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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
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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…

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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
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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…

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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
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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…

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eBay eBay item specifics left empty for brand, model, MPN and colour, and the same listing missing from a filtered search result
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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,…

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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.
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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…

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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
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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…

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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
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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…

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eBay eBay Below Standard shown on a seller performance gauge, beside the next monthly review date and three recovery actions leading back to Standard
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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…

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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
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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…

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