Hi all! Just to follow-up, they don't need any additional examples for sellers having seen a drop in sales. If they provide us with any info regarding what they happen to find, we'll be sure to follow-up here.
As for the visibility question, I hope this will help to clarify things once and for all:
Yes, visibility can be affected for up to three weeks in total, as originally stated.
No, it will not be affected indefinitely. It is just a possibility while the changes are being processed.
https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/Updates-are-happening-to-some-item-specifics-and-category/td-p...
We announced in our most recent Seller Update that we’ve revised some categories and item specifics to help make your listings easier to find on eBay and by external search engines.
Starting today, you’ll see updates to the following categories:
Business & Industrial (Sinks)
Collectibles & Toys
Electronics (Cameras)
Health & Beauty (Covid tests)
Home & Garden
Parts & Accessories (Wheels & Tires)
Sporting Goods (Golf & Cycling)
Watches
During this transition, your listing experience could be temporarily impacted, as well as the visibility of your listings. You may notice some item specifics changing names, listings moved to different categories, or some listings temporarily not appearing in searches.
Any affected listings should return to normal within a week, though some effects to listings’ visibility in searches may continue for up to three weeks.
Once these changes are complete, we recommend checking your listings in the above categories to see if any were affected. Learn more about category changes → please scroll down the page to see the links for the specific category changes.
We understand these updates will take extra time and may cause some frustration, but our goal is to help you increase your listings’ visibility and sales.
Keep an eye on this page over the coming days—we’ll be sharing up-to-date information on affected categories and listings, and answering any questions you have.
