eBay Australia cheap listing days for Computers
July 24, 2008
eBay Australia are holding four days of cheap listings for the Computers category. From 26th to 29th July 2008, sellers can save 25% on insertion fees and 25% on FVFs. The offer is valid for Australian resident sellers listing in the Computers category of eBay.com.au only, and applies to both auctions and BINs. All other fees apply as normal.
eBay have been doing quite a bit of experimenting with fees in technology categories recently, most noticeably 1p listings for two weeks in UK technology categories. This promotion is slightly unusual in that it discounts both up-front and final value fees, and no doubt eBay will be closely watching how this affects seller behaviour.
eBay Motors parts and accessories CLD 22nd - 24th July
July 22, 2008
eBay US Motors are capping insertion fees at 20c for listings in some categories, from 22nd to 24th July. Listings for tires, wheels, rims, hubcaps and some other ‘pimp my ride’ categories are eligible for the reduced fees, which apply to both auction and BIN listings. Please check the categories included before you list. All other normal fees apply.
eBay have hinted several times recently that they’re looking at more category-specific fee structures; it’s interesting to watch the cheap listing days as they test this out.
25% off fees for Aussie computer sellers
July 21, 2008
Computer sellers in Australia will be waking up to news of a four day fee reduction starting on Saturday. All items listed by Australian sellers between 26th and 29th July in the computing category will receive 25% off insertion and final value fees.
With five days advance notice to prepare for the promotion there’s plenty of time for interested sellers to prepare and schedule their listings.
eBay.com 25¢ fixed price discount 16-29th July
July 16, 2008
On the day the two week 1p fixed price technology promotion ends in the UK the US have announced a 25¢ fixed price promotion for the rest of July.
The promotion page starts with the question “Stores Sellers: Want more exposure?” suggesting “Move your Store listings to Fixed Price”. Although the 25¢ isn’t as generous as the 1p listings in the UK it does cover almost all of the eBay.com categories.
eBay are definitely embracing fixed price listings in preference to auctions as never before. With the new Best Match technology they seem confident that they can still present the best selection to buyers without being flooded either with irrelevant information or with one seller’s items hogging the first page of search results.
It’ll be very interesting to see the next pricing changes where I’d expect to see changes along similar lines to encourage sellers to list more inventory at an affordable rate.
eBay Italy free listing day 16th July
July 15, 2008
eBay Italy are offering free insertion fees tomorrow, Wednesday 16th July 2008, on auctions with a starting price of less than €1. Motors’ categories are excluded, and all other normal listing fees apply.
eBay Oz offers free 99c listings
July 10, 2008
eBay Australia are offering free insertion fees for auctions and BIN listings starting at 99c, listed between 12th and 21st July. Multiple items are included, but SIFs are not and there are some category exclusions. All other normal fees apply.
50% off listing enhancements for eBay Italy
July 9, 2008
eBay Italy are holding a week long half price listing enhancement promo, but only if you have an eBay shop.
The promotion includes the Featured Immediately enhancement which randomly selects five listings for showcased visibility on the first page of search results. This is available either for the first seven days or the entire duration of the listing.
eBay Italy have a 30 day listing format costing as little as €0.01 for premium shop owners and best matched items with the most sales get priority. By using Featured Immediately sellers are able to artificially promote their listings in best match so this is a valuable feature to use for multiple item listings.
Two other enhancements are included in the promo - Featured Plus and visibility Plus Package which includes Bold, Border, Highlight, Featured Immediately, and Featured Plus. The promotion runs from the 8th to the 15th of July
eBay Poland offers free media listings all summer
July 8, 2008
eBay Poland are offering free insertion fees in media categories from 1st July to 30th September. Listings in Movies and DVDs, Books and Comics and Music and CD, in both auction and BIN format, will qualify. The offer is available only to Polish residents. Here’s Google’s translation of the announcement.
eBay France holds CLD this Thursday
July 8, 2008
This Thursday, 10th July, sees yet another CLD, this time on eBay France, but only if you offer PayPal: if you’re a PowerSeller, insertion fees are just 10c, and ordinary mortals have their IFs capped at 25c.
The Motors, Boats and Media categories which have their own price structures are not included, and all other normal fees are still applicable.
And if this seems like another eBay site running with the same CLD over again, you’re right.
5c listing day for Canadians who specify shipping
July 6, 2008
eBay Canada is holding a cheap listing day tomorrow. On Monday 7th July 2008, insertion fees are just 5c for auction and BIN listings which specify shipping costs. All other normal fees apply, and the promotion is open to Canadian residents only.
And if that was seeming awfully familiar to you too, it’s the same promotion they ran two weeks ago.
eBay Canada holds free listing week for motors
July 5, 2008
Between 6th and 12th July, you can list your car for free on eBay.ca Motors. The normal insertion fee of CA$4.25 is being waived, though other fees still apply. The offer is good for Canadian residents only.
List for a penny in eBay UK technology categories
July 1, 2008
From today until 15th July, eBay UK are reducing the insertion fees for Buy It Now items in technology categories to just a penny. Items listed in the Mobile and Home Phones (excluding the Mobile Phones with Contracts sub-category), Computing, Consumer Electronics, and Photography categories are eligible; multiple item listings are also included. The promotional rate is available to business sellers only. Other normal fees apply.
