This offer for eBay Motors vehicles listings lasts for one day only and starts on Thursday, September 1, 2005 at 00:00:01 PDT (12:00 AM plus one second) and ends that same Thursday, September 1, 2005 at 23:59:59 PDT (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds).

During the Pro Pack Sale:

For auction-style and Fixed Price eBay Motors vehicle listings on the US eBay Motors site, the fee for the eBay Motors Pro Pack upgrade will be $14.98. eBay Motors vehicles include Passenger Vehicles, Motorcycles, Powersports, and Other Vehicles as listed on www.ebaymotors.com. This promotion will not apply to non-vehicles listings, or for International, Live Auction, Professional Services, and Store Inventory listings. Listings on www.ebay.com are also not eligible for this promotion.

Listings created prior to September 1, 2005 and scheduled to start during the promotional period (September 1, 2005) will be eligible for the promotional rate. All other fees (transaction service fees, PayPal fees and all other optional listing upgrade fees) will still be charged. A description of optional listing upgrade fees may be found here.

We hope you enjoy the eBay Motors Vehicles Pro Pack Sale!

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Please see our information page to see which search terms are affected by these expansions. We’ll continue to update this page as we add more expansions in the future.

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	***Original: Coming Soon: More Search Expansions***
	March 14, 2005 | 03:36PM PST/PT Late last year, we added search expansions in several Business & Industrial categories to help buyers find more of the items they're interested in. Starting this week, we’re going to add more expansions to other areas of the site, gradually increasing over the next few months. What Are Search Expansions? Many buyers who aren’t as familiar with searching on eBay will often type in a general description of what they are looking for into the search box (for instance, action figure). When this happens, the results they get are often only a portion of the relevant listings, because many of them will not have action figure in the title. With search expansions, when someone uses the search box to find a particular type of item, we’ll display those listings that have the keyword in the title as usual, but we’ll also show all items in a relevant category that we’ve mapped to the keyword. So, for instance, in our example the search results would show all items with action figure in the title, as well as all items in the Action Figures category. Or, if the buyer types in Superman action figure, we’ll show all listings with Superman action figure in the title, as well as all listings with Superman in the title that are in the Action Figures category. If you don’t want to have the expanded results shown, simply use quotation marks around any single keyword in your search terms (for example: “Superman” action figure). To let us know your thoughts on these changes, please join us on the Search Board by clicking here.
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• Save Favorite Searches that they can view in My eBay for Guests.
• Run these searches at specific intervals and have the results emailed to them.

For more information about My eBay for Guests, please see our Help page and Frequently Asked Questions.

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Because we know that many buyers don't like to click into a listing only to find that the shipping costs are too high, we'll soon show the shipping costs for each listing automatically on all search results and listings pages (you currently have to choose to have these displayed). This should save buyers time by helping them get a more accurate idea of the price of a listing before clicking into it. If you would prefer not to see the shipping costs on these pages, you can opt-out by using the Customize Display link near the top of the search results and listings pages.

Just as it works today, if you as a seller enter in a flat-rate shipping amount for your listing through an eBay listing tool, the amount will be displayed in this shipping column. If you use the eBay Shipping Calculator, a “Calculate” link will be displayed. And if you offer more than one shipping option, the first one you listed will be displayed.

Please note that at first, these shipping costs will only be displayed to U.S. buyers. Later this fall we will launch a second phase of this project that will display international shipping costs to international buyers.

Sincerely,

Leigh Goldstein,
Senior Manager, Shipping Product Marketing

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You will be able to add the Freight Calculator to your listing from the Shipping Details section of the SYI form. Quotes will be provided from our partner Freightquote.com, who has negotiated rates with many of the nation’s top freight carriers. The Freight Calculator will be located near the bottom of your listing, and buyers will be able to enter their location and other information to get a shipping quote.

For more information about the Freight Calculator, please see Freightquote.com’s information page.

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And remember, all eBay tees are $9.99 and less through September 7th.

Visit The eBay Shop at www.theebayshop.com for everything eBay!

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• Greg Isaacs, Director of the eBay Developers Program, who will bring us up-to-date on the latest from the program.
• Marsha Collier, eBay University instructor, author and PowerSeller, who will provide a few of her selling tips.

