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21916583
Variations

eBay Error 21916583: Variation is required for a listing that previously had variations.

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A listing that had variations cannot be relisted as a single item. Relist it with variations or publish a fresh single listing.

Why this happens

You are relisting or editing a variation listing and have removed the variations. eBay cannot list a variation listing as a single item. Why eBay enforces this: A listing created with variations must keep them. eBay does not allow it to become a single-item listing on revise or relist. When it usually happens: It appears when all variations but one are deleted, or when variations are removed during a relist.

Example Wrong Settings

Relist of a variation listing with the variations removed.

Example Correct Settings

The product is published as a brand-new single listing.

How to fix it

  1. In 3Dsellers, copy the listing to Drafts.
  2. Either restore the variations, or keep it single and publish it as a brand-new listing (not a relist).

How to prevent it

Keep the variation structure for relists, and publish as new when you want a single-item listing.

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This error in other languages

German: Für ein Angebot, das zuvor Varianten hatte, sind Varianten erforderlich. French: Une variante est requise pour une annonce qui comportait auparavant des variantes. Italian: È richiesta una variante per un'inserzione che in precedenza aveva varianti. Spanish: Se requiere una variante para un anuncio que anteriormente tenía variantes.

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