Lots of things are "collectible." It is said that if you acquire more than 2 similar items, you have a "collection!"
However, on eBay, the Collectibles category is for miscellaneous items that do not have their own MAIN category. Pottery and Glass is the MAIN category for dinnerware and glassware -- old or new, tableware or artware. I collect both pottery and glassware, primarily American made, to display and to use. In fact, all of my everyday dishes were made between 1925 and 1959! (I am of Polish heritage and may still have a few pieces of Polish tableware that I inherited from my grandmother nearly 60 years ago.)
Thankfully, Pottery & Glass has its own category, separate from Collectibles! I truly wish Postcards would be split out from the Collectibles category, too, because it is such a large and diverse area of interest.
"Fashion" is eBay's generic term for an ad campaign that's been running in various forms for several years. It is not a named category. It began as a means of attracting major retailers and other mega-sellers to sell on eBay. The focus of the current Fashion ad campaign -- very bland radio ads and billboards -- is to convince the under-30 crowd to buy name brands on eBay
Your "free store" is a Basic Store. I doubt that you had 2 stores concurrently. You say you cancelled your store so you no longer have the 249 freebies. Perhaps the store icon remains intact until the end of May. I've seen several user ID's with a store icon whose owners I know have cancelled the store.
~~C~~
My Glass Duchess
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