What are Item Specifics?

Item Specifics is an eBay feature that allows sellers to provide additional item details, using consistent terminology, during the selling process that is presented in a clean layout in the top half of the View Item page. Buyers can search using these item details thus finding these items more quickly and easily using the product finder. We believe the feature provides significant value to both buyers and sellers.For more information about Item Specifics, please refer to our FAQ:
Item Specifics FAQ (Link)
and other FAQs at the bottom of this post.

Which Item Specifics will be implemented in Sewing Machines?

• Function (Serger, Sewing, Sewing & Embroidery, Other)


• Type (Compact/Mini, Computerized, Hand-held, Mechanical, Toy, Other)


• Brand (Pfaff, Janome/ New Home, Simplicity, etc…)


• Model (Type in text box)


• Condition (New, Used, Refurbished)



Following are a few questions that we have and would appreciate your feedback:





1. Are we missing any key product types in our list?
   
   List of proposed product types:
   
   • Toy
   
   
   • Compact, Mini
   
   
   • Computerized
   
   
   • Hand-held
   
   
   • Mechanical
   
   
   • Other
   
   

   
   Do you think of the Barbie-type machines as Toy Machines or Children’s Machines?
   

   
   We are calling the basic household, non-computerized model, “mechanical,” does that make sense to you?





Please email feedback to: crafts@ebay.com with the subject line: Item Specifics or post directly to this thread. I really appreciate your feedback and will weigh it to make sure that the right decisions for the marketplace are made!


Why do we believe Item Specifics will work well in Sewing Machines, Sergers?



We believe that the Sewing Machines category is conducive to Item Specifics because sewing Machines have common product details that users deem valuable to their selling and buying experience. Our intent is to improve this experience by highlighting these common product details through Item Specifics. To sellers, this means making it easier for them to present a clean, well-organized description that clearly articulates the Item Specifics. For example, a seller using additional functions, can call out if the machine does more than sewing, if additionally it is a serger, performs embroidery or has quilting functionality. To buyers, this means making it easier for them to search for items with particular Item Specifics. For example, a buyer using the Product Finder can choose to select a New Household Serger or a Refurbished Bernina Arista 185. For both sellers and buyers, Item Specifics is an optional and supplementary way to sell and buy through the existing process.



Must I use Item Specifics?



No. Sellers can choose to include Item Specifics in their listing or not, and buyers can choose whether or not to search for these details. We believe that it will enhance the buyer experience greatly as it has in other areas of the marketplace.






Best,

Lori Pretzer

Crafts Category Manager



Item Specifics Overview (Link)


Using Item Specifics (Link)


Item Specifics Product Finder Example (Link)


Item Specifics Item Page Example
(Link)