eBay Italy offers free Gallery 27th May - 2nd June

May 27, 2008

This post was written in May 2008; specific information contained within it may be out of date.

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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Free Gallery on eBay UK all summer!

May 12, 2008

This post was written in May 2008; specific information contained within it may be out of date.

eBay UK have just announced that Gallery will be free from 19th May until 30th September. The offer applies to auction and Buy It Now listings, but not to Shop Inventory Format. The Parts & Accessories section of eBay Motors is included, but the rest of Motors is not.

This is a superb offer from eBay UK, and one that will hopefully be made permanent after September. Gallery not only helps individual listings to sell better, it makes the whole site more attractive and easier to use; I know as a buyer, I wouldn’t be without it.

Thanks to TameBay reader Louise for the heads up.

Updated to add: There has been some confusion as to whether this applies to eBay.co.uk, eBay.ie or both. The terms and conditions page on eBay UK refers to eBay Ireland. However, the Announcement Board post refers to both sites. The same T&C page has been duplicated on UK and Ireland, so I think it’s safe to assume this was a typo.

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Mark Lewis promises lower fees

April 21, 2008

This post was written in April 2008; specific information contained within it may be out of date.

Mark Lewis speaking at the ChannelAdvisor conference in London today gave an insight into eBay’s plans for 2008.

He spoke of recent changes as having “A deal to strike” between eBay and sellers. In return for eBay bring confident buyers and providing sellers incentives and tools to list sellers would need to provide a great selection of products at a great price with fantastic service.

To achieve this he highlighted several areas:

Lower Insertion Fees

Mark really focused on this point - more pricing discounts are on the way. The goal is to get to the point where there is no reason you wouldn’t put all of your inventory on eBay. By Christmas 2008 there will be new tools and new pricing to grow fixed pricing listings on eBay.

Free Gallery

In the Q&A Mark was asked if Free Gallery would come to the UK. His answer was that eBay are constantly looking and trying different pricing plans, but Free Gallery (at least going by a staw poll in the room) would be very welcome. Expect to see Free Gallery, according to Mark on pricing changes and free gallery eBay are looking at “How best to roll them out”.

By Christmas there should be a higher focus on fixed price listings enabling sellers to list more or all of their inventory. Changes to tools and listing formats are expected, lower insertion fees and free gallery are on the road map for the future.

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Cheap listing: unannounced free gallery promo

March 18, 2008

This post was written in March 2008; specific information contained within it may be out of date.

Free GalleryIn what appears to be an unannounced cheap listing promotion eBay are offering free gallery, at least to sellers. It appears on the Sell Your Item form flow simply as Gallery Picture (free) with the normal cost of 15p struck out.

Further through the Sell Your Item flow is another reminder, along with an explanation that the free gallery is a limited time sale. There’s no information to suggest how long the sale might last or if indeed it’s offered to all sellers or just selected users.

TameBay reader Kevin sent in the screenshots showing the promotion offers, currently they are not appearing in TurboLister or other listing tools and it’s unknown if sellers using listing tools will see discounts on their eBay invoices.

If you’re getting the free gallery discount let us know in comments below.

Free Gallery

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How to: Make the most out eBay gallery

February 7, 2008

This post was written in February 2008; specific information contained within it may be out of date.

Prompted by the fee changes which give free Gallery to sellers in the US, Eric from the eBay Selling Guide looked at ways to make your gallery pictures stand out from the crowd.

When paying for an additional feature, such as eBay gallery, it is best to get the most out of your investment. The extra fees associated with having a gallery image for each of your auctions really add up. You need to make those images work harder!

Here are 4 tips to get your auction titles clicked:

Drop the rectangle and use a square!

In order to get the largest gallery image available on eBay searches, you are going to have to crop your picture into a square. A square image will completely fill out the space that eBay provides (80 x 80 pixels), and it will look larger than most of the competition. Un-cropped images are typically 50×80 pixels.

Neon Border!

While using the photo editing software of your choice you should take one extra step to make your gallery image POP. Just insert a square border around your gallery image in a bright colour. Think Neon. This will draw even more attention to your auction.

Use a logo!

A great way to build your brand in your auction listing is to add a little logo in the corner, side, top, or bottom of your gallery image. If a logo is not your thing, try a word like “New” or “Sexy” in the image.

Mix it up!

You do not have to use the first picture you feature in your listing as a gallery image. You can crop the picture to highlight a specific aspect of your item. For more details read How To: Picking the Gallery Picture You Want.

Here is a great example taken from recent eBay listings where you can see how changing your eBay gallery picture can really make your title stand out:

eBay Gallery

Fine tuning your eBay gallery images will be a little more time consuming than what is likely your norm, but it will be worth it when you make more money than competitors selling the same items.

Editors note: In the UK gallery pictures are 64 x 64 pixels

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