Using AI Tools for SEO-Optimized eBay Listings

[blissleaves]

Using AI Tools for SEO-Optimized eBay Listings – Suggestions Welcome!

Hi eBay Community! 👋

I've recently started exploring AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard to create SEO-optimized listings for my eBay store. They've been super helpful in generating engaging product descriptions, keyword ideas, and even catchy titles. 🚀

I'm curious to know if anyone here uses other AI tools for eBay? Maybe something for competitor analysis, price optimization, or automating routine tasks? I'd love to hear your experiences and recommendations. Let’s help each other grow! 😊

Looking forward to your insights! 🙌

[janet9988]

Your listings for trash cans are not set up properly.

You are violating ebay policy for choice listings.

[slippinjimmy]

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@my-cottage-books-and-antiques wrote:

@mr_lincoln  @ittybitnot 

I think the OP is specifically referring to OFFSITE AI, such as ChatGPT and other non-ebay AI tools. And there are now companies offering tools designed specifically for sellers. (such as the example I gave about AI generated models "wearing" the seller's sweater.)

I've seen some ebay descriptions prepared by ChatGPT (rather than ebay's AI) that have been considerably better than ebay's own. (Although I'd say at this stage at least, most any AI description would benefit from some careful editing).

I think sellers who are interested in this would do well to largely ignore ebay's own efforts , but they should explore the many possibilities outside ebay-built AI. 

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Totally agree, eBay's AI only has one style setting....Puffery!

[chapeau-noir]

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@my-cottage-books-and-antiques wrote:

@chapeau-noir I have concerns about AI, but I agree with the OP that it is worth considering its usefulness for resellers. 

The reaction I've been seeing from many old time ebay sellers reminds me of the reaction I got from many old time flea market and antique dealers in the early days of ebay: "No one is going to buy this stuff on the internet! No one will buy used clothing that they can't try on first! Most people don't even have one of those personal computer things, and people aren't going to buy them just to bid on junk on ebay!"

AI is here, many people are using it without even realizing that AI powers what they are doing. 

Just as ebay gave some antique dealers a huge advantage in the early days (over those who refused to go online), AI will likely provide some real advantages for early adopters who figure out how to use it to their advantage.

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@my-cottage-books-and-antiques  I was mostly joking - I've been following the progress of AI and LLM since well before commerce platforms decided it was their next bag of sliced bread, and do audio/visual work for companies producing content. To say I'm unimpressed with what it's being utilized for is an understatement. Ebay's use of it is extremely primitive, though, so I'll just follow progress.

[my-cottage-books-and-antiques]

@chapeau-noir  Which is kind of my point: ebay is using AI, yes, but ebay's application of AI---at least on the seller side--- has been underwhelming. But I suspect sellers---especially multi channel sellers who tend to look beyond ebay---may be finding more uses and more tools---and even developing better tools---than ebay has offered. 

My suggestion is that sellers should keep an open mind about using AI in their business. For many of us small resellers, many of the applications would probably be overkill. But even small resellers could probably benefit from some of the AI agents being put out there these days.

[tarotfindsandmore]

AI will be a great tool, some day.  It's just not there yet.  I, personally, don't care about the absurdly florid, over-the-top, descriptions it creates but I do take issue with the fact that it seems to miss all the pertinent details of an item in many cases.

[chapeau-noir]

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@tarotfindsandmore wrote:

AI will be a great tool, some day.  It's just not there yet.  I, personally, don't care about the absurdly florid, over-the-top, descriptions it creates but I do take issue with the fact that it seems to miss all the pertinent details of an item in many cases.

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eBay's AI is Madlibs - it just pulls keywords from the title and IS and incorporates it into a fluff template. It actually doesn't *do* anything, and so will not pick up pertinent details unless the seller already has them in there. It's actually a big waste of time and a marketing ploy so people think eBay is somehow a tech innovator and one of the most pitiful applications of 'tech' I've ever seen.

So, as I say, we'll see how eBay does with the R&D.

[tarotfindsandmore]

Totally agree.  I feel for sellers who believe this will provide a solution to any linguistic hurdles they may be facing.  The descriptions AI is creating for sellers who are already challenged just cause them more problems, as we've already seen over and over again.

I let the AI do it's thing for a couple listings to see what it would do and it was disastrous.  I'd have gotten clearer, more honest and accurate, information from a politician.  I deleted everything and went right back to my usual two line, this is what you get, descriptions.

[chapeau-noir]

@tarotfindsandmore  A few times when I've gotten bored with listing I've put in an awful title, like Cheap Black Sweater Sz 90 Pilling And Slop Down Front with nasty IS's and then hit the AI button - the results are pretty funny.

I agree with @my-cottage-books-and-antiques  that there may be actual good tools on the horizon in our application - not sure they'll be developed here, though, but rather as bolt-ons.

[fastkc]

Same here.