Plain-English glossary

Reselling has its own language. This page explains the words we use in Xlistr and in these guides. You do not need to memorise them; come back when a word does not make sense.

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Word	What it means in Xlistr
AI credits	The units used when Xlistr generates listing text with AI. They are optional.
Archive	Hide an item from your active working list. Archiving is not the same as deleting or delisting.
Batch	A group of actions processed together, such as listing several items at once.
Bidzzy	A marketplace that connects through the Xlistr Chrome extension.
Brand	The maker of the item. Use “Unbranded” if there is no brand.
Car boot event	An in-person selling event recorded in Xlistr. Also called an offline sale event.
Category	The section of a marketplace where the item is filed. A wrong category can hide required fields.
Channel	Another word for a marketplace or storefront connected to Xlistr.
Condition	How worn the item is. Be honest; a return costs more than a lower price.
Cost of goods	What you paid for the item. Private, and used for profit reports.
Crosslist	List the same inventory item on more than one marketplace.
Delist	Ask a marketplace to end or withdraw a listing. The inventory item stays.
Draft	A listing you have started but not published. Buyers cannot see it.
eBay	A marketplace that connects with an official eBay sign-in.
Expense	A cost recorded in Xlistr, such as stock, postage, packing or fees.
Extension	The Xlistr Chrome extension. It connects browser-session marketplaces such as Vinted and Depop.
Failed	An action that did not finish successfully. Read the message before retrying.
Inventory item	The real thing you own. It holds the photos, cost, quantity and private notes.
Item specifics	The extra details a marketplace uses for filters, such as colour, material or style.
Listing	The advert for an inventory item on one marketplace.
Marketplace	A selling site such as eBay, Vinted, Depop or Shopify.
Minimum stock threshold	A cutoff that decides when a listing should stop being available. It is not a number subtracted from your stock.
Needs attention	The Xlistr page that collects issues which need a human decision.
Order	A sale recorded in Xlistr. It may come from a marketplace or be entered by hand.
Postage profile	A saved parcel recipe: services, package type, size and weight.
Publish	Send a listing to the marketplace.
Queued	Xlistr has accepted the job but the marketplace has not finished it yet. Not the same as live.
Restock	Make an existing listing available again when stock returns.
SKU	Your own private code for an item. It helps you find stock and match sales.
Sell similar	Create a fresh listing or relist an older one, depending on the marketplace and settings.
Shared quantity	Several marketplace listings draw from the same physical stock. Also called shared stock.
Single unit	A one-off item. The available quantity is capped at one.
Stock mode	How Xlistr models the quantity: single unit, variant or shared quantity.
Sync	Send or receive updates between Xlistr and a marketplace.
Variant	A size, colour or other option with its own quantity.
Vinted	A marketplace that connects through the Xlistr Chrome extension.
Watchers / favourites	Buyers who saved an item to look at later. A new listing may lose them.
Workspace	Your Xlistr account and everything in it: inventory, listings, sales and team.

Words that are easy to confuse

Delist vs archive vs delete

Delist ends the marketplace listing. The inventory item stays.
Archive hides the item from your active list. Check its listings separately.
Delete removes the Xlistr record and its history. It cannot be undone.

Draft vs live vs queued

Draft — not sent to the marketplace.
Queued — sent, but the marketplace has not finished it.
Live — the marketplace has the listing.

Single unit vs shared quantity

Single unit — one physical item.
Shared quantity — several listings draw from the same physical stock.

Restock vs sell similar

Restock — bring the same listing back when stock returns.
Sell similar — create a fresh listing or relist an older one.

Next steps

Inventory-first basics

See the words in context.

Publish an item

Use the words on a real listing.

Fix marketplace errors

Match an error to a fix.

Contact support

Send a clear support request.

Start here

Inventory and listings

After a sale

Marketplaces

Account and help

Product updates

Plain-English glossary

A to Z

Words that are easy to confuse

Delist vs archive vs delete

Draft vs live vs queued

Single unit vs shared quantity

Restock vs sell similar

Next steps

Inventory-first basics

Publish an item

Fix marketplace errors

Contact support

​A to Z

​Words that are easy to confuse

​Delist vs archive vs delete

​Draft vs live vs queued

​Single unit vs shared quantity

​Restock vs sell similar

​Next steps

Inventory-first basics

Publish an item

Fix marketplace errors

Contact support

A to Z

Words that are easy to confuse

Delist vs archive vs delete

Draft vs live vs queued

Single unit vs shared quantity

Restock vs sell similar

Next steps