eBay Services will be an easier way for service providers to reach eBay’s five million members, and for buyers to find even more of what they’re looking for on eBay.

Why it’s good for buyers:

• Widens the range of what you can access on eBay
• Provides visibility of the transaction history of service providers
• Consolidates existing service listings into one major category and associated sub-categories

Why it’s good for sellers:

• Expands the range of what you can offer buyers – e.g. services related to the products you currently sell
• Provides an outlet for service providers to develop a more prominent presence on eBay
• Gives you the choice of how you list your service - i.e. Classified advertisement, Buy It Now, Auction

The Services category will launch around mid April. Introductory fees and included features for Services listings are as follows:

Format	Insertion Fee (Flat Fee)	Final Value Fee (Flat Fee)	Duration (days)	Included features
Auction or BIN	$5	$5	3,5,7,10	Gallery, subtitle, listing designer
Classified Ad	$19.99	No Final Value Fee for Classifieds	28	Gallery, subtitle, listing designer

Keep an eye out for great promotional offers throughout the coming months.

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We realise that scheduled maintenance periods can impact your ability to use the site, and it's our goal to minimise any disruption to your buying and selling activity. While you should generally see little disruption when using the site during our maintenance period, certain eBay features may be slow or unavailable during this time. We appreciate your patience.

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Sellers already have the ability to offer discounted postage rates when a buyer purchases multiple items. In the next week or so, you'll see the following improvements to this feature:

• Extended merchandising: Buyers looking at your items will be encouraged to take advantage of your combined postage discounts by making multiple purchases from you. We're also making it easy for them to window shop during the buying process and view your items where your discounts apply.

• Different discounts for different items: Sellers will have the flexibility to set different discount postage rules for different items. For example, you can set discount rules for your cricket ball sales that are different from your discount rules for your cricket bat sales. Since the postage costs can vary greatly from item to item, this gives sellers much more flexibility.

• Promotional Postage/Shipping: In contrast to offering postage discounts per item, Promotional Shipping allows you to set a special postage rate on all of your sales that meet some criteria. For example, you could choose to offer "Free postage when you spend $25!" or "Buy 3 items and postage is only $5!" This is a great new marketing tool for sellers to consider as part of their strategy.

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Starting next Friday March 30th, the general maintenance period will change slightly. The maintenance period will start at approximately 17:00 AEST and finish at approximately 21:00 AEST.

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Regards
The eBay Team

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	***Original: Upcoming online workshop: Upgrading to the new Turbo Lister***
	16 March 2007 | 02:15PM EST Please join Lisa and other members of the eBay Team for this workshop to learn about the new Turbo Lister. Title: Upgrading to the new Turbo Lister Date: Wednesday 21 March 2007 Duration: 7pm to 8pm (AEDST) Where: Workshops Board What is an online workshop? Workshops are online discussions presented by staff, special guests and expert eBay members on a range of eBay related subjects. They combine informative material with interactive discussion and are a great way to learn, interact with eBay staff, and chat with the experts on a wide variety of topics. See you there! The eBay Team
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My World

My World allows you to show the rest of the eBay community who you are on eBay! My World replaces the old Member Profile page and is a great compliment to your About Me page. You can customise your My World page – change the look, layout and content – using the following features:

• Feedback: this will always be prominently displayed on My World so you can quickly see the transaction history of each member.
• Listings: display your current listings and customise how they appear on your page.
• Photo or Icon: Show the world your face! Upload your own personal photo or choose from over 30 icons to represent you.
• Bio: provide a description of yourself, your interests, your selling policies or anything else you want to include. You can also create search tags that make it easy for other members to find you.
• Reviews & Guides: Reviews & Guides are a great way to share your opinions and demonstrate your expertise, as well as gain new readership (and potential buyers).
• Blog: whether you blog for fun or for business, you can attract readers by including your latest eBay Blog posts on My World.
• Store: if you have an eBay Store you'll get your own Store module with customisable promotion boxes.

eBay Blogs

A blog is your personal, online journal; and now you can create one on eBay, featuring your own writing and links to photos. Use your blog to talk about anything, from tips and tricks for other eBay members, a review of the last book you read or share your recent holiday snaps and stories.

If you’re a seller, keeping a blog is a great way to interact with potential buyers and to talk about your products. You can also personalise your blog appearance with a variety of templates, or use HTML and style sheets to create your very own look. Start your blog now!

For more information on these exciting new features visit the My World information page or the eBay Blogs information page.

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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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We are also excited to announce the following improvements to Classified Ads:

• More information on the item page. While listing, sellers will be able to easily add their phone number and business hours which buyers will see near the top of the item page. Buyers will also see any payment method and postage options the seller has chosen (in those categories where these options are applicable).