Plus Jason will present The PayPal Hour, and of course we'll also have "The News" with Lee Mirabal. And don't forget the most important feature on eBay Radio: your calls! Call in during the show at 888-327-0061 (USA) or 001-858-623-0102 (Internationally) to talk with Jason and his guests or to ask a question and share your voice with the rest of the eBay Community. Remember, one lucky caller per week, selected at random, will receive an autographed copy of Griff's book, "The Official eBay Bible".

If you can't catch the live show you can always select and listen to any past eBay Radio broadcast, listed by topic and date, in the eBay Radio archives. Visit www.wsradio.com/ebayradio for more information and to listen to eBay Radio on your computer.

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Equifax Back to School and Credit Workshop
This workshop will be held on Thursday, September 1st, from 13:00 PDT to 14:00 PDT. Join us for tips on good credit management and what it means to your buying power, and ways to talk to your kids about credit.

Workshops are hosted in discussion threads on the Workshops Board. To get to the Workshops Board:

• Click on Community at the top of almost any eBay page
• Click on "Discussion Boards" in the "Connect" Section
• Click on "Workshops" underneath the category-specific boards on the right-hand side of the page
• This will bring you to the threaded Workshops Board.

To view archived workshops or to learn more about future workshop events, please check our Workshop Calendar.

Want timely reminders about workshops? Sign up for the Workshops Information Group! By joining this group, you will receive an email notification reminding you about upcoming eBay Workshops. Each notification will include the time and date, a brief description of the event, and a link to the discussion thread where the actual workshop will be held.

To sign up for the Workshops Information Group, please click here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Visit www.ebay.com/shopebaystores/ to:

• Register for the promotion.
• Learn more about why you should shop eBay Stores
• Take a short quiz to receive an entry into the Sweepstakes.

Once you’ve registered for the promotion, you’ll also get an additional entry for each listing purchased from an eBay Store on www.ebay.com or www.ebay.ca before September 30, 2005.

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Tune in to eBay Radio today, August 23, 2005 with your host Griff (Jim Griffith), Dean of eBay University, live from 11:00 to 13:00 PT. Guests this week include:

• Paul Vizard, CTO for ez2companies.com, with five reasons for considering audio for listings.
• Tom Martin, president of emailthatsells.com, a product that gives you more professional-looking email.
• Sam McDonagh, Director of Category Management, who will speak about the Health & Beauty category on eBay.

Plus we'll have "The News" with Lee Mirabal, as well as the most important feature on eBay Radio: your calls! Call in during the show at 888-327-0061 (USA) or 001-858-623-0102 (Internationally) to talk with Griff and his guests or to ask a question and share your voice with the rest of the eBay Community. Remember, one lucky caller per week, selected at random, will receive an autographed copy of Griff's book, "The Official eBay Bible".

If you can't catch the live show you can always select and listen to any past eBay Radio broadcast, listed by topic and date, in the eBay Radio archives. Visit www.wsradio.com/ebayradio for more information and to listen to eBay Radio on your computer.

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The eBay Giving Works Free Gallery and Highlight Promotion is available on the US site (www.ebay.com) and will begin Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at 00:00:01 PT (12:00 AM plus one second) and continue through Thursday, August 25, 2005 at 23:59:59 (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds). Listings created prior to August 23, 2005 and scheduled to start during the promotional period (August 23-25, 2005) will be eligible for the special offer.

During the eBay Giving Works Free Gallery and Highlight Promotion:

Auction-style or Fixed Price listings (excluding Store Inventory Format listings) where part or all of the proceeds are donated to charity through eBay Giving Works will receive credits for the Gallery and Highlight upgrades. Please note that the credits will not be immediately reflected on the site. You will see credits posted to your seller’s account by the end of September 2005. The donation amount must meet eBay Giving Works’ minimum requirement, which you can learn more about here.

The promotional rate does not apply to listings with a start date prior to August 23, 2005, including those listings revised during the promotional period. The promotional rate also does not apply to listings created during the promotional period but scheduled to start after the promotion ends on August 25, 2005.

