Vehicle Parts Compatibility

Using File Exchange

File Exchange uses product code fields to connect the eBay catalogue with your listings. Make sure you use the Product: ePID header and the number that best represents your inventory.

You may also want to use Product Details fields to define the catalogue attributes included with your listing.

Product Details fields are:

• Product:IncludePrefilledItemInformation
• Product:UseStockPhotoURLAsGallery
• Product:IncludeStockPhotoURL

For more info about formatting and header prerequisites, have a look at our Advanced Instructions for File Exchange. 

Using the Merchant Integration Platform (MIP)

1. Open/ create the MIP flat file
2. Add a column designated ePID and provide the number that represents your item in the eBay catalogue
3. Upload the flat file to associate your items with the eBay catalogue

Using an API

• Adopt the eBay Catalogue by assigning an EPID to your items.

Using third-party integration partners

• Contact your integration partner to find out how to associate your listings to eBay catalogue entries.

You can also manually choose up to 3,000 compatible vehicles per listing, from our Master Vehicle List (MVL), which includes over 40,000 vehicle models. You can use the MVL with File Exchange to add parts compatibility data to your listings in bulk. 

Assigning compatible vehicles to your listings makes it easier for buyers to find parts, and they can buy with confidence that they're buying a part that fits their model.

Even if you don’t match your listings to our catalogue, it’s still important to manually add compatibility information to your listings to boost your visibility in search, and avoid duplicate listings. 

If you can’t find a vehicle on our MVL, you can request it by emailing us at sdsupport@ebay.com.

Start Using Parts Compatibility

Step One: Learn how to get started using parts compatibility to boost your sales.

Step Two: Make sure your parts are visible on our Fitment Finder, using the elements you prepared in step 1. You can't add parts compatibility information to listings in these categories:

Avoid duplicate listings, by clearly demonstrating the difference between your items in the title, price, condition, photos, subtitles, item specifics (like MPN), and parts compatibility. 

 

If you’re selling the same part for different cars, use parts compatibility to avoid unintentional duplicates. If you list with variants, like colour, each variant should be a different product, with different MPNs. If the brand has the same MPN, create a listing for each variant specifying colour as an aspect. 

 

How to Identify Duplicate Listings

We’d recommend identifying duplicates by viewing all of your active listings, and sorting by title or price + postage, to see similar items grouped together.

With File Exchange, you can export all of your active listings, sort, and edit in bulk. Make sure you check often to make sure you comply with our duplicates policy. 

 

Removing Duplicate Listings

Removing duplicate listings ensures we remain a fair platform, and often results in a substantial increase in sales.  If we identify that you have duplicate listings, we’ll compare search scores, number of purchases, and time on site, and will remove the listing with fewer sales.