mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
I just got this message and I wanted to make sure as many people see it as possible. I'm saddened by this news as no matter what Ebay is saying, the Seller Hub does not have enough features to replace the main uses of TL. For me I am very unhappy by this news.
Starting July 2020, we will stop supporting Turbo Lister. Downloads of the Turbo Lister listing tool in the US have not been available since 2017.
Because many eBay sellers continue to rely on Turbo Lister to list items quickly and easily, we want to give you plenty of time to transition to other listing options. We’ve already integrated many popular Turbo Lister features in Seller Hub to support you during the change.
We’re committed to providing you with the best tools and functionality possible, and we’re working diligently to develop a solution that will enable you to continue to list on eBay with maximum ease and efficiency. The new solution will offer many of the same popular Turbo Lister features and functionality, including the ability to manage and edit listings offline. We’ll let you know when it is available.
In the meantime, many Turbo Lister features are available in Seller Hub at no cost. You can bulk list, edit, and manage your listings from the Active Listings tab. You also have the option of using other eBay bulk listing tools such as File Exchange. Learn more.
We appreciate your business.
Thank you for selling on eBay.
@lisa_sweet_peas_vintage wrote:SpoilerSpoilerEbay, Besides TL, I list with your app and take photos with a phone. With TL gone, I have decided not to use another lister but just list with my phone. The listings won’t look as good, be as comprehensive but, hey who cares? Your buyers will have a lower quality experience. I will move all my beautiful photography and formatted descriptions elsewhere. I will continue to sell on your platform and follow your lead, no store subscription, no free listing tool. Phone, app, point and shoot. Things will still sell but the richness of the experience won’t be there. The removal of active content and all of the ways that sellers used to use to differentiate themselves in the marketplace just leaves a bare bones catalog style buying experience.
If you only list a few listings, you can save your template in a program like Microsoft Word and then just copy and paste your standard stuff into your listings as you create them.
Or do a sell similar from existing listings and then make the changes you need to for your new item.
But for those that deal with more listings, this process is just not enough.
@lisa_sweet_peas_vintage wrote:
Hotdog, you are 💯% accurate, this time they may be going too far. Removing TL + M.P. = seller exodus
We will lose sellers because of MP. Ebay knows that. Much of that has to do with a lack of understanding of what MP will and won't do, not from the actual facts of the program. It is a big change and big change is rarely something people like. People just don't like change in many respects and this is one of them.
Leaving Ebay because there is no TL??? I'm not sure how much sense that makes. It isn't like a seller is going to go to another similar site and find a robust listing tool with the traffic Ebay offers. So if that is the reason some sellers are leaving, I'd suggest they revisit that decision.
@stephaniemachenkins wrote:I am unclear as to what "not supporting Turbo Lister" enatails. Does that mean I will not be able to use it at all/upload items or just that Ebay will not be updating and offereing troubleshooting advice? I can live with the latter but will be screwed with the former.
Yes. Ebay is retiring it as of July 13th. While the program will remain on your computer as long as you want it there, Ebay will not be keeping it updated nor will you be able to post listings onto Ebay from TL.
So get busy and try to find an alternative for you. Some do allow you to upload your listings in TL to them. But you will have to do your own research. I hope you will come back and let us know what you decide and why.
Possible Turbo Lister Replacements Some have different levels of services for certain fees, so look at the closely. BTW this isn’t an all inclusive list, but it is a great place to start.
SixBits
https://www.sixbitsoftware.com/tllanding/
Ink Frog
Auctiva
Auction Wizard
http://www.auctionwizard2000.com/
Wonder Lister
Listing Mirror
https://www.listingmirror.com/#
Jazva
Crazy Lister
Seller Source Book
http://www.sellersourcebook.com/
Vendio
http://www.vendio.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=adwords&utm_campaign=adwH
Ebay’s list of 3rd Party listing options
@barbchris135 wrote:Do you know if there is a way to transfer the content from TL to Seller Hub or another free platform. I have many, many saved listings on TL that I don't even know how I can move to another place.! Thanks for any info you may havew/
The Seller Hub absolutely won't take the listings. It would have to be a third party program and I'm not aware of one that is free. They have to make money somehow as they have the right to be paid for services rendered too. But I suggest doing a Google Search and research it for yourself. There may be something out there that I'm not aware of to be sure. So research is what you should do.