All other fees (including Insertion Fees, Final Value Fees and all other optional listing upgrade fees, such as Bold, Buy It Now, Subtitle, etc.) will still be charged.

We hope you enjoy the eBay Giving Works Free Gallery and Highlight Promotion!

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We also invite you to join us for a couple of special Pinks Day events:

• A Pink game on the Front Porch Board
  How well do you know the eBay site? eBay Staff will ask questions relating to the areas of eBay they work in, and the first member to answer each question correctly will receive a prize! Visit the Pinks Game thread to find out more.

  The thread will be open for posting in the morning and the game will continue throughout the day as different staff arrive to ask their questions!

• Welcome new Pinks in The Park
  Some eBay staff will be posting for the first time, or are still pretty new to posting, so we've created a thread where they can introduce themselves to the Community - and you can introduce yourself to the Pinks!

  Please stop by, say hello, and tell us about yourself on the Welcome New Pinks thread on the Park Discussion Board.

To find the discussions that staff are taking part in, look for the little "eBay" icon next to a topic title.

To get to the discussion boards, click "Community" at the top of any eBay page, then click "Discussion Boards."

We look forward to seeing you there!

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With these enhancements to Favorite Sellers, you will be able to:

• increase the maximum number of Favorite Sellers in your list—from 30 to 100
• search only within the listings of your Favorite Sellers or Stores, using an advanced search filter
• add a seller/Store to your favorites immediately after leaving feedback

To learn more about Favorites, including how to receive "Top Picks" emails from your Favorite Sellers or subscribe to Store Newsletters for your Favorite eBay Stores, please visit the Help page on tracking Favorites with My eBay.

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Pre-Filled Item Information is an additional feature for sellers to easily add product information such as brand, model, and compatibility to their listing, along with a stock photo. Item Specifics are set automatically for listings using Pre-Filled Item Information.

If you list items through an eBay seller tool (e.g. Sell Your Item form, Turbo Lister, Selling Manager) or the eBay API, Item Specifics and Pre-Filled Item Information will be available in the next few weeks. If you utilize a 3rd party listing service (e.g., Andale, Marketworks, etc.), please contact them to verify that they will offer the Item Specifics and Pre-Filled Item Information functionality in the above category.

We also encourage your to check out our Pre-Filled Item Information page for more information and Seller Central for details on upcoming changes to Item Specifics. If you have any comments or suggestions about these changes to Item Specifics, please email them to vik@ebay.com and they will be considered for future enhancements.

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Once a buyer makes a purchase from you, they will first see promotions for your other items in places such as the Bid or BIN Confirmation page and the closed item page as they do today. And now, in a separate section, they will also see up to 5 items from sellers you have added to your connection network. This separate section will only display if you have added other eBay sellers to your connection network.

You can manage which sellers you are connected to, how their items are selected, and end a connection at any time within the My Account section of My eBay. If you don’t want to receive any requests from other members, you can opt-out within your Preferences in My eBay.

To learn more about Cross-Promotion Connections, please see our Help page and tutorial.

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Real Estate Basics
This workshop will be held on Tuesday, August 23rd, from 11:00 PDT to 12:00 PDT. Whether you're looking for anything from a new home to a rental to a vacation package, eBay Real Estate has it all. eBay even has harder-to-find real estate like castles and mobile homes for sale. Please join member danse as we take a look at the basics of selling Real Estate on eBay.

Addressing Shill Bidding
Due to popular demand, we are repeating this workshop from last week at a new time. This workshop will be held on Thursday, August 25th, from 17:00 PDT to 18:00 PDT. Please join Steve Oglethorpe, Senior Policy Manager for Shill Bidding, and other eBay Staff to learn about the basics of the Shill Bidding policy, what you can do to avoid Shill Bidding, what eBay has been doing to address Community concerns about it, and how law enforcement has been cracking down. This session will be dedicated entirely to questions and concerns about Shill Bidding.

Workshops are hosted in discussion threads on the Workshops Board. To get to the Workshops Board:

• Click on Community at the top of almost any eBay page
• Click on "Discussion Boards" in the "Connect" Section
• Click on "Workshops" underneath the category-specific boards on the right-hand side of the page
• This will bring you to the threaded Workshops Board.

