Using AI while you edit a listing

How the Write with AI buttons and the keyword Suggest control work when editing a listing, and what AI still can’t do.

The listing editor has small AI-assist buttons next to the title, subtitle and description fields (labelled “AI” by the title and subtitle, and “Write with AI” by the description), plus a “Suggest” control on the keywords field. This article explains what each one does, where the suggestions come from, and what AI assist will never do for you.

Where the AI buttons live

Inside the listing form, you’ll find a compact AI-assist button next to the title field and another next to the subtitle field (each labelled just “AI”), and a “Write with AI” button on the description field. Each button asks AI to draft or rewrite just that one field, using the details you’ve already entered elsewhere in the listing (category, condition, specifics, any photos you’ve added) as context.

There is also a “Suggest” control on the Meta tags (keywords) field, in the Description section. It asks AI to propose search terms that shoppers are likely to use for an item like yours, based on the listing details you’ve filled in so far, and drops them straight into that field as a comma-separated list.

ITEM INFORMATIONTitle *31/80Vintage Acme Teapot, Blue, 1.2LAIBold titleeBay may charge a feeSubtitle38/55 - optional, eBay may charge a feeBlue ceramic, 1.2 litre, great for twoAIDESCRIPTIONDescription *Write with AIMeta tags (keywords)Suggestacme teapot, blue ceramic teapot, vintage kitchenware, 1.2 litreSuggest fills this box with comma-separated terms you can edit. There is no separate chip rail.
The listing editor's AI-assist buttons: 'AI' beside the title and subtitle, 'Write with AI' on the description, and 'Suggest' on the Meta tags (keywords) field, which fills the box with comma-separated terms you can edit.

Using Write with AI on title, subtitle or description

  1. Fill in the basics first: category, condition and item specifics. The more DashVue already knows about the item, the better the draft.
  2. Click the AI button next to the field you want help with (“AI” by the title or subtitle, “Write with AI” by the description).
  3. Review the drafted text in the field. Nothing is published automatically, it lands in the field for you to read.
  4. Edit freely. Treat the AI draft as a starting point, not a final answer. Check it reads naturally, is accurate to the actual item, and fits eBay’s character limits for that field.
  5. Repeat for the other fields if you want AI help with more than one.

Each of these actions (title, subtitle, description, or a keyword suggestion) draws on your account’s AI allowance. Every DashVue account gets a monthly allowance of free AI actions, with an hourly cap, before you’d need one of the optional AI packs (AI Lite, AI Pro or AI Elite) for extra headroom.

Suggested keywords

The “Suggest” control on the Meta tags (keywords) field proposes a list of search terms related to your item and fills that field with them as a comma-separated list. You then edit the list right there in the field, like any other text, adding or deleting terms.

  1. Click “Suggest” on the Meta tags (keywords) field to generate a set of candidate keywords.
  2. Read the comma-separated terms it drops into the field. These are suggestions, not requirements.
  3. Keep the terms that genuinely describe your item and that you’d be comfortable standing behind, and delete the rest.
  4. Leave out anything that doesn’t accurately describe the item, even if it looks like a popular search term. Misleading keywords can cause returns and policy issues on eBay.

Suggestions, not facts

Suggested keywords are AI’s best guess at useful search terms based on what you’ve entered. They are not verified against eBay’s search data and won’t always be right for your specific item. Read every suggestion before you keep it.

What AI assist does not do

AI assist writes and suggests text, it does not set anything on your behalf. In particular, it never sets your price. Pricing stays a decision you make yourself, whether that’s a manual figure or a price you’ve worked out using DashVue’s other tools. AI also doesn’t publish the listing for you: any draft it writes still has to be reviewed and saved or published by you like any other listing edit.

Publishing or pushing any listing change, AI-assisted or not, still needs a Full Access eBay connection. A read-only connection can draft and preview a listing but can’t publish it. DashVue publishes fixed-price (Buy It Now) listings, it doesn’t create auction-style listings.

AI assist uses your AI actions

The Write with AI buttons and keyword suggestions are part of DashVue’s AI features, which are metered in AI actions rather than unlimited. Every account starts with a monthly allowance of free AI actions and an hourly cap. If you use those up, you can add an AI pack (AI Lite, AI Pro or AI Elite) to keep using AI assist that month. The core listing editor itself works fully without AI, these buttons are an optional layer on top.

Last updated 2026-07-05.

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