What are multi-variation Buy It Now listings? Multi-variation Buy It Now listings allow you to include multiple variations of one product, such as colour and size, in one low-cost, multi-quantity Buy It Now listing, and price each variation differently.
What’s the difference between the new multi-variation Buy It Now listing and the current “choice” listings? With multi-variation listings sellers can manage their inventory right in the listing – as items sell, remaining quantities for each variation are automatically adjusted. Buyers also select the variations they want from drop-down menus before clicking the “Buy” button.
Why is eBay introducing multi-variation Buy It Now listings? We're introducing multi-variation listings for two main reasons:
to provide buyers an easier, more familiar shopping experience for popular products
to provide sellers a way to significantly reduce costs by combining many single-quantity and/or multi-quantity Buy It Now listings into one, with the ability to manage their inventory within the listing.
Who can sell with multi-variation Buy It Now listings? Multi-variation listings will be available to all sellers who have a Shop.
In which categories will multi-variation listings be available? Multi-variation listings will be available from mid-July 2009 in Clothes, Shoes & Accessories, and selected Home & Garden categories. Other categories will be included in 2010.
How do multi-variation listings work with Best Match? As with all Buy It Now listings, Best Match looks at a number of factors: recent sales, the relevance of your listing title, item cost, your track record as a seller (DSRs), and Free P&P.
In a multi-variation Buy It Now listing, each variation has its own Best Match score. Which score is used depends on how the buyer searches. The position of the listing in search is based on the highest Best Match score of the variation that match the buyers search. Get more tips for making Best Match work for you.
Can I add quantity to multi-variation listings after there are purchases? Yes, you can add quantity even after there are purchases for a variation.
Can I convert my existing listings to multi-variation listings and vice-versa? If you want to convert one or more existing listings to a multi-variation listing, you will need to end your existing listings and create a new one.
Conversely, if you have a multiple-variation item listing and want to change it to another format, you have to end that listing in order to use the merchandise in that listing for a different format.
What happens to the recent sales scores of my original listings? As with any other Buy It Now listings, if you end a live Buy It Now listing in order to consolidate it into a new multi-variation listing, you will lose the recent sales score on your current listing. Therefore we recommend that you list only new inventory with multi-variation listings.
Only end and consolidate current live listings if you believe the benefits of consolidating into a multi-variation listing outweighs the loss of the recent sales scores of these live listings.
What factors reset the recent sales score of my multi-variation listing if I revise or relist? As with any other Buy It Now listing, when you revise or relist, your recent sales score is reset only if you change the item condition, title, or category. For multi-quantity variation listings, the recent sales score is also reset for a specific variation when you change the information that defines that variation.
Does deleting or adding variations reset my recent sales score for the entire listing or other variations? No, deleting or adding variations doesn’t reset the recent sales score of the other variations.
What are the Insertion Fees for multi-variation listings? The Insertion Fee is the same as for current Buy It Now listings in the Clothes, Shoes & Accessories and Home & Garden categories.
How do the fees for listing upgrades such as Featured First or Gallery Plus work? Fees for listing upgrades such as Gallery Plus or Featured First are applied only once to multi-variation listings, the same as for a multi-quantity Buy It Now listing. The single feature fee covers all variations in the listing.
What are the Final Value Fees for multi-variation listings? Final Value Fees for each transaction on any variation are the same as for any other multi-quantity Buy It Now listing for the category, i.e. the rate that applies depends on the sale price.
Are extra pictures included with my Insertion Fee for multi-variation listings? Yes, you can upload sets of pictures for variations. You pay for only one set – the set with the most pictures.
Can I use optional second categories for multi-variation Buy It Now listings? You can use an optional second category for your multi-variation listing, provided both categories offer multi-variation listings.
What items cannot be combined in multi-variation Buy It Now listings? Different brands and different functional products can’t be combined. In most cases this would be a breach of eBay’s Fee Avoidance policy. For example, you could not create a listing that combines different brands of fine gauge cotton cardigans into one listing. You could not create a listing with the traits Article, Size, Colour, where 'Article' refers to shirt, pants, and jacket to make the single listing include an entire outfit.
Can different variations from the same multiple-variation listing be included in a single transaction? No, different variations must be purchased in separate transactions. However, as for current multi-quantity Buy It Now items, it is possible to purchase a multiple quantity of one variation in a single transaction.
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