To view archived workshops or to learn more about future workshop events, please check our Workshop Calendar.

Want timely reminders about workshops? Sign up for the Workshops Information Group! By joining this group, you will receive an email notification reminding you about upcoming eBay Workshops. Each notification will include the time and date, a brief description of the event, and a link to the discussion thread where the actual workshop will be held.

To sign up for the Workshops Information Group, please click here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Pre-filled Item Information for this category will be available in eBay seller tools (e.g. Sell Your Item form, Turbo Lister, Selling Manager) or the eBay API. If you utilize a 3rd party listing service (e.g., Andale, Marketworks, etc.), please contact them to verify that they will offer the Pre-Filled Item Information functionality in the Televisions category.

We also encourage your to check out our Pre-Filled Item Information page for more information and Seller Central for details on upcoming changes to Item Specifics.

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Attend the Selling Basics course if you’re just getting started and learn about:

• Basic selling techniques
• How to create listings
• How to accept online payments with PayPal, and more.

Attend Beyond the Basics of Selling to take your sales to the next level and learn:

• Advanced selling techniques
• How to market your eBay listings
• What selling tools will save you time and increase sales, and more.

Register online before 11:59pm PDT on August 26th and bring a friend for free!

Event Details
August 27, 2005
Crown Plaza Hartford – Cromwell (formerly Radisson)
100 Berlin Rd.
Cromwell, CT 06416

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We appreciate your input on how we can make categories better for everyone. You may submit categories suggestions here.

Thanks again to all our members who contribute to these trade-enhancing changes!

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	***Original: Coming Soon: Category Updates***
	August 01, 2005 | 09:52AM PST/PT The category structure will be updated in mid-August based on feedback received from the eBay Community and from experts in the affected fields. You may provide category structure feedback at any time by clicking here. A complete list of the new category structure can be found on Seller Central here. Updated categories: BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL Look for changes under Agriculture & Forestry, Commercial Kitchen Equipment, Healthcare, Lab & Life Science, Metalworking Tooling, Supplies, and Office, Printing & Shipping. CAMERAS & PHOTO Check out changes under Digital Cameras. CELL PHONES Look for changes under Accessories, Parts. COMPUTERS & NETWORKING Check out changes under Apple, Macintosh Computers, Desktop PCs, Laptops, Notebooks, Monitors & Projectors, Networking, and Printers. CONSUMER ELECTRONICS Look for changes under MP3 Players & Accessories, Satellite Radio, and Satellite Radio Accessories. CRAFTS Check out changes under Bead Art, Candle & Soap Making, Ceramics, Pottery, Cross Stitch, Decorative, Tole Painting, Embroidery, Fabric, Fabric Embellishments, Floral Supplies, Framing & Matting, General Art & Craft Supplies, General Art & Craft Supplies, Handcrafted Items, Knitting, Leathercraft, Mosaic, Painting & Drawing, Quilting, Ribbon, Scrapbooking, Sewing, Spinning, Stamping, Upholstery, and Yarn. HEALTH & BEAUTY Look for changes under Fragrances, Hair Care, Makeup, Medical, Special Needs, and Skin Care. JEWELRY & WATCHES Check out changes under Designer Brands, Rings, and Vintage, Antique. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Look for changes under Guitar, Percussion, Pro Audio, and Sheet Music, Song Books. SPORTING GOODS Check out changes under Equestrian, Golf, Martial Arts, Paintball, Scuba, Snorkeling, Skateboarding, Surfing, Wind Surfing, Wakeboarding, Waterskiing, and Other Sports. TOYS & HOBBIES Look for changes under Games and TV, Movie, Character Toys. As always, you can move your item to another category by revising your listing here as long as it has not received a bid and there are more than 12 hours left in the listing. We appreciate your input on how we can make categories better for everyone. You may submit categories suggestions here. Thanks again to all our members who contributed to these changes!
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Women's

• Dresses, Skirts, Outerwear, and Shoes

Men's:

• Jeans, Pants & Shorts, Casual Pants, Casual Shirts, Dress Shirts, Swimwear, and Shoes, Handbags, Bags

If you list items manually through an eBay seller tool (e.g. Sell Your Item form, Turbo Lister) or the eBay API, the updated Item Specifics will be available in the next few weeks. If you utilize a 3rd party listing service (e.g., Andale, Marketworks, etc.), please contact them to verify that they will offer the Item Specifics functionality in the above categories.

