In need of advice on Listing Variations please

julieanneMember

I'm trying to list a product where I'd like the buyer to be able to opt for an add-on item - I've seen listings like that for, say, a phone case that offers the option to add a stylus, a screen protector, or just buy the case with no accessory.

In this case I have a product, 3 each of 3 colours, and a choice of 3 gift bags - if I add a variation for no gift bag that makes for 12 variations, but I only have 9 in stock of the main product.

Is there a way around this? Or is it only feasible when one has a substantial stock of the main product? I hope that made sense!

Thanks
Julie

9/16/134:07 AM

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auctivamikedAuctiva Customer Support Manager

Hi Julie,

Thanks for posting you question here. Although I am admittedly not familiar with the other listings of this nature you have seen, I do not believe it is permissible to use a Multi Variation listing to upsell related items (or accessories) in the manner you have described and I do not know of a seamless was to make such offerings on eBay.

However, if you do not intend to charge extra for a gift bag in the example you provided, you could potentially create a Multi Variation listing for which your colors are the only variants and add some text to your description indicating that buyers can send you a note during the checkout process if they would like a gift bag.

You can learn more about Multi Variation Listings on the following page of eBay's Help index:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sel...ting-variations.html

Of course, it may also be a good idea to contact eBay's Customer Support team to see if they have any specific recommendations with respect to the best way to post such items.

-Mike

9/16/1310:53 AM

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