As promised, I spoke with eBay CS yesterday about the "item specifics" update and the "used" descriptor, and was once again "dazzled" by the superior ability of these minions to do or know nothing whatsoever. The droid with which I spoke listened intently, agreed that I had an issue, apologized profusely, and promised to send my concerns on to a higher power. I asked to speak to this higher power and was promptly given a detailed explanation in a language I did not understand as to why, if I were allowed, it would more than likely cause an extreme delay and wait time and the "supervisor" was more than likely visiting another planet.
On a positive note (if one can call it that), I did experiment with re-listing using the "used" descriptor in the condition item specific and Lo and Behold!...success! Whodathunkit! So, all you lowly sellers out there who are trying to further your sales and funnel money to eBay in the process, just click on that "used" descriptor and all will be well. Personally, I'm going to rely on the intelligence of the card-buying market to overlook that terrible but *required specific and go to the detailed description for condition (and maybe view the pictures!)
