Start Preparing: New Coin Condition Requirements Coming To Ebay

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HumblePie Pillar of the Community United States 1217 Posts	Posted 04/17/2026 5:54 pm I'm sure many of you will get this email from ebay. Dear X, We're introducing standardized Condition requirements for Coins on ebay — designed to help you build buyer trust, improve visibility, and achieve stronger prices for your inventory. What's changing? When listing coins in the categories below, you'll now use structured condition details instead of relying on item specifics to describe condition: 253 - Coins: US 256 - Coins: World 3377 - Coins: Canada 4733 - Coins: Ancient 18466 - Coins: Medieval For graded coins: You'll need to include: → Grading company → Grade (letter + numeric) (required) → Certification number (optional) For ungraded coins: You'll select from clear, standardized condition categories, such as: → Uncirculated → Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated → Fine to Very Fine → Below Fine Why this matters for you This update creates a more consistent buying experience and makes your listings easier to compare and discover. Sell with more confidence → Buyers trust standardized condition Get discovered faster → Improved search and filtering Achieve better value → Clearer condition drives stronger pricing Key dates to know From early May - You'll start seeing reminders in the listing flow Early June - New listings must include condition requirements Early July - Existing listings must be updated with condition requirements Listings without condition data may be blocked or hidden after these dates. What you should do now Start using the new condition options when creating listings Review and update your existing listings If you use third-party tools or integrations, ensure they're ready for these changes Need help? If you have questions or need support, visit help link. This update is designed to make it easier for buyers to trust what they see — and for you to get the full value of what you sell. Sincerely, The ebay Team Report this Post to the Staff

Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6449 Posts	Posted 04/17/2026 7:03 pm Quote: For ungraded coins: You'll select from clear, standardized condition categories, such as: Cue the Benny Hill theme song! How ebay thinks that they will ever be able to enforce arbitrary grading standards on sellers is beyond me. Are they going to allow buyers to dispute grades and return coin purchases? Is there going to be an ebay grader who settles disputes using only pictures? What if I have a multiple coin listing where the coins are different grades? Will ebay handle Details grades, or can you sell a scratched UNC as a mint state coin? I think this idea looks good on a whiteboard in a corporate meeting room, but its first encounter with the Wild West reality of ebay selling is going to be harsh. Er, I mean, About Good. =P Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19108 Posts	Posted 04/17/2026 7:14 pm Another pile 'o fun... Report this Post to the Staff
DOCC Pillar of the Community United States 1502 Posts	Posted 04/17/2026 9:40 pm I'm guessing it is all about the search algorithm. And what happens when you search for AU and get P0 coins...tbd. But I'll bet there is some AI that will run behind the screen that briefly looks at images and stated condition and pushes the obvious violations out of top tier results. I swing a metal detector and have a knack for finding dirty old coins. Dirt coin restoration projects - https://www.prodetecting.com/restorations Dirt coin restoration blog - https://www.prodetecting.com/blog/ccaw Dirt coin dig videos - https://www.youtube.com/@prodetecting Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5661 Posts	Posted 04/18/2026 02:35 am I wonder what effect it will have on INAD returns. Currently, you can just post a good photo and let the buyer decide on condition. Now you'll need to commit to a condition, and we know that many sellers are not capable of grading coins. I'm not sure how this helps either buyers or sellers. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6449 Posts	Posted 04/18/2026 08:49 am Quote: Now you'll need to commit to a condition, and we know that many sellers are not capable of grading coins. Nor are many buyers. Currently, a large percentage of sellers don't even use the Circulated and Uncirculated tags correctly. Report this Post to the Staff
livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2213 Posts	Posted 04/18/2026 12:52 pm One seller's About Uncirculated will be another seller's Fine grade, sounds like more opportunity for confusion than helpful. Buyers, make your own judgement on condition/grade assuming there are good photos and not stock pics. Edited by livingwater 04/19/2026 09:04 am Report this Post to the Staff
HumblePie Pillar of the Community United States 1217 Posts	Posted 05/14/2026 1:15 pm It looks like today is opening day for this change. I see a big problem already. If you have a RAW coin that has been cleaned or has a problem, there is no section for that. I hope they actually have someone in the coin-collecting hobby making these decisions. I have a raw Uncirculated Mercury dime listed as Dipped/Cleaned. I used that coin to see how this was going to work and make the changes. There was no option to convey that a coin has been cleaned or has a problem. After you make this change, you can't undo it. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 05/14/2026 1:45 pm Quote: It looks like today is opening day for this change. I see a big problem already... Yikes. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
HumblePie Pillar of the Community United States 1217 Posts	Posted 05/14/2026 2:03 pm This is what will pop up when you click the I (information icon beside Uncirculated) So, do we use XF to AU for Uncirculated coins with problems cleaning/scratching? This is what will pop up when you click - Ungraded condition guidelines Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187446 Posts	Posted 05/14/2026 2:07 pm Seems like their advisory committee had no coin collectors on it. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3467 Posts	Posted 05/14/2026 2:13 pm Quote: and we know that many sellers are not capable of grading coins. But they are capable of using an AI Grading App to come up with a grade. This is going to be a mess Report this Post to the Staff
HumblePie Pillar of the Community United States 1217 Posts	Posted 05/14/2026 2:33 pm This will appear in the condition section just below the asking price. Before the change, you were able to write in that section what info you wanted to relay. For the Mercury dime that I changed, I had - "Uncirculated Details - Dipped/Cleaned" - written in there. They will allow whatever was written before to remain in there until January. So after January, all that will show in that space is - "Ungraded - Uncirculated". Unless they make some changes and add an option for cleaned/problems. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6449 Posts	Posted 05/14/2026 2:46 pm I just got an ominous email from ebay about these requirements starting today. It looks like they just copied grades and text straight from a generic website. Not saying that's wrong, per se, but they are demanding a lot of casual sellers to furnish a professional opinion. Still waiting to learn who handles disputes over grades—I mean, look at the number of people who want to argue angrily with PCGS or NGC! Report this Post to the Staff
HumblePie Pillar of the Community United States 1217 Posts	Posted 05/14/2026 3:10 pm About the only thing I see that is useful is that they only allow a range on circulated coins. XF to AU, F to VF. Instead of asking for an exact AU, XF, VF, and so on. That may help with the ongoing differences in grading opinions that collectors have. Report this Post to the Staff
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