A Major Gripe

[ArtisanUK]

Just passing through at the minute ... yes, there is a section for repro art under Art - Contemporary. Although this category, for obvious reasons, isn't as searched by the antique art collectors - that's why folk shove the repro stuff in the older categories.

Gotta go ...

[EmporiumOn5th]

My 2 cents...

Art & Antiques should be separate.

Repro prints are not necessarily Contemporary Art - Contemporary Art refers to art created after WWII, so a print/copy made yesterday of a 19th century painting/print is NOT Contemporary Art.

Maybe an art category for Art-Antique Reproduction

Of course, as ArtisanUK points out, some sellers will still list where they think the viewers are, not necessarily where the item belongs.

[Gothicina]

My 2 cents...

Art & Antiques should be separate.

Repro prints are not necessarily Contemporary Art - Contemporary Art refers to art created after WWII, so a print/copy made yesterday of a 19th century painting/print is NOT Contemporary Art.

Maybe an art category for Art-Antique Reproduction

Of course, as ArtisanUK points out, some sellers will still list where they think the viewers are, not necessarily where the item belongs.

People who constantly abuse the categories, are very likely to find ALL their items removed & their accounts put on hold, they are then given a time limit to sort things out. It has happened before.

[ToyCrazyUK]

I agree that we need a major tidy up of categories. I personally would like to see some where you get various grop down lists to narrow down your search instead of the hierarchical menus. eg at the moment is you are looking for computer games, you can only search for each type of game eg PS3 Xbox separately. If you have these drop down options instead:

Console Manufacturer (eg Microsoft, Sony)
Console Type (eg Xbox 360, Nintendo DS)
Item (ag accessories, games, consoles)

that way, you could narrow down your search as little or as much as you wanted.

I would also like to see some sub categories appearing in more than 1 main category automatically if there are 2 different places where they could equally fit. eg the reproduction prints. If people weren't sure whether to look in Art and Antiques, or Contemporary, you could put the sub category of eg reproduction prints in both, so that they can always be found.

[ArtisanUK]

I posted here earlier on and it didn't go up.

I shall sulk until tomorrow ...

[madelaine]

Yes, the categories need a rethink and yes, the scrolling thing is getting too long to be useful.

[lofty100e]

I agree Madelaine, there must be a more user friendly system. I hate to say it, but when I last used the other site it was much easier to find the category you wanted.

Maybe a quick fix for the mis categorized items would be to have a confirmation page that shows you exactly where the listing is heading before finally pushing the button.

[ChoiceAntiques]

Maybe it is time to look at also separating Art from Antiques and vice versa altogether? The category is getting so cumbersome together that it is too time consuming to wade through more just a small portion of it at any one time. I would think the problem will only increase over time. It is really in dire need of some help, IMHO. I almost logged off on my first visit here due to it. Of course, I went on to explore eBid further and am now very pleased to be here.

[ArtisanUK]

Thing is, it's not going to make any difference how you segment it if people still keep listing things in any category. I really do think that is the issue that needs to be tackled first.
For instance you have a Contemporary Art category 1989-now, but there are still loads of modern repro listings in the different art categories 1900-1989.
I'm presuming that you have a similar situation over in Antiques and Collectables?

I know from experience that dealers and collectors won't hang around for 2 minutes if they start getting hit with a couple of pages of repro stuff. They just don't have the time to mess about and sort the wheat from the chaff.

Blast, I was going to say something else but my screen flickered and now I've forgotten ...

[papagran40]

Hello , Just think for a minute , I asked about getting USSR and RUSSIAN into separate bits ,but we can manage as it is....but as collectors know...there are HUNDREDS of FACTORIES with Different marks.....and some Factories with several marks....
would you expect M or G to somehow put all these marks in to a drop down menu ???
to be honest I think not.....
there are a lot of merits in some of the listings but there has to be a limit...
and yes some buyes will not take time to look....well that could be their loss and someone else's gain....sorry but be fair....if you want something bad enough...YOU WILL LOOK......papa.