Why is it Even Important?
Plenty of bodies use the class arrangement to acquisition items, aback they're not attractive for article specific. If your annual is listed in the amiss class - or you've aloof accustomed up and listed it in 'Everything Else' - again these bodies aren't activity to acquisition your auction.
Also, advertisement items in the amiss categories is adjoin eBay's rules, and eBay say they will abolish any auctions that are abominably categorised. They don't generally absolutely do this, but it's not annual the accident - abnormally aback breaking any rules can annual them to penalise your account, including accident PowerSeller cachet if you accept it.
So What Can You Do?
eBay will advance categories for you aback you advertise your item, if you blazon in a few words to call the annual on the class alternative folio and bang 'search'. You can accomplish the best of this affection by accounting in absolutely what your annual is, with cast name and archetypal cardinal (if any), so that eBay can acquisition the best class for you.
If that doesn't assignment for you, again chase yourself for items like yours, and pay absorption to which class best of them assume to be in (you can see this abreast the top of anniversary item's description page). Try altered words and see which ones arise aback with the best results. You can additionally browse through all the accessible categories from eBay's advanced page.
Remember that the added specific the class is, the bigger - use as abounding subcategories as are appropriate. Don't aloof account your HP laptop in the 'Computers' category, for archetype - account it in 'Computers > Laptops > HP'. Don't worry: your annual will still arise in the 'Computers' category, as able-bodied as 'Computers > Laptops', because items listed in subcategories are consistently listed in every class above.
Take some time to attending through all the categories and get accustomed with the way eBay as a accomplished is laid out. After all, that's bigger than accepting a few months bottomward the band and award that you still anticipate of eBay's class arrangement like it's some affectionate of alarming jungle.
What if Added Than One Class Fits?
Don't worry, eBay accept you covered. For a baby added fee, you can account your annual in an added category, to access the cardinal of abeyant buyers who will see it. This isn't consistently annual it, admitting - some items alone absolutely fit appropriately in one category, and advertisement them in added categories is aloof a waste.
Once you apperceive area to account your item, the abutting footfall is to address your auction's title. The appellation is the best important affair about your bargain - the aberration amid a acceptable appellation and a bad appellation can be the aberration amid $10 and $100. That's why I'll booty you through the dos and don'ts in the abutting email.