc..) or RPM (33/45)
ALBUM NAME: This needs to be REMOVED - it's already listed under the "TITLE" field - there is no logical reason need to list the name of the album listed 2-3-4 times (it's already in the listing title and description + in the "Title" feild of requirements!
CASE TYPE: This needs to be REMOVED - pretty dumb and silly, one being, it's vinyl, most all vinyl are packaged in a jacket made from card stock (cardboard) the ones that are not like casewrapped jacket that would go under "Features" or "Special Attributes" fields that are already there without adding more crud.
INLAY CONDITION: Under stand why would place this specific, however, need to add the option of "N/A" and "New" - Why? Because 1. not all vinyl released are manufactured with a Insert (it's called an insert) so why would ebay make this field required with all the options of Mint, Near Mint, Fair etc... if there is no inlay? Also, condition is only needed when listing used/preowned vinyl, if seller is selling new vinyl then the option should always be "New" - just as Vinyl and Jacket fields. No one (with experience) lists vinyl as Mint, that rating is considered extremely rare because it rare that any vinyl new or not is actually Mint state. Most sellers lists M/NM condition new or otherwise. But I don't use these unless grading condition of preowned item. The items I sell are new, this means they are unplayed and unused condition = NEW.
MATERIAL: This need to be REMOVED! Think about it, what idiot created this field??? Really, I want to know! Let's see, it's a record, is it vinyl? lol... did you see the "required options" here?
"PVC / Shellac / Victrolac / Vinyl"
how many vinyl records do you own or known that are PVC / Shellac / Victrolac / Vinyl??? like to see them!
You see how idiotic this is? Ebay needs to learn about how vinyl is manufactured...clearly don't know squat especially when it comes to materials. Further more, most people selling vinyl won't know the actual resins used to make the vinyl. So instead of being ultra complicated and useless, just remove the field all together! No one will fill this out.
Half of the stuff below this, as "additional" fields, get rid of, usless.
MPN: useless, while most records have indicator number, that number is mixed and means different things from pressing plant who pressed it to the person who cut the master. Most of these are not even traceable as there is no source that exists that records them.
Composer, Conductor, Era, Performer Orchestra: should be removed and only present under the genre of classical or such - all other styles need this not.
Fidelity Level: no one will know this, or fill it out.
Number of Audio Channels: remove - not only silly, just going to lead to confusion.
Occasion: remove - this is music not a holiday.
