eBay has created some special HTML tags to help you spruce up your About Me page. Use them to automatically display your User ID, all or some of your feedback, items you're selling, and more.
These special tags, along with standard HTML, can help highlight your interests and direct users to the listings you want to emphasise.
The tables below show examples of how to use the tags along with flags to help customise the display.
Note: The tags are not case-sensitive, and the links in the table below are only for demonstration purposes.
Displaying your eBay User ID:
<eBayUserID>
Purpose
Displays your User ID.
Flags
<eBayUserID> - Displays your User ID
<eBayUserID BOLD> - Displays your User ID in bold characters
<eBayUserID NOLINK> - Displays your User ID, but not as a link to your account
<eBayUserID NOFEEDBACK> - Displays your User ID, but omits your feedback score
<eBayUserID EMAIL> - Displays your User ID with your email apress
<eBayUserID NOMASK> - Displays your User ID, but omits "shades" regardless of status
<eBayFeedback SIZE ="n"> - Displays the first n Feedback items
<eBayFeedback COLOR="specified colour"> - Changes the colour of the lower line of the feedback.
<eBayFeedback ALTERNATECOLOR="specified colour"> - Changes the colour of the upper line.
<eBayFeedback BORDER="n"> - Sets the thickness of the surrounding border to n. The default is 0.
<eBayFeedback CAPTION="specified text"> - Displays your the specified caption at the top of your Feedback table.
<eBayFeedback TABLEWIDTH="n"> - Sets the width of the Feedback table to n, where n is the width of the Feedback table as a percentage of the available space. The default is 90%.
<eBayFeedback CELLPADDING="n"> - Sets the space between the feedback comments to n. The default is 0.
Neutral: Though, Tutors' colour choices are questionable at best...
Displaying your eBay Items List:
<eBayItemList>
Purpose
Displays all or some of the items you're selling or bidding on in table form.
Flags
<eBayItemList> - Displays the items you currently have for sale.
<eBayItemList BIDS> - Displays the items you are currently bidding on.
<eBayItemList SORT="n"> - Sorts your items list using a numeric code n to specify method.
8 - Sort by date, newest first.
2 - Sort by date, oldest first.
3 - Sort by end date of auction, newest first.
4 - Sort by price, ascending.
<eBayItemList CATEGORY="n"> - Lists items in the referenced category and its sub-categories.
353 - Antiques
266 - Books, Movies, Music
866 - Coins & Stamps
1 - Collectables
160 - Computers
237 - Dolls, Figures
281 - Jewellery, Gemstones
1047 - Photo & Electronics
870 - Pottery & Glass
888 - Sports Memorabilia
220 - Toys, Hobbies and Crafts
99 - Miscellaneous
<eBayItemList SINCE="n"> - Sets the number of days ended auctions stay in list. If n is set to -1 (the default), only current auctions will display.
<eBayItemList BORDER="n"> - Sets the thickness of the surrounding border to n. The default is 0.
<eBayItemList CAPTION="specified text"> - Displays your the specified caption at the top of your Items table.
<eBayItemList TABLEWIDTH="n"> - Sets the width of the Items table to n, where n is the width of the Items table as a percentage of the available space.
<eBayItemList CELLPADDING="n"> - Sets the space in the cells to n. The default is 0.
Example
Typing:
<eBayItemList CAPTION="The place to find quality widgets" BORDER="4">