We have started a thread on the Clothing, Shoes & Accessories discussion board to provide more detail about the upcoming changes. To access the thread please click here. If you have any comments or suggestions about these changes to Item Specifics, please reply on the thread and they will be taken into consideration for future changes.

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Tune in to eBay Radio today, August 16, 2005 with your host Griff (Jim Griffith), Dean of eBay University, live from 11:00 to 13:00 PT. Guests this week include:

• Danica Mazon of Sharpics.com, who will talk about their new photo product for eBay sellers.
• Back by popular demand, eBay Legend Bob Miller, who returns this week to help answer your questions! Bob has helped thousands of eBay members with over 25,000 posts to the Answer Center.

Plus we'll have "The News" with Lee Mirabal, as well as the most important feature on eBay Radio: your calls! Call in during the show at 888-327-0061 (USA) or 001-858-623-0102 (Internationally) to talk with Griff and his guests or to ask a question and share your voice with the rest of the eBay Community. Remember, one lucky caller per week, selected at random, will receive an autographed copy of Griff's book, "The Official eBay Bible".

If you can't catch the live show you can always select and listen to any past eBay Radio broadcast, listed by topic and date, in the eBay Radio archives. Visit www.wsradio.com/ebayradio for more information and to listen to eBay Radio on your computer.

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Addressing Shill Bidding
This workshop will be held on Tuesday, August 16th, from 14:00 PDT to 15:00 PDT. Please join Matt Halprin, Vice President of Global Policy Management, Steve Oglethorpe, Senior Policy Manager/Shill Bidding, and other eBay Staff to learn about the basics of the Shill Bidding policy, what you can do to avoid Shill Bidding, what eBay has been doing to address Community concerns about it, and how law enforcement has been cracking down. This session will be dedicated entirely to questions and concerns about Shill Bidding.

Managing Your Store Inventory Format Listings
This workshop will be held on Wednesday, August 17th, from 14:00 PDT to 15:00 PDT. Save time managing your Store Inventory Format listings by using the sales management features available in My eBay and Selling Manager. Learn how to move multiple Store Inventory Format listings to auction or Fixed Price formats, as well as how to edit your Store Inventory items in bulk.

Trading Assistants – Get the Most Out Of Your Profile Page
This workshop will be held on Friday, August 19th, from 16:00 PDT to 17:00 PDT. Did you know your Trading Assistant “Profile Page” is a lot like your eBay About Me page? It tells prospective customers about your expertise, your services, your pricing, and most important – how to contact you! Join this workshop and learn best practices for making your Trading Assistant profile page as effective and customer friendly as it can be.

Workshops are hosted in discussion threads on the Workshops Board. To get to the Workshops Board:

• Click on Community at the top of almost any eBay page
• Click on "Discussion Boards" in the "Connect" Section
• Click on "Workshops" underneath the category-specific boards on the right-hand side of the page
• This will bring you to the threaded Workshops Board.

To view archived workshops or to learn more about future workshop events, please check our Workshop Calendar.

Want timely reminders about workshops? Sign up for the Workshops Information Group! By joining this group, you will receive an email notification reminding you about upcoming eBay Workshops. Each notification will include the time and date, a brief description of the event, and a link to the discussion thread where the actual workshop will be held.

To sign up for the Workshops Information Group, please click here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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For sellers, Item Specifics make it easier to present a clean, well-organized description that clearly articulates important details. For example, a seller using Item Specifics can easily call out the make, type, year, engine size, color, and several other key attributes of the ATV or snowmobile.

If you list items using the standard Sell Your Item form or Selling Manager Pro, Item Specifics will simply show up in the normal listing flow when they are available. If you list your items using Turbo Lister, Seller Assistant, or Seller Assistant Pro, you will need to download an update once the Item Specifics are available. Finally, if you utilize a 3rd party listing service (e.g., CARad), please contact them to verify that they will offer the Item Specifics functionality for the ATV and Snowmobile categories.

