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***Item Specifics Feature Now Available in the Baby, Computing, Sporting Goods, Watches, Home, and Consumer Electronics Categories *** |
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23 June, 2006 | 06:12PM BST
eBay’s Item Specifics feature allows sellers to provide more details when they list an item. Buyers can then search against these item details, as well as using the standard Title Search and Description Search functions, so they can find items quickly and easily.
Where Item Specifics have been introduced, sellers see an increase in sales. Buyers can refine their searches quickly, and Item Descriptions are more detailed and clearly structured.
Sellers can choose whether to include Item Specifics in their listing, and buyers can choose whether or not to use them in search.
Further Details:
Baby > Pushchairs & Prams
Includes Style, Brand, Age Suitability, Features
Computing > Desktop PC Components > Graphics, Video & TV Cards
Includes Interface, Memory, Manufacturer, Model, Clock Speed
Home & Garden > Bathroom >Towels
Includes Type, Material, Colour, Pattern
Jewellery & Watches > Watches > Wristwatches
Includes Brand, Strap Material, Casing Material, Year of Manufacture, Features
Sporting Goods > Skiing > Skis
Includes Type, Brand, Length, Bindings
Sporting Goods > Football > Football Boots
Includes Indoor/ Outdoor, Type of Sole, Size, Brand, Colour
Consumer Electronics >Televisions
Includes Type, Display Technology, Brand, Screen Size, Screen Format, Features
Computing > Drives/ Storage > Blank Media
Includes Type, Write Speed, Brand, Quantity, Packaging, Features
For more information about Item Specifics, please refer to our FAQs:
Item Specifics FAQ
Item Specifics Overview
Item Specifics Product Finder
Item Specifics View Item Page Example
Regards,
The eBay.co.uk Team
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***Online Safety: Protect Yourself from Spoof (Phishing) Emails and Websites & Fake Second Chance Offers*** |
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07 June, 2006 | 06:55PM BST
Hi, I'm Garreth, and I manage the Trust & Safety team at eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie. One of my team's responsibilities is to raise awareness within the local Communities about the ways you can stay safe when buying and selling online.
We're committed to helping you protect your privacy and, specifically, to help protect you from spoof (also called phishing) emails and websites and fake Second Chance Offers. I'd like to reiterate some basic tips to make sure that you are keeping your accounts and personal information secure: -
Fake Second Chance Offers - Sending fake Second Chance Offers is a common trick used by fraudsters. If you receive an email with a Second Chance Offer for an item that you've recently bid on, please check your My Messages inbox (located in My eBay) on eBay to make sure the offer is authentic. If it appears in My Messages with the title 'eBay Second Chance Offer for Item...', it's authentic. If the Second Chance Offer does not appear in My Messages, or appears with a different title, it is not legitimate and should be ignored.
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Never pay with Western Union or Money Gram - eBay strongly encourages its members to avoid using instant cash wire transfer services such as Western Union or MoneyGram. It's against eBay's Safe Payments Policy for a seller to request payment via these methods as they've proven to be unsafe when paying someone the buyer doesn't know.
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Check My Messages to verify the authenticity of eBay emails - Any email eBay sends you about your account or requesting personal information will also be in My Messages. Before responding to an eBay email asking for information about your account or requesting personal information, verify it's authentic by checking My Messages. If it's not in My Messages, it's a fake email.
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Forward suspicious emails to eBay for confirmation - If you receive a suspicious email that looks like it's from eBay or PayPal, please forward it to spoof@ebay.co.uk or spoof@paypal.co.uk, or to spoof@ebay.ie or spoof@ebay.com if you're based in Ireland. We will respond (usually within minutes) to tell you whether or not the email is authentic.
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Be suspicious of any email that requests personal information - Be cautious of other emails that request you to click a link and submit your financial or personal information. If in doubt, call or contact the institution first to verify the authenticity of the email. Do not click on any links in this type of email if you can not verify it is authentic.
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Download the eBay Toolbar - The eBay Toolbar includes Account Guard which indicates when you are on a legitimate eBay or PayPal site, and alerts you when you are on a known fraudulent site.
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Monitor your account for suspicious activity - Prevent problems by staying alert and catching any suspicious activity early. We recommend that you log into your eBay and PayPal accounts frequently to ensure that all the transactions listed are legitimate.
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Pay safely and securely - Only enter your financial information on secure websites. If you're about to enter sensitive information onto a website, check that the site is secure by looking for the closed lock symbol near the bottom right of your browser window. And, of course, use a safe payment method such as PayPal, which lets you pay without sharing your financial information with the person receiving your money. PayPal also covers you 100% against unauthorized money sent from your account.
You can find out the latest information on safety, security and identity theft protection by visiting the PayPal Identity Protection pages and the eBay.co.uk Safety Centre or eBay.ie Safety Centre.
Sincerely,
Garreth
Head of Trust & Safety, eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie
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