Prepare two artifacts: a static HTML description fragment and a separate listing-field worksheet. The description explains the item. The worksheet keeps the marketplace's structured fields and seller terms from being invented or hidden inside the design.
Write the description from a fixed fact record
This original fictional example is a used spiral notebook, 148 by 210 millimeters, with 48 pages. The first six pages have writing; the remaining 42 are blank. There is light wear at a front-cover corner. One notebook is included, and a pen is not included. These are supplied illustrative facts, not observations from a physical inspection.
The page count reconciles as 6 + 42 = 48. “All pages blank,” “new,” and “like new” would contradict the supplied condition. No brand or product identifier has been provided; do not invent one to complete the draft.
A complete original description copy is:
Used spiral notebook, 148 by 210 millimeters. The notebook contains 48 pages: the first six have writing, and the remaining 42 are blank. The front cover has light corner wear. The package includes one notebook. A pen is not included.
The static fragment groups that copy under item details, page condition, cover condition, and included items. Keep the marked-page information near the main item identity instead of placing it in small print at the bottom.
Keep HTML simple and the native preview decisive
eBay's developer guidance says active content is blocked or removed and calls for relative dimensions in listing HTML. Its item-description policy requires accurate descriptions and consistency between the selected condition, title, description, and item specifics. eBay's HTML formatting guidance, eBay's item-description policy.
The fragment uses simple headings, paragraphs, and lists with local static styling. It has no JavaScript, event handlers, forms, iframes, animated counters, checkout widgets, contact widgets, or links. A plain description does not need interactive controls to explain these facts.
Use readable text that adapts to the available width. Before actual use, inspect the description through eBay's native preview, including its mobile presentation, to see whether the platform's handling preserves the condition and contents. A separate visual preview does not certify compatibility or policy approval. No fragment has been uploaded or tested in Seller Hub for this example.
Check the listing fields outside the description
eBay also provides reusable selling templates in its native workflow. A generated description fragment is only one part of a listing; it does not replace that workflow. eBay's selling-template guidance
Use this original preparation worksheet:
| Field or check | Draft or evidence status |
|---|---|
| Draft title | Used Spiral Notebook 148 by 210 mm - 48 Pages, 6 with Writing |
| Condition selection | Confirm the current appropriate option for the actual category and item |
| Item specifics | Check actual available fields; size and page facts must match the record |
| Brand and identifiers | Not supplied; verify the item and field requirements rather than invent values |
| Price | TO CONFIRM by seller |
| Shipping and returns | Actual seller terms TO CONFIRM |
| Native description preview | Pending actual marketplace check |
The title is illustrative draft copy, not a checked category-specific title limit or a published listing. Verify required fields and current available options in the actual workflow. Do not assume free shipping, a delivery promise, a returns policy, or an identifier exemption from this worksheet.
Plan photographs without pretending they exist
The original photo plan is P01 for front-cover corner wear, P02 for the marked-page condition, and P03 for the remaining page condition. These are planned references only. No pictures were made and no item was inspected.
When preparing actual evidence, compare the images with the stated condition and included items. A styling pen in a later photograph must not contradict “pen not included.” Keep personal handwriting identifiers out of illustrations. If actual inspection or photographs reveal a different count or condition, update the fact record and every dependent field before native preview; do not let the template preserve an unsupported claim.
Copy this prompt for the description and worksheet
Prepare an original static eBay item-description HTML fragment as text, plus a separate listing-field check sheet and photo plan. All example facts fictional/supplied; no physical inspection, actualimages,upload,publishedlisting or policy/compatibility approval claimed.
Item:usedspiralnotebook,size148by210mm,48pages:first6withwriting,remaining42blank;lightfrontcovercornerwear. One notebookincluded;penexcluded. Preserve6+42=48. Do notsaynew,like-new orallblank;inventnobrand/identifier.
Description needs itemdetails,pagecondition,covercondition,includeditems in simpleheadings/paragraphs/lists. Staticlocalstyles only,relativewidth/readabletext. NoJavaScript,eventhandlers,iframes,forms,links,animatedcounters,checkout/contact/datawidgets. No dynamiccontrolsinsidedescription.
Separate worksheet:illustrativedrafttitle,actualcategory/conditionoptions/itemspecifics TOCONFIRM,currentnativefieldrequirements,brand/identifiersunsupplied,price/shipping/returnsTOCONFIRM,nativepreviewpending. Do notinventfreeshipping,deliverypolicy oridentifierexemption. HTMLdescription notreplacementfornativeeBayfields/templateworkflow.
Plannedphotos P01cornerwear,P02markedpages,P03remainingpagecondition;notactualimages orproofinspection. Preservepenexcluded,avoidpersonalhandwritingidentifiersinillustrations. Ifactualfactschange,reviseallfields beforeuse.
Provide checklist for title/condition/description/itemspecifics/photo consistency andactualeBaynative/mobilepreview. Separatesanitizedvisualreview optional,notcompatibilitycertification. Do notperform listing,registration,sending orsale.
An optional separate review copy in NOS
If you prepare a sanitized HTML review copy, NOS can save and render it so you can compare the supplied description facts with the worksheet and photo plan. Keep the marketplace description fragment and its native fields separate from that review copy. Actual eBay preview remains necessary; NOS rendering does not verify how eBay will handle the fragment.
Finish preparation by reconciling the item record across every listing field and actual photo, then check the native preview before a buyer is asked to rely on the description.