Thanks to the lovely Whirly for the heads-up.
eBay.com offers international visibility for 5c
July 1, 2008
eBay.com are offering international site visibility for just 5c from today until 4th July. With the upgrade, normally priced from 10c to 40c, items listed on eBay.com also show in the search results of eBay UK. The usual sorts of exclusions apply: the offer isn’t good for Motors, Real Estate and SIF, and other listing fees apply as normal.
eBay Italy offers free listings in Music category
June 24, 2008
And the glut of cut-price listing offering goes on: this time it’s eBay Italy with free insertion fees in the Music, CDs and Vinyl category for fixed price listings going live between today, 24th June, and 31st August. Other normal fees still apply.
3 free listings for new Irish sellers
June 24, 2008
eBay Ireland are offering new sellers their first three listings for free between 27th June - 24th July. This includes both insertion fee and free gallery upgrade (which is free to all sellers on eBay UK and eBay.ie until 30th September this year. There are several exceptions, the promotion is intended to allow new sellers to list single items on auction or buy it now so check before listing if you are creating a new selling ID to take advantage.
Gallery Plus for 10¢ on eBay.com 24th-26th June
June 24, 2008
eBay.com are reducing the price of Gallery Plus from 35¢ to 10¢ in a three day promotion running from 24th - 26th June. the promotion runs on eBay.com and eBay motors for auctions and fixed price listings. There are a few exceptions so check the promotion page prior to listing.
Free insertion for start prices under $9.99 on eBay Australia
June 24, 2008
For four days on 26th - 29th June Australian eBayers can list for free for items starting at $9.99 or lower. Unusually compared to UK cheap listing days multiple items and dutch auctions are included in the promotion. There are a few exceptions, such as motors, classified ads and SIF, but virtually every other auction or buy it now listing is included.
eBay Canada 5c listings if you specify shipping
June 23, 2008
eBay Canada are offering 5c insertion fees today on both auctions and fixed price listings, so long as sellers specify shipping fees. SIF, real estate and motors are not included, and all other normal upgrade and final value fees apply.
List sale items free on eBay France
June 15, 2008
On 25th and 26th June, eBay France is holding a free listing day for items listed as part of their summer sale promotion. The rather complicated terms of the offer are that
- business sellers who have an eBay Shop should
- list items at fixed price or 30 day BIN
- using the word ’solde’ or ’soldes’ (sale) in their item title and
- use Markdown Manager to apply a discount to their item.
Insertion fees will then be refunded within 6 weeks of the listing. Sellers can also have scheduled listing free under the same terms.
Other normal fees apply, and Motors and Media categories which have their own fee schedules are not included.
French sellers are being trusted to respect French law with regard to offering sale items: for those used to eBay UK’s rather more rigid rules about when Markdown Manager can be applied, this will make a refreshing change.
5p insertion fees on 12th June for eBay.co.uk
June 9, 2008
eBay have just announced a 5p cheap listing day for this Thursday, 12th June for auctions and buy it now listings. There are a few exclusions so check before you list.
This is one I won’t be able to take advantage of as I’m off to Chicago for eBay Live! at the weekend, but it should be welcome news for everyone still listing on eBay UK this week.
eBay Belgium free listing day on Sunday
June 6, 2008
eBay Belgium are holding a free listing day this Sunday, 8th June 2008. All BINs and auctions may be listed with no insertion fees; SIF and classifieds are excluded, and all other normal fees apply.
eBay India international listing fee sale
June 6, 2008
eBay India is holding a sale on the price of international listings. Sellers can choose to have their items show internationally for just 50% of the normal fee. The offer applies to BIN and auctions, single and multiple items, but not to SIF and classifieds. Other fees are charged as normal.
The offer is valid from 9th to 22nd June 2008. I’m assuming the “5 days only” in the title is an error generated when they copied the previous similar offer into the new announcement.
eBay India holds month-long listing sale
June 2, 2008
eBay India has announced a sale on listings in the Jewellery and Apparels & Accessories categories. From 2nd to 30th June, sellers can list as many items as they like for an insertion fee of Re. 1 per listing. Better still, total listing fees will be capped at Re.1500/- so that all items after the first 1,500 are free to list.
The announcement goes on to say “credits for the above promotion will be issued in the month of July ’08″, which tends to suggest that sellers will be billed the full amount and then be credited later. Still, if you’re a higher volume seller, this could be a useful opportunity to dump a lot of inventory onto eBay. The offer is valid for Indian residents listing on eBay.in only.
eBay Germany slashes insertion fees to 1c
May 28, 2008
eBay Germany have announced a massive cut in insertion fees for business sellers in certain categories over the next two and a half months. From 29th May to 16th August, sellers in electronics and books categories will pay just 1c insertion fees for Buy It Now listings (including multiple item listings) if they offer PayPal as a payment method. Categories included in the offer are:
- Audio & Hi-Fi
- Books
- Computer
- Photo & Camcorder
- TV,Video & Elektronics
The 1c insertion fee includes Gallery pictures.
Excluded from the offer are private sellers, Stores listings and Auction listings. There’s a bit more small print, so do read it before you list.
eBay have made lots of noise in recent months about linking fees to seller success (i.e. lower IFs and higher FVFs), and about encouraging sellers to list their entire inventory on eBay. By presenting it as a special offer rather than a permanent price change, they retain the facility to change things as they see how the new pricing affects sellers’ listing behaviour. I don’t think this will be the last of this kind of offer we see.
eBay Italy offers free Gallery 27th May - 2nd June
May 27, 2008
eBay Italy is holding a free Gallery promotion from 27th May to 2nd June. Gallery pictures will be free for all sellers on auction, BIN or SIF listings; the price of the Pacchetto visibilita listing upgrade pack will be reduced from 40c to 15c. All other normal fees will still apply.
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