How to upload items on eBay using CSV (File Exchange) | Easy Steps

It is hard to upload multiple items one by one. Using CSV(file exchange) option can really take away your headaches because of its fast processor. If you’re not familiar with this process, Don’t go anywhere. In this case, This is the right place to find out, How to Upload items on eBay using csv( file exchange) option.

eBay

First of all, let’s have a look at eBay. eBay is an online marketplace. Indeed, It is one of the largest online marketplaces. As a result, Being the largest marketplace means competition will be higher. To survive in this competition, we would have to sell more and would have to upload more items as fast as we can. Here comes the file the exchange part. Because uploading products one by one is pretty much time-consuming. Many of us don’t like it. Let’s get to know how we can upload items on eBay using csv file exchange

File exchange

File exchange is like a CSV format excel file. Here, we can input our data in the correct box and feed it to ebay. eBay will automatically take those data and organize them according to their requirements.

Now, Let’s learn about the advantages and disadvantages of file exchange

Advantages:

• Can upload many items at a time.
• Easy to use.
• Simple process.

Disadvantages:

• After-uploading resolving issues solving can be bit tricky.
• Has some formatting issue of the downloaded template

So, let’s see how to download the File Exchange excel file from eBay.

From My eBay select Selling option.

Now, Scroll down and then under the Selling tools select File Exchange

Select File Exchange from Select template

Upload items on eBay using CSV file

First, choose the correct specific category & then from Catalog listing template  select CSV format.

It will download the excel file and will look like the screenshot below.

-All the field  marked with * should be filled up
-Let’s talk about this step is light details.

*Action:

This is the required field in all templates. Write any of the below options under the *action box. You need to select the action that you are trying to perform with this excel file. For example, select “Add” if you are trying to add a new product. The following actions can be put down.

• Add
• Revise
• Relist
• End
• Status
• VerifyAdd
• AddToItemDescription

*Category:

2nd most important box to fill up. In these box you have to provide the category number. For example-  for “Antiques” category, id is “20081”
On the below link you will find all the categories with their respective id numbers.

https://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/news/categorychanges.html

*Condition:

3rd Must fill box. Just like category ids, there are condition ids that tell eBay about the condition of the product,
Id’s are like-

1000 = New

1500 = New other

2000 = Manufacturer refurbished

2500 = Seller refurbished

3000 = Used

7000 = For parts or not working

There are some other mandatory fields such as *Quantity *Format *StartPrice *Duration *Location

It should be fairly easy to fill up these fields. But still, if you have any questions then there a full guide about file exchange which can help you.

To navigate to the guides-> Click on myeBay- Selling- File Exchange-  Instructions and Resources- eBay File Exchange Advanced Instructions
Please check the following screenshot:

After filling up all the required information let’s upload it on eBay.

Now, click on upload Files and then choose the .CSV file by clicking onChoose file. After that click on Upload.

Within a few minutes, there will be a message like the above screenshot. To see the result about updated file please click on View upload results.

This is the ultimate process where we can upload items on eBay using csv file exchange.

Hope this article will help you out to understand the file exchange and that you will be able to use this feature of eBay.