6d • General discussion
2026 - the year where AI does all the eBay listing???
Roadmap: How I’m moving toward (almost) fully automated eBay listing with AI agents 🤖
A lot of people ask: “Why aren’t you already using AI agents for everything?”
Short answer: agent mode today is still too slow and too error-prone for production use. Cool demos, yes. Reliable at scale? Not yet.
So instead of dreaming, here’s the actual roadmap I’m following this year.
Phase 1: Lock down a rock-solid manual → AI hybrid (now)
Goal: speed without breaking anything.
- AI assists listing creation, structure, SEO, item specifics
- Humans still press the buttons
- Clear templates, rules, and constraints (this part matters more than people think)
This phase is about teaching the system how I think.
Phase 2: Split the workflow into agent-sized jobs
Instead of “one smart agent”, I’m breaking the process into dumb, reliable pieces:
Agent 1 – Listing creation
- Turns raw item data into a complete draft
- Zero publishing rights
- Speed and consistency over creativity
Agent 2 – Validation & pricing logic
- Checks for missing data
- Sanity-checks price ranges
- Flags edge cases instead of guessing
No autonomy yet — just guardrails.
Phase 3: API-first publishing (controlled)
Only when the first two steps are boringly stable:
Agent 3 – Push to eBay via API
- No UI clicking
- No browser automation
- Full traceability and rollback
This is where real scale starts.
Phase 4: Human role shrinks (but never disappears)
At this point, the human job is:
- sourcing
- quality control
- handling weird items
- fixing exceptions
Everything else runs in the background.
Why this approach works
- No “AI will figure it out” thinking
- No all-or-nothing automation
- Each step must be faster and safer than a human before it replaces anything
Not hype. Not magic. Just fewer clicks, less thinking, more output.
End goal for this year:
Almost fully automated eBay listing, powered by multiple narrow AI agents, not one overconfident brain.
If you’re still listing manually end-to-end in 2026, you’re not “old school” — you’re just donating time you’ll never get back.
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