Seller News April 2010

The Basics

With bulk editing, there are a few things that can’t be changed once a listing is live, such as:

• Title
• Categories
• Format
• Duration

If you are selling with Best Offer, you are limited in the types of changes you can make to listings with outstanding offers on them. It’s best to ensure that you have responded to all outstanding offers (accepted, rejected, expired or retracted) before you try to edit your listings. Learn more about restrictions on making revisions

Selecting the right editing tool

1. My eBay
2. Selling Manager
3. Turbo Lister
4. Blackthorne
5. Other 3rd party tools

1. Bulk editing tool in My eBay.

Located in My eBay, this tool is easy to use and can edit up to 200 listings at a time.

To edit live listings follow these steps:

1. Go to My eBay and click Sell in the left column.
2. Check the box beside those listings you want to edit and click Edit.
3. On the next page, select the fields you want to edit.
4. Choose whether you would like to edit the listings individually (different changes to different listings) or in bulk (the same change applied to all listings at once), then click Continue.
5. On the next screen, edit your listings.
6. Click Continue, review your edits and click Submit.

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2. Bulk editing tool in Selling Manager.

There are some extra advantages to using Selling Manager, such as:

• Editing your scheduled listings at the same time as live listings; and
• Filtering your listings by format. For example, you can use a drop-down menu to show only Fixed Price Good ‘Til Cancelled listings.

To edit live listings:

1. Go to My eBay
2. Move down to the Selling Manager menu and click Active.
3. Either select the individual listings, or select all by clicking the box at the top and to the left of the word “Title”.
4. Click Edit. (You are now in the bulk editing tool.)
5. On the next page, select the fields you wish to edit.
6. Choose whether you would like to edit the listings individually (different changes to different listings) or in bulk (the same change applied to all listings at once), then click Continue.
7. On the next screen, edit your listings.
8. Click Continue, review your edits and click Submit.

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3. Bulk editing tool in Turbo Lister

You can edit up to 1,000 listings at a time using Turbo Lister.

1. Launch Turbo Lister, and click on Listing Activity on the left side of your Turbo Lister screen.
2. Click Active Listings.

   Important: To edit items in bulk with Turbo Lister, select multiple items by holding SHIFT or CTRL while selecting individual listings from the grid, then click Edit > Edit Multiple Items.

3. Click Synchronise which is located at the top of the screen. Note: Leave only the "Active and Scheduled Listings" box checked.
4. Click Synchronise Now.
5. Double-click on any of your items.
6. Make your changes.
7. Click Save.
8. Click Synchronise again.

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4. Bulk editing tool in Blackthorne

Follow these steps to edit your live listings using Blackthorne.

1. If you use presets and the field you would like to edit is part of a preset:
   • Go to Tools/Options, Presets.
   • Select the preset you would like to change and click Edit.
   • Modify the fields you need and click OK to confirm.
   • Click OK again to update all items using this preset.
   • Click Yes to update the running listings.
2. If you do not use presets:
   • Select the running listings (Monitor Listings view, Running folder) that you want changed
   • Click Bulk Change.
   • In the field dropdown, select the field you would like to change, then click Action and add the new value. You can bulk edit several fields at the same time. Just click More to add another file to edit.
   • Once finished, click Assign.
   • Click Yes to modify the running listings.

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5. Bulk editing in other Third Party Editing Tools

Choose from a range of tools built by third-party developers outside of eBay. Designed to handle all your editing needs, many tools can handle thousands of listings at a time. See what’s available on our Certified Provider site.

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Troubleshooting

Receiving error messages when you send your listings to bulk edit? Try these tips:

1. Start simple.

Read the error message to see which listings aren’t working properly, then go back to correct the error. For example, if you’ve bulk edited 100 listings and there is an issue with two of them, the other 98 will still update correctly.

2. Double check your work.

Are you trying to edit a field that you’re not allowed to edit? Have outstanding Best Offers on a listing? These are some of the most common errors in bulk editing. Learn more about restrictions on making revisions

3. Narrow it down.

If your edits are still rejected, then try cutting down the number of fields you are trying to edit or reduce the number of listings you are editing..

5. Ask for help.

You can contact us at any point for immediate assistance.