eBay Drops "Used" Trading Card Condition, Moves To Graded Or Ungraded
eBay is dropping the "used" condition option for trading cards, moving to label cards as simply "graded" or "ungraded" instead.
Representing the validity and condition of your trading cards just got easier. The new revamped grading system will help enhance the quality of your new listings and establish trust with your buyers.
Here’s an overview of what’s new:
A revamped grading system for single trading cards, where we’ve upgraded from Used, to the more precise grading labels of Graded and Ungraded.
- Graded: Add the relevant grader, numerical grade, and the certification number (recommended).
- Ungraded: Select the appropriate card condition that best fits the state of the card.
Your existing listings will also auto-migrate where there’s a one-to-one match between all the current card conditions.
This change will impact items in the Sports, Non-Sports, and Collectible Card Games singles categories.
Existing listings will automatically migrate if there is a one to one match between all information in the current condition model and the new one.
Enhance the quality of your new listings and establish trust with your buyers. Here are some improvements that can help you best represent your trading cards in new listings.
A revamped grading system for single trading cards. We’ve moved from Used, to Graded, and Ungraded.
● Graded: Add the relevant grader, numerical grade, and the certification number (recommended).
● Ungraded: Select the appropriate card condition that best fits the state of the card. Use the tables below for guidance.This change will affect all single trading cards in the following categories:
● Sports Memorabilia, Cards & Fan Shop > Sports Trading Cards > Trading Card Singles
● Collectibles > Non-Sport Trading Cards > Trading Card Singles
● Toys & Hobbies > Collectible Card Games > CCG Individual CardsSeamless migration.
Soon, your existing listings will auto-migrate where there’s a one-to-one match between all the current card conditions (Graded: Yes, Professional Grader, Grade or Graded: No, Card Condition) and the new Condition model (Condition: Graded, Professional Grader, and Grade or Condition: Ungraded; Descriptor: Card Condition).● Auto migration will occur with the new grading system launch in July.
For sellers using APIs to list, new listings will require the new grading system in October 2023 and existing listings in January 2024.Stay tuned for more announcements coming in October.
eBay has also provided charts to help sellers assess card conditions accurately to match the new model.
What do you think of dropping "used" condition for single trading cards on eBay? Let us know in the comments below!
They just "killed the golden goose". I imported my 1500+ eBay items to there since it was free. Turned out just to be a lot of work for (maybe) 3 sales a month.
The total fees were higher there before this new $20 a month cost structure, even though they claimed otherwise. When one factors in the 3.49% + 49 cent PayPal processing fees so one can get paid, there went a good chunk of profit.
Now they have boosted their commission to 11%, and still claim that the cost to sell there is less than eBay's. And remember that this does not include payment processing. WHY?? Makes no sense at all.
On eBay, for $27.95 a month, I sell over 100 items there every 30-31 days. Makes ZERO SENSE to pay a site $20 to make just a couple of sales. Since they now allow 50 "free listings", I have trimmed my offerings back to just below that amount. Also had to raise all my prices accordingly to absorb the extra selling costs.
The people who run the show here obviously didn't realize that eBay sellers who imported their listings gave the site a great depth of product, which would attract more buyers. Now that will be gone, because NO ONE will pay them $20 monthly for little to no sales.
The site also has technical issues that they refuse to fix. It was a decent resource to enable the occasional sale, but they will soon be stacked onto the eCommerce trash heap of companies that THOUGHT they could compete with Amazon and eBay. Etsy may also suffer the same fate soon, as many sellers are also leaving their site due to high fees, website issues, and poor management.
Basic eComm rule here: When you do not carry any inventory, and sellers are solely responsible for supplying your site with the goods offered, DON'T BITE THE HAND WHICH FEEDS YOU!!!
eBay seller since 2022
Just started selling about a year and half ago
800 items sold 99.7 feedback
Recently I went away for family things for 30 days set my acct to be away … got back with items not received cases opened
I wasn’t able to revise existing listings post new listings OR refund the buyer from my eBay funds …
The items were caught up in recent wild fires but ended up being delivered late. I had to beg the buyer to let me pay them off of eBay to close the case because it was on hold and I wasn’t able to refund them from my eBay acct etc…. So luckily they obliged and I did … but ever since then my acct must be strikes as high risk because funds have been on hold 3 days after delivery since then indefinitely might I add… I get the run around everytime etc etc FINALLY I got someone saying it’s temporary it’ll be back to normal etc. these r all reps from escalated departments… one lady told me that with my history and feedback I’ve proved beyond doubt that I’m reliable seller and shouldn’t be on hold she put in for a appeal never heard back got the run around for another few months… they keep telling me I’ve been chosen for the new update they r rolling out total BS … do you believe that sellers will stay on eBay with these holds ? No they will simply go to another platform … they r 100% making money on the holds and use any reasoning to tell you basically no and keep profiting…. The get around is creating a new acct… these cases were closed without eBay having to step in and might I add I lost $$ and its been truly frustrating esp since I’ve built the acct up but I know I can do it again.. when they tell me its going to happen to all accts I just mention how my brother just opened one n now has immediate payments they don’t know what to say I don’t think they really even know.,, its sad n scummy but I see a class action lawsuit coming honestly ! I don’t know💬 if I forgot anything but well written thanks for the information. Have a great one!