Bargain Time

Check your eBay listing before it goes live

Listings with short, misspelled or shouty titles get found by fewer buyers. That's why bargain hunters search for them. Check your title here, then see which category and item specifics eBay expects, so buyers can find what you're selling.

The title checks run in your browser. Finding a category sends your title to eBay's category service through BargainTime. We don't suggest prices.

1. Title checker

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Type a title to check it. Nothing is sent anywhere until you look up a category.

See it from the buyer's side: our Poorly listed and Misspelled searches find exactly these listings for bargain hunters.

2. Category and item specifics

Item specifics are the details buyers filter by, such as Brand, Size or Colour. If a buyer filters on one you left blank, your listing drops out of their results.

Enter a title above first.

3. List it

New to selling? Read Selling on eBay as a private seller: what it costs (UK private sellers pay no final value fees on most items), and the basics of photos and postage.

When you're ready, list on eBay's sell page and manage it in Seller Hub.

Buying instead? Start with buying safely on eBay. BargainTime is an independent search site and not part of eBay.