We have started two threads on the Motorcycle Boulevard discussion board to provide more detail about the upcoming changes. To access the ATVs thread please click here. To access the Snowmobiles thread click here. If you have any comments or feedback about Item Specifics in these categories, please email them to motorcycles@ebay.com with Item Specifics in the header and they will be considered for future enhancements.

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For complete details about the enhancements, please visit our thread on the eBay Stores Discussion Board. The Stores team will also host a workshop called Managing Store Inventory Format Listings on August 17th from 2-3pm PDT where they will review many of these changes.

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	***Original: Coming Soon: Enhancements for eBay Stores***
	August 03, 2005 | 02:35PM PST/PT In the next few weeks, we will introduce several new features for eBay Stores sellers. Soon you will be able to: Make changes to your Stores Inventory listings in bulk – You’ll be able to make an edit and apply it to as many of your Stores Inventory listings as you’d like. More easily change the format of your listings – It’ll be easier to change a Store Inventory Format listing to an online auction or Fixed Price format. Likewise, it will also be easier to move your online auctions or Fixed Price format listings back to Store Inventory Format. Use a New “Format” Column in My eBay – Store sellers will now see a Format column in My eBay to help you keep track of the listing format you chose for each item (you can always customize My eBay to hide this column if you prefer).
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Please note: the “From” and “Subject” fields in some of these emails have changed slightly. If you have rules set up within your own email client to filter emails based on either the From or Subject fields, please see our discussion thread on the Auction Listings board that includes details about which emails will be affected to help you update your rules.

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	***Original: Coming Soon: Updates to Several eBay Emails***
	July 20, 2005 | 12:16PM PST/PT In early August, we will be updating several of our site emails, such as End of Auction notices and Bid Confirmations. These emails will soon have a more consistent design intended to make it easier for you to quickly find the most important information. In addition, these emails will now include a standard user greeting consisting of your first and last name and User ID. This should better help you determine whether an email is actually from eBay. Learn more about the user greeting. Please note: the “From” and “Subject” fields in some of these emails are also changing slightly. If you have rules set up within your own email client to filter emails based on either the From or Subject fields, please see our discussion thread on the Auction Listings board that includes details about which emails will be affected to help you update your rules.
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Here you can:

• Compare the benefits of selling on and off the eBay Marketplace through eBay Stores and ProStores.
• Learn how to maximize your eCommerce presence through search engine optimization, effective online marketing, and more.
• Access a library of valuable Entrepreneur Magazine articles on how to start or grow your business.
• Print and review downloadable guides that highlight best practices for using eBay and PayPal solutions throughout the selling process.

To visit the Merchant eCommerce Solutions Center, go to www.ebay.com/merchantsolutions.

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In addition to the tee shirt sale, if you purchase the limited-edition, collectible village before August 15, it will be hand-signed by artist Michael O. Smith, designer of the village and many other eBay collectibles.

Visit The eBay Shop at www.theebayshop.com.

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Members with a feedback score of less than 10 will be able to join up to 25 eBay Groups each week (starting at the beginning of Monday through the end of Sunday PDT). Members with a feedback score of 10 or higher will still be able to join as many eBay Groups each week as they wish.

eBay Groups is a Community forum where you can meet other eBay members who share your interests and participate in public or private discussions, newsletters, polls, calendars, and photo albums. For more information, please visit our eBay Groups Center.

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For sellers, Item Specifics help make it easier to present a clean, well-organized description that clearly articulates important details that buyers want to see. Using Item Specifics is free and optional. For buyers, Item Specifics improves your ability to find the item you're looking for. Buyers will be able to search for items using Item Specifics within a few weeks.

If you list items through an eBay seller tool (e.g. Sell Your Item form, Turbo Lister, Selling Manager) or the eBay API, Item Specifics will be available in the next few days. If you utilize a 3rd party listing service (e.g., Andale, Marketworks, etc.), please contact them to verify that they will offer the Item Specifics functionality in the above categories.

