Category: eBay

eBay eBay listing titles compared, a clear 42 character title against a repetitive 164 character keyword stuffed version, divided by the line where optimisation becomes spam

The Line Where eBay Listing Titles Turn Into Keyword Spam

eBay tells you to use all 80 characters, then bans any word that is not about the item. Where the two rules meet, and the six title mistakes that reach account suspension.

September 11, 2026 22 min
eBay eBay listing photos compared, one carrying promotional text and greyed out of external search, against a clean product photo appearing in both eBay and external search

Why eBay Listing Photos With Text Vanish From External Search

eBay says text, logos and watermarks can stop your images appearing in third party search results. The size rules, the 24 slots, and the shot list that prevents returns.

September 10, 2026 17 min
eBay eBay product identifiers compared, a listing with missing identifiers against one with a wrong UPC and MPN, weighed on a scale showing the wrong identifiers cost more

Why Wrong eBay Product Identifiers Cost More Than Missing Ones

eBay requires product identifiers in most categories, and warns that a close but wrong code risks misleading buyers. What the catalogue fills in, and the field you must replace.

September 9, 2026 17 min
eBay eBay item specifics left empty for brand, model, MPN and colour, and the same listing missing from a filtered search result

Why Empty eBay Item Specifics Delete You From Filtered Search

eBay states your item only appears in a filtered search result if you added the matching item specific. The four labels, the filter rule, and how to fix a catalogue in bulk.

September 8, 2026 17 min
eBay Diagram of an eBay Best Match search result surrounded by the seven named ranking factors: relevance, price, sales, click through rate, shipping, service and account history.

The Seven Factors eBay Best Match Actually Uses to Rank You

eBay publishes the seven factors Best Match considers, and states there is no secret to ranking higher. What each factor means, and what eBay tells you to do about it.

September 7, 2026 23 min
eBay eBay global seller performance assessed separately across four regions, the United States, United Kingdom, European Union and Australia, each with its own gauge and standing

How eBay Global Seller Performance Splits Your Account Into Four

eBay runs four regional seller standards programmes sorted by delivery country, and service metrics sorted by listing site. Your level does not carry between them.

September 6, 2026 17 min
eBay eBay order cancellation reason dropdown with Out of Stock selected, leading to a defect on the seller metrics panel, beside the alternative of fulfilling the order

The eBay Order Cancellation Reason That Costs You a Defect

The reason you select decides whether a defect lands. Which cancellation reasons are safe, the four clocks that govern the process, and why a false reason costs far more.

September 5, 2026 17 min
eBay eBay Below Standard shown on a seller performance gauge, beside the next monthly review date and three recovery actions leading back to Standard

How to Get Off eBay Below Standard Before It Costs You Another Month

One unresolved case counts on both metrics that decide your seller level. The recovery sequence, the two clocks penalties run on, and the habits eBay puts real numbers against.

September 4, 2026 17 min
eBay eBay seller protection for item not received, not as described and unauthorised returns, shown shrinking once eBay opens a case and takes over the resolution

The eBay Seller Protections You Lose the Moment eBay Steps In

eBay lists its own involvement first among the ways you lose seller protection. The abusive buyer route, the 2 business day clock on damaged returns, and what each protection removes.

September 3, 2026 19 min
eBay Diagram of an eBay Top Rated Seller badge disconnected by a broken link from a crossed out 10 percent discount coupon and a separate requirements checklist.

Why Being an eBay Top Rated Seller Does Not Get You the 10% Discount

Top Rated is a status, not a discount. The 10% fee cut sits behind a second, listing level gate, and your level does not carry between eBay four regional programmes.

September 2, 2026 18 min