Every month changes are made to the category structure on eBay.In to make it easier for members browsing eBay to find what they are looking for. Many of these changes are driven by community suggestions, so a big thank you to all those members who wrote in!

This month’s major changes are:

Cameras & Optics

• Brands added in Film Cameras
• Further categorization of Memory card readers into Format Specific, For multiple formats, PCMCIA Card Readers
• New categorey for RSMMC Cards

Computers & Peripherals

• Computer Components
  • CPU’s further categorized (e.g.)
    • AMD CPUs (Athlon 64)
      • Athlon 64 FX
      • Athlon 64 X2 - Dual Core
      • Athlon XP
      • Sempron
      • Opteron
    • Intel CPUs
      • Celeron D
      • Pentium 4 HT, Hyper Threading
      • Pentium D
      • Pentium Extreme Edition
    • Further categorization of Fans, Heatsinks, Cooling
      • Fans & Coolers
      • Heatsinks
      • Thermal Compounds
    • New categories added under Handhelds Palm / Palm One
      • Life Drive
      • Treo
      • Tungsten
      • Zire
  • Further sub categorization of CRT & TFT Monitors
    • CRT Monitors
      • 15 Inch
      • 17 Inch
      • Other CRT Monitors
    • TFT Monitors
      • 15 Inch
      • 17 Inch
      • 18 Inch
      • 19 Inch
  • New category created for PC Tools & Accessories
    • Dust Covers
    • PC Tool Kits
    • Power Strip / Surge Protector
    • Vacuum Cleaners
    • Mouse Pads
    • Monitor / Screen Accessories
  • New categories under External hard disk drives
    • 10 GB & Less
    • 10.1 - 20 GB
    • 20.1 - 40 GB
    • 40.1 - 80 GB
    • 80.1 - 120 GB

Consumer Electronics

• MP3 Players new categories added for Creative
• Mobile accessories now categorized by Series e.g.
  • Nokia 3000 Series
    • Nokia 3100
    • Nokia 3210
    • Nokia 3310
    • Nokia 3315
  • Nokia 5000 Series
    • Nokia 5100
    • Nokia 5110
    • Nokia 5210
  • And so on for the other Nokia Series

Several minor changes have also take place in other categories not mentioned here.

These changes will go live on the 8th of November 2005. We strongly encourage members to pay careful attention to which categories have changed and to update Turbo Lister. Existing listings may be moved as categories are split, moved, or renamed.

To view the present category structure, with category numbers, click on the 'Buy' link at the top of almost every page. Click on the 'See all categories' link towards the bottom of the page. You will reach the Category index page. Select the 'Show category numbers' radio button, and then click 'Show'. You can now view all the categories, with their respective category numbers.

As always, you can move your item to another category by revising your listing as long as as it has not received a bid and there are more than 12 hours left in the listing. Click here for details on how to revise your item.

We always welcome community suggestions and incorporate them wherever possible. To submit a suggestion to eBay, click here.

Happy Trading!

Regards,
The eBay Team