We have started a thread on the Business & Industrial discussion board to provide more detail about the upcoming changes. To access the thread please click here. If you have any comments or feedback about Item Specifics in this category, please email them to business@ebay.com and they will be considered for future enhancements.

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If you list items using the standard Sell Your Item form or Selling Manager Pro, Item Specifics will simply show up in the normal listing process when they are available. If you list your items using Turbo Lister, Seller's Assistant, or Seller's Assistant Pro, you will need to download an update once the Item Specifics are available. Finally, if you utilize a 3rd party listing service (e.g., Andale, Marketworks, etc.), please contact them to verify that they will offer the Item Specifics functionality in the Satellite Radio categories.

If you have any comments or feedback about Item Specifics in this category, please email them to caraudio@ebay.com with Item Specifics in the Subject line and they will be considered for future enhancements.

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The Great Summer Sale will be available on the following sites:

• U.S. (www.ebay.com)
• eBay Motors (www.ebaymotors.com), for non-vehicle listings only.

The promotion will start Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at 00:00:01 PT (12:00 AM plus one second) and end on Thursday, August 11 2005 at 23:59:59 PT (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds). Listings created prior to August 10, 2005 and scheduled to start during the promotional period (August 10 - August 11, 2005) will be eligible for the promotional rate. Take advantage of this promotion to use Home Page Featured, Featured Plus!, Border, and Subtitle with all your listings for added visibility and to attract more buyers.

During the Great Summer Sale:

For auction-style, Fixed Price, Ad Format (for those that will run for less than or equal to 30 days), and Motors non-vehicles listings, the fees for Home Page Featured, Featured Plus!, Border and Subtitle will be 50% off. This promotion will not apply to the following types of listings: eBay Motors vehicles, International, Live Auction, Professional Services, and Stores Inventory listings.

All other fees (including Insertion Fees, Final Value Fees and all other optional listing upgrade fees, such as Bold, Highlight, Buy It Now, etc.) will still be charged. The promotional rate does not apply to listings which start prior to August 10, 2005 or those listings which are revised during the promotional period. The promotional rate also does not apply to listings created during the promotional period that are scheduled to start after the promotion ends on August 11, 2005.

We hope you enjoy the Great Summer Sale!

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Attend the Selling Basics course if you’re just getting started and learn about:

• Basic selling techniques
• How to create listings
• How to accept online payments with PayPal, and more.

Attend Beyond the Basics of Selling to take your sales to the next level and learn:

• Advanced selling techniques
• How to market your eBay listings
• What selling tools will save you time and increase sales, and more.

Attend eBay for Business if you want to turn your eBay operation into a business entity. This curriculum will discuss:

• Tax issues that can affect your business
• Operations and inventory management
• How to maximize your sales with Internet marketing
• How to find new sources of inventory, and much more.

Register online before 11:59pm PDT on August 12th and bring a friend for free!

Event Details
August 13, 2005
Hilton Kansas City Airport
8801 NW 112th Street
Kansas City, MO 64153

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If you list items through the Sell Your Item form, the Auto-Fill feature will be available automatically, however a downloadable update may be required if you are using Turbo Lister. The Auto-Fill feature will not be available for use with Seller Assistant Pro and Seller Assistant Basic. If you utilize a 3rd party listing service (e.g., Andale, Marketworks, etc.), please contact them to verify that they will offer the Item Specifics Auto-Fill functionality in the Cell Phone Accessories category.

We have started a thread on the Computers, Networking & I.T. discussion board with further details about upcoming changes to Item Specifics within Cell Phone Accessories, and it can be found here. If you have any comments or feedback about the Item Specifics, please email them to portable_electronics@ebay.com and they will be considered for future enhancements.

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Tune in to eBay Radio today, August 9, 2005 with your host Griff (Jim Griffith), Dean of eBay University, live from 11:00 to 13:00 PT. Guests this week include:

• Rieva Lesonsky, Editorial Director for Entrepreneur Media and eBay Radio contributing editor, who will talk about her involvement with eBay Days - promotional events held in conjunction with the United States Postal Service and the upcoming eBay/Entrepreneur Magazine.
• eBay legend Bob Miller, who has helped thousands of eBay members with over 25,000 posts to the Answer Center.
• Product Sourcing Editor Chris Malta, with his monthly segment on the perennial favorite topic, "Where do I find products to sell?"

