eBay releases new rules for listing trading cards

eBay's US, UK and Australia sites recently announced that sellers will need to add new condition grading criteria and their corresponding descriptors when listing trading cards.

The announcement shows that starting October 23, 2023, sellers will need to use a new eBay condition and its respective condition descriptor when modifying an existing listing of a single trading card. This means that sellers can choose one of the new conditions and their respective descriptors: Graded (required), Professional Grader (required), Grade (required), Certification Number (recommended); or possibly: Ungraded (required), Card Condition (required).

For sellers using the Bulk Listing Tool and the Edit Tool, sellers will also need to use one of the new conditions and their respective condition descriptors when creating listings through the Relist and Sell-Alike processes.

It is worth mentioning that eBay US recently announced that it will improve the authenticity authentication process. When it is found that the item listing description does not match, it will notify the buyer, and the buyer has the right to choose to continue the transaction or return the item to the seller. The current eBay handbag authentication process includes two steps: authentication and listing accuracy. In some cases, although the item is authentic, eBay experts find that the item may not match the description in the listing. When this happens, eBay will explain the difference to the buyer and let the buyer choose to continue the transaction or return the item to the seller.

In the new platform upgrade launched at the end of September, when eBay finds that the listing description does not match the item, both buyers and sellers will receive an alert. In addition, eBay will provide detailed information about the problem. For sellers, once a "listing accuracy" problem is found, eBay will notify the seller in the seller center or by email.

In addition, eBay Germany recently introduced multi-factor authentication to protect the account funds and sales data security of sellers. The announcement stated that in order to allow sellers to conduct transactions safely on eBay, eBay introduced multi-factor authentication. eBay recommends users to set up two-step verification. If two-step verification is not activated, the platform will still require sellers to authenticate their identities later. For example, sellers may be asked to enter a password or provide a unique device ID. If the seller has not logged into an eBay account for more than 90 days, multi-factor authentication is very necessary.

It should be noted that the mobile device used by the seller for identity verification must be able to receive text messages. At the same time, sellers can also enable verification through the eBay application. If the seller chooses to set up two-step verification via SMS, first log in to your eBay account, then select your name in the upper left corner of the screen, and select "Account Settings" from the drop-down menu. Then select "Login and Security", select "Edit" next to "Two-Step Verification", then select "Use Text" next to "SMS to Mobile Number", and finally follow the instructions on the screen to add your mobile number.