The legislation only applies to tickets for events held at the following venues:

• Brisbane Cricket Ground
• Brisbane Entertainment Centre
• Queen Elizabeth II Complex
• Sleeman Sports Centre
• Suncorp Stadium
• Willows Sports Complex

Buyers purchasing tickets subject to the legislation should contact the company that issued the tickets for information on the event.

eBay is not a law enforcement agency and will be dependent on notification from the Queensland Police in the event of a suspected breach of the legislation.

For more information on events held at these venues please visit the Major Sports Facility Authority.

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The Court has found that the condition in question conveys a false representation that all tickets resold for profit will be cancelled. By claiming the condition is enforceable, the Big Day Out promoter has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct toward members of the public.

Today’s judgment raises concerns about the implementation of ticket terms and conditions, which will need close inspection by the industry. In particular, promoters need to improve primary distribution and get tickets into the hands of genuine fans, rather than attempting to shut the gate after the horse has bolted.

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• are ending soon (in less than 4 hours)
• have yet to receive a bid
• have a flat postage rate (including free postage)

Check out eBay Deal Finder.

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The Safeguarding Member IDs feature offers more privacy for members by displaying enough information about the other bidders involved in an auction-style listing for them to feel confident in placing a bid, without revealing actual User IDs. To read the original announcement, please go here: Updated: Trust & Safety: Introducing Safeguarding Member IDs

Please join Alastair and other eBay staff members as they provide information and answer your questions on this new feature. There is a thread on the Round Table discussion board where you can post your questions and these will be answered during the workshop.

This workshop will be held on Wednesday 20th December at 7pm AEDST on the Workshop Board.

Workshops are events presented by eBay staff, special guests and expert eBay members on a wide range of eBay-related subjects. Workshops combine informative material with interactive discussion. They are a great way to learn, interact with eBay staff and chat with the experts on a wide variety of interesting subjects. More eBay Australia Workshops will be held over the coming months. If you have ideas on future Workshop topics, let us know.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Best Match allows you to sort the listings you see based on their relevance. The relevance of a particular listing is based on past buyer behaviour, as well as the information in the listing title and description.

This means that what buyers do on the site affects the order in which listings are displayed in the future. If buyers who perform certain searches end up viewing, watching, bidding on or buying particular types of listings more often, then this will be factored into our relevance calculations.

For example, if buyers who search for 'flamingo' show over time that they prefer listings that also include the word 'pink' in the title, then over time those listings will be displayed higher up in the search results for 'flamingo'.

Best Match doesn't affect which items are displayed in search results, just the order in which they're displayed. The aim of Best Match is to help buyers find what they're looking for more quickly.

You can find the Best Match sort option by clicking the drop-down menu next to Sort By at the top of search results pages. If you want this to become your default method of sorting results, click the Customise Display link next to the drop-down menu.

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If you are unfamiliar with these areas, we invite you to visit them by clicking "Community" from the eBay navigation bar at the top of any eBay page.

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If you make any payments during this maintenance window and they don't appear in your View Account Status immediately, do not make a repeat payment.

Please note that this will not affect the ability to list or bid on items.

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Search for your dream car on eBay Motors, save it as a Favourite Search with email alerts and you will automatically go into the draw to win $1000. Promotion starts 8th of December and ends on 24th of December 2006. Increase your chance of winning with up to 5 bonus entries! Find out how by visiting eBay's promotion page.

Your Favourite Search must be within any Vehicle category on the eBay Australia site (www.ebay.com.au) and you must be a registered Australian eBay member. Terms & Conditions.

Have fun and good luck!

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All vehicles listed in the Cars, Motorcycles, Boats, and Other Vehicles categories between the hours of 00:00:01am AEDST, Sunday 10 December 2006 and 23:59:59 pm AEDST, Monday 11 December 2006 will be eligible to list for free. All other fees including feature fees, final value fees, reserve price fees and PayPal fees will still apply. Listings using the Classified Ad format are not included.

For more information about this promotion see eBay’s price promotion page.

Have fun trading on eBay!

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If you are unfamiliar with these areas, we invite you to visit them by clicking "Community" from the eBay navigation bar at the top of any eBay page.

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When?
All items listed on eBay.com.au between the hours of 12:00:01am AEDST, Tuesday 5th December, 2006 and ending 11:59:59pm AEDST, Thursday 7th December, 2006 with PayPal as an accepted payment method and offering a fixed price listing as an option will be eligible for free Fixed price listing. Listings must commence during the promotion period in order to be eligible.

If you're not already a member of PayPal it's quick and easy to sign up. Click here.

Price promotions on eBay.com.au only happen every once in a while, so make sure you take advantage of this opportunity.

Terms and conditions apply – please read eBay’s price promotion page. You can also view a copy of the terms and conditions for this promotion on the eBay promotion board.

Have fun trading on eBay!

*All other fees including optional reserve price fees (Vehicles), Final Value Fees, additional listing upgrade fees, subscription fees and PayPal fees will still apply.

The PayPal service is provided by PayPal Australia Pty Limited ABN 93 111 195 389 as authorised representative of PayPal, Inc. ARBN 111 900 906 (AFSL Number 283443). You should consider the Product Disclosure Statement (available at https://www.PayPal.com.au) before deciding to sign-up for or use the PayPal online payment service.

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We're aware that a few members may not have access to their subscription tool, or they may have access to a different version of the tool they subscribe to. (For instance, they can access Selling Manager Pro, but they are subscribed to Selling Manager.) A small number may find they have been subscribed to a tool they do not use.

We are working to resolve these issues, and appreciate your patience.

Please note: While we are resolving these issues, please do not subscribe or unsubscribe to any eBay product.

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The new Feedback Manipulation policy will enable us to take action against members when we identify a pattern of behaviour consistent with Feedback Manipulation. Violations of this policy may result in a range of actions including:

• Listing cancellation
• Limits on account privileges
• Account suspension
• Forfeit of eBay fees on cancelled listings
• Loss of PowerSeller status
• Feedback removal

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