posted on October 22, 2008 11:31:36 AM new
I am trying to list an item on ebay auctions and I receive the following error message:
Error 240: The item cannot be listed or modified.
The item cannot be listed or modified. The title and/or description may contain improper words, or the listing or seller may be in violation of eBay policy.
I checked your account, but I was unable to locate any errored listings currently in your Vendio account. What is the name of one of the pending listings where you are having this problem?
posted on October 22, 2008 12:49:19 PM new
Thanks for your reply. I check into this further and found out that there are certain designer items with restrictions on ebay that can only be listed with minimum of 5 days or more auction duration. The item I was trying to list was a designer Jeans (ROCK & REPUBLIC Jeans, ebay item #270291310590) and I was trying to list it for 3 days. As soon as i changed the duration to 7 days I was able to list with no errors.
Apparently unfortunately eBay does not provide you with a list of 'restricted items' and also does not exactly tell you the reason behind the error message and what's wrong and how to avoid the error.
For your future reference, you can usually tell the more detailed reason for the error by doing an eBay preview of the failed listing through the online version of Sales Manager. There will usually be a text box with a more detailed reason immediately below the eBay fees preview section of the listing preview.
