WHAT IT IS eBay publishes an official open-source tool called the eBay API MCP server (npm package @ebay/npm-public-api-mcp, on eBay's own GitHub). MCP is a standard way to plug an AI assistant, such as a desktop chat a…
WHAT IT IS eBay's trading card price guide came to the UK on 1 September 2026. In the latest eBay app, go to My eBay, then Shortcuts, then Scan cards, and photograph the front of a card. eBay's image recognition tries t…
WHAT IT IS eBay's Product Research tool (formerly Terapeak) is free in Seller Hub and shows up to three years of eBay sold prices, sell-through and postage trends. A general chat AI is good at a different job: turning a…
WHAT IT IS AI photo tools can cut the background out of a product shot, swap in a clean white or studio backdrop, and sort out lighting in batches. eBay has its own free version in the app. Background removal has been t…
WHAT IT IS Since August 2025 eBay has had an opt-in AI assistant inside Messages, shown as an "eBay.ai" toggle, for sellers in the UK and US. When a buyer asks a routine question ("Does it come with the charger?", "When…
WHAT IT IS Magical Listing is eBay's own AI listing tool. You photograph an item and it drafts the title, category, item specifics, a suggested price and postage. There is a single-item version in the eBay app and, for …
Some of the best eBay Live shows from sellers in this community — ranked by how many people tuned in. Grab a cuppa and watch how they run a show: the pace, the patter, how they show condition on camera. SCOTTISH PRELOVE…
Planning the Portsmouth meet on 8 October — and future ones.
We want to be open about AI. Which labelling feels right to you?
A regular slot makes Lives easier to find — but it isn't for everyone. What do you think?
We run a relaxed group Zoom every Thursday afternoon in October. Help pick the order.
The shared room for planning the Portsmouth eBay Business Seller Meetup on Thursday 8 October, 12:00–16:00 at the Holiday Inn Portsmouth. Tasks, the run of show, the promo kit, the slides and a shared brainstorm all liv…
Running a business means turning up on the days you don't feel like it. Living with bipolar makes some of those days a lot harder. A good routine with AI in it doesn't ask you to be at your best every day — it's built f…
Every AI tool in this community follows one principle: AI assists, people decide. Here's why, and how to use the same guardrails in your own selling. HOW AI GETS THINGS WRONG Knowing the patterns makes them easy to catc…
You're at a stall with an armful of maybes and two minutes before someone else picks them up. AI on your phone can turn "no idea" into "worth a closer look" — if you use it as a lead, not a verdict. WHAT TO DO IN THE MO…
Live selling is intense: you're describing, pricing and chatting at the same time as keeping the show moving. AI can take real weight off, before and after. During the show it needs a firm hand. BEFORE THE SHOW • Run-sh…
Buyer messages come in at the worst times, and some days even "is this still available?" feels like a lot. AI is genuinely good at drafting replies. The rule that keeps you safe is simple: AI drafts, you send. WHAT TO H…
Here's a quiet way AI can hurt a good seller: you write "shutter sticks at slow speeds" in your notes, the AI writes a lovely description, and the fault isn't in it. Nobody meant to hide anything. The buyer still opens …
Ask an AI "what's this worth?" with nothing else and it will give you a number. The number will sound reasonable. It may be invented. Pricing is the area where AI needs the most help from real data. START FROM REAL PRIC…
AI can look at a photo and tell you what it probably is, read the text on a label, and spot a scratch you missed. It can also make a tired item look better than it is. Only one of those is a good idea. WHERE AI VISION E…
Item specifics are the boxes nobody enjoys filling in — brand, model, colour, size, connectivity, era. They're also what powers the filters down the left-hand side of eBay search. If a buyer ticks "Brand: Sony" and your…
A good eBay title does one job: it matches the words a buyer types. AI is brilliant at this if you give it the right raw material, and quietly harmful if you don't. WHAT A STRONG TITLE LOOKS LIKE You have 80 characters.…