• Contact functionality in My eBay. Sellers using Classified Ads will be able to view potential buyers who have emailed them from a Lead Management page, accessible from the Items I'm Selling and Unsold sections of My eBay. Sellers can contact these potential buyers from this page as well.

• The new Classified Ads tab at the top of the search results. Buyers will be able to sort search results by format. If there are Classified Ads in the search result, the tab will appear with an active hyperlink. If there are no Classified Ads in the search result, the tab will appear in grey without a hyperlink.

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There are some significant changes this month in the following Categories:

• Baby & Maternity
• PC & Video Games

The latest changes are currently scheduled to go live in the week beginning March 12th, 2007.

We strongly encourage members to pay careful attention to which categories have changed and to update Turbo Lister accordingly.

We are always keen to receive your suggestions on category structure. To submit a category suggestion, please click here.

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This tool allows Store owners to offer discounted pricing by putting Fixed Price and Store Inventory items "on sale".

Sale items will display special strike-through pricing on the item page, along with a "Sale" logo, so buyers can easily see the discount offered.

Other key features of Markdown Manager include:

• A quick, easy process to create a Sale item.
• Easy management and scheduling capabilities.
• Ability to apply discounts to specific listings, categories, or across all your Store Inventory or Fixed Priced listings.

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How does it work?
Simply register for the PayPal Vault competition and you'll receive an email giving you a task to complete in a given timeframe.

Complete the task and you will receive a key to The Vault*. Use your key to unlock The Vault and see if you have won a prize! It’s that simple.

There are over $250,000 worth of prizes to be won, including 230 prizes of $1,000 in PayPal credits.

Next steps
Register before 7 March 2007 (AEDST) to be eligible. You will receive an email detailing your assigned task on or around 13 March 2007.

See the promotion page for more details. *See full terms and conditions.

Good luck!

Regards,
The PayPal and eBay Teams

Authorised under NSW PERMIT No TPL07/01317, VIC PERMIT No. 07/497, ACT PERMIT No TP07/00495, SA Licence No. T07/633.

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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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• Best Offer on Classified Ads for eBay Motors
• Classified Ads for Real Estate
• Auction format in Real Estate will be charged at the original insertion fee of AU$75 plus feature fees. However any amount over the new fee of AU$49.95 will be credited back at a later date including Gallery, Picture Pack, Picture Show, Gallery Plus and Subtitle.

All other fee reductions and features previously announced, including Value Pack, are now available.

Regards,
eBay International A.G.

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	***Original: Coming Soon: New features & fee reductions ***
	01 February 2007 | 12:07PM EST Today we are announcing the following changes to some features and formats on eBay.com.au. These changes will take affect 1 March 2007. 1. Value Pack To assist sellers with maximising the visibility of their listings, the Value Pack will allow them to list their item with Gallery, Subtitle and Listing Designer at a discount price and will replace the current Basic Upgrade Pack. CURRENT NEW Feature Fee Value Pack (combined Gallery, Subtitle & Listing Designer) Gallery AU$0.59   Combined price of AU$0.99 (a saving of AU$0.19) Subtitle AU$0.49 Listing Designer AU$0.10 Basic Upgrade Pack AU$0.99 (includes Gallery + Subtitle) * Please note Listing Designer is already free for sellers using Selling Manager Pro and Turbo Lister. 2. eBay Motors Based on feedback from the Community, we are introducing a 14 day duration for Motors Fixed Price listings. This new duration will incur a feature fee of AU$5. We are introducing Best Offer to Classified Ads for Cars, Bikes, Boats and Other Vehicles. The insertion fee for Classified Ads in these categories remains the same at AU$19.95. An accepted offer will incur a Final Value fee. Read more about Best Offer. Read more about current fees for eBay Motors. 3. Real Estate For Real Estate listings we will be decreasing the insertion fee from AU$75 to AU$49.95. This fee includes free Gallery, Picture Pack (12 pictures), Picture Show, Gallery Plus and Subtitle. We are also introducing Classified Ads to this category. Both Classified Ads and Fixed Price format will have a duration option of 28 days. For auction the duration will remain the same. Feature Current New Fee AU$75.00 (fixed fee) AU$49.95 (fixed fee) Duration 3, 5, 7 or 10 days (auction & Fixed Price) ·         3, 5, 7 or 10 days (auction) ·         Up to 28 days (Fixed Price & Classified Ads) These changes will take effect 00:00:01am AEDST 1 March 2007. For more information on the current fee structure, visit the eBay Fees page. Regards, eBay International A.G.
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