Plus we'll have "The News" with Lee Mirabal, as well as the most important feature on eBay Radio: your calls! Call in during the show at 888-327-0061 (USA) or 001-858-623-0102 (Internationally) to talk with Griff and his guests or to ask a question and share your voice with the rest of the eBay Community. Remember, one lucky caller per week, selected at random, will receive an autographed copy of Griff's book, "The Official eBay Bible".

If you can't catch the live show you can always select and listen to any past eBay Radio broadcast, listed by topic and date, in the eBay Radio archives. Visit www.wsradio.com/ebayradio for more information and to listen to eBay Radio on your computer.

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If you list items through an eBay seller tool (e.g. Sell Your Item form, Turbo Lister, Selling Manager) or the eBay API, Item Specifics and Pre-Filled Item Information will be available in the next few weeks. If you utilize a 3rd party listing service (e.g., Andale, Marketworks, etc.), please contact them to verify that they will offer the Item Specifics and Pre-Filled Item Information functionality in the above category.

We also encourage your to check out our Pre-Filled Item Information page for more information and Seller Central for details on upcoming changes to Item Specifics. If you have any comments or feedback about the Item Specifics, please email them to portable_electronics@ebay.com and they will be considered for future enhancements.

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• Laptops, Notebooks (formerly Laptops)
• Desktop PCs
• Apple, Macintosh Computers > Apple Laptops, Notebooks
• Apple, Macintosh Computers > Apple Desktops

If you list items manually through an eBay seller tool (e.g. Sell Your Item form, Turbo Lister) or the eBay API, the updated Item Specifics will be available in the next few weeks. If you utilize a 3rd party listing service (e.g., Andale, Marketworks, etc.), please contact them to verify that they will offer the Item Specifics functionality in the above cateogories.

We have started a thread on the Computers, Networking & IT discussion board to provide more detail about the upcoming changes. To access the thread please click here. If you have any comments or suggestions about these changes to Item Specifics, please reply on the thread and they will be taken into consideration for future changes.

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Please visit http://ebay.com/TownHall to read the transcript or to listen to the audio archive.

Also, remember to save the date on Tuesday, August 23rd at 2:00pm PDT for our next Town Hall event! Matt Halprin, Vice President of Global Marketplace Policy Management, will join Bill Cobb to talk about eBay’s Trust & Safety policies and enforcement.

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	***Original: Reminder To Join Us for the eBay Products and Features Town Hall Tomorrow, July 28th***
	July 27, 2005 | 05:44PM PST/PT Lynn Reedy Hi, I'm Lynn Reedy, Chief Technology Officer for the eBay Marketplace, and I’m here to remind you to join us tomorrow, July 28th, for our Community Town Hall focusing on eBay's innovative products and features. Bill Cobb, President of eBay North America, has invited Judy Kirkpatrick, our Vice President of Global Product Management, and me to be there so we can hear what's on your mind and to answer your questions about the various features and products around eBay. We’ve received hundreds of questions so far, and are hoping for even more. You can submit your questions in advance, or live during the event, through our information page, and Bill, Judy, and I will do our best to answer them during the Town Hall. Please visit www.ebay.com/townhall for more information. See you tomorrow! Sincerely, Lynn Reedy Sr. VP and Chief Technology Officer, Marketplace Product and Technology
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Attend the Selling Basics course if you’re just getting started and learn about:

• Basic selling techniques
• How to create listings
• How to accept online payments with PayPal, and more.

Attend Beyond the Basics of Selling to take your sales to the next level and learn:

• Advanced selling techniques
• How to market your eBay listings
• What selling tools will save you time and increase sales, and more.

Register online before 11:59pm PDT on August 5th and bring a friend for free!

Event Details
August 6, 2005
Four Points By Sheraton Milwaukee Airport
4747 S. Howell Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53207

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To learn more, visit www.ebay.com/storefronts/upgradefeatured.html.

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Tune in to eBay Radio today, August 2, 2005 with your host Griff (Jim Griffith), Dean of eBay University, live from 