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Assign categories

It is important to assign

the

eBay category to an item before it will be listed on the eBay site. Products without

the

a Primary eBay Category will not be added to M2E Pro Listing.

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You need to choose Categories for Products in an M2E Pro Listing in order to List them on eBay.

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Note
You need to assign Channel category to at least one product when adding Magento Products to M2E Pro Listing. Until then, you cannot proceed to the following step.

To assign the eBay category, use one of the options below:


  • All Products Same

    Category - Products will be Listed using the same eBay Category.
    Select

    Category 

When you choose this option, the same Category settings will be applied to all products in M2E Pro Listing.

If you select 'Remember my choice and skip this step in the future'

to automatically apply

, the

Category you select in the next step

category you chose will be applied to all

Products

products added to this M2E Pro Listing in the future.

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  • Based on Magento Categories

    - Products will have eBay Categories

     

When you choose this option, eBay categories will be set according to the Magento Categories

. This is available in Advanced Mode only.

assigned to these products. 

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  • Get Suggested Categories

    - get eBay to suggest Categories for your Products based on the Title and Magento Attribute Set.

     

When you choose this option, you will get suggested categories from eBay. Depending on how many products you have added, this process could take a while.

Once the search is complete, a list of products will be shown along with the suggested eBay Categories. If eBay was not able to suggest a category for some products, you will get a notification and you will be able to assign the needed categories manually.

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  • Set Manually for each Product

    - set eBay Categories for each Product (or a group of Products) manually. This is available in Advanced Mode only.

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You will be able to edit eBay categories for each product in your M2E Pro Listing. Find the details here.

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To keep the Category list in M2E Pro up to date, go to eBay > Configuration > Marketplaces and click Update Now for the eBay Sites you are using.
To edit an assigned Category that is changed or removed by eBay, go to eBay > Configuration > Categories in Use
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When you choose this option, you will see the M2E Pro Products list. A notification will appear for a product if no eBay Category has been set.

To assign a product category, select Edit Categories from the Actions dropdown.

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You can make changes to the assigned categories using the dropdown in the Actions column:

  • Edit Categories allows you to set or edit eBay categories.

  • Get Suggested Primary Category allows you to get eBay suggested category.

  • Reset Categories will clear categories for the selected products.

  • Remove Item will remove the selected product from the Product list.

Tip
To manage categories in bulk, select needed products, then use the Actions menu at the very top of the grid.
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