The changes are necessary to accommodate the continuing growth of eBay.co.uk and to help buyers and sellers trade more effectively and efficiently. There will be changes made to a number of categories, including:

New Top Level Category: Art

Renamed Top Level Categories:
Antiques & Art renamed to Antiques
PC & Video Gaming renamed to Video Games

Baby
New Level 2 category:
- Christening & Gifts

Clothes, Shoes & Accessories
- Boys’ Clothing sub-categories removed*
- Girls’ Clothing sub-categories removed*
- Men’s Shoes sub-categories removed*
- Women’s Bags sub-categories removed*

Computing
- Printers sub-categories removed*

Consumer Electronics
- GPS categories expanded
- MP3 Players sub-categories removed*

Home & Garden
- Garden & Plants categories significantly expanded

Jewellery & Watches
- Body Jewellery categories expanded

Photography
New Level 2 category - Camera Lenses Digital Camera Lenses and Film Camera Lenses categories combined

Sporting Goods
- Golf Clubs sub-categories removed* - Swimming categories expanded

Toys & Games
- Radio Controlled categories expanded

Video Games
Category significantly reorganized, including:
New Level 2 categories:
- Accessories
- Consoles/ Systems
- Games

*Existing Item Specifics replace the detailed sub-categories. For sellers this change reduces duplication and saves time when listing. In addition buyers can refine their searches as before and search across multiple characteristics at the same time.

For more information about Item Specifics, please refer to our FAQs:

Item Specifics FAQ
Item Specifics
Item Specifics Product Finder
Item Specifics View Item Page Example

By 18th August you will be able to see the new and changed category IDs on the All Categories Page.

We would like to thank all the members who took the time to contribute the thousands of ideas and suggestions that have helped to shape these changes.

Regards,
The eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie Team