See Also

  1. Adding Notes to an Item
  2. Adding Inventory Information on an Item
  3. Adding Weight and Dimensions to an Item
  4. Adding an Item from an Item Template
  5. Adding an Item from Scratch
  6. Creating Items
  7. Deleting Items
  8. Duplicating Items
  9. Entering Listing Upgrades
  10. Entering eBay Listing Information
  11. Entering eBay Shipping Information
  12. Entering Payment Information
  13. Entering Item Data
  14. Importing Data into SixBit
  15. Saving an Item as an Item Template
  16. Entering Title and Description
  17. Entering an Allocation Plan
  18. Entering Etsy Information
  19. Entering Product and Shipping Info
  20. Entering Tags and Materials
  21. Entering Categories and Attributes
  22. Entering Item Specifics
  23. Entering eBay Catalog Information
  24. Adding Items in Bulk
  25. Printing Inventory Labels
  26. Adding Pricing Information to an Item
  27. Adding Product Information to an Item
  28. Editing Items
  29. Entering Categories
  30. Managing Pictures on an Item
  31. Including Private Item Specifics
  32. Adding a Description Wrapper
  33. Adding Field Variables
  34. Importing Existing Templates as Wrappers
  35. Editing a Description Wrapper
  36. Deleting a Description Wrapper
  37. Using Description Wrappers
  38. Adding Snippets
  39. Using the HTML Editor
  40. Managing Files on Your Picture Host
  41. Entering a Picture Host

 

Entering eBay Titles and Descriptions

The titles and description are really the "meat" of the listing.  They describe the item to the buyer.  In addition to specifying the text of the listing, users can also specify graphical elements to make their listing look nicer.  All information of this sort is entered into the Titles and Description tab.

 

 

 

In the Titles and Description group, users will:

 

To enter the eBay Title:

If the eBay Title will be same as the Product Title...

 

  1. Set the eBay Title to [[ProductTitle]].  When the listing is submitted, the text in the Product Title will replace the [[ProductTitle]] placeholder.  To understand the relationship between eBay Title and Product Title better, refer to Adding Product Information to an Item.

 

If the eBay Title will be different than the Product Title...

 

  1. Enter the text of the title.  The input field will not allow more characters to be entered than eBay will allow.

 

To enter a subtitle:

By default, the SubTitle field is not displayed.  To view the SubTitle field, click the Add icon () next to the Title field and then enter the SubTitle text.

 eBay charges an additional fee for subtitles.  See http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html for the current eBay fees.  

 

To enter the description:

The description can be plain text or it can be HTML(HyperText Markup Language) - a language for tagging text to be displayed on the internet..  Click the Edit icon () next to the Description field to use a WYSIWYG(What You See Is What You Get) - a method of editing text while viewing its final format. HTML editor to enter the description.

 

See Using the HTML Editor for more information.

 

 Any text that is placed in all listings should be entered into a Description Wrapper.  By entering this information into a Description Wrapper and applying the wrapper to an item, users can avoid monotonous retyping or cutting/pasting the same data in all listings.  For more information, see Using Description Wrappers.  

 

 

Condition Description is a field dedicated to providing a detailed description of the item's condition.  The Condition Description can be found in the eBay Categories tab of the Item Window.

To enter the condition description:

Enter the text in the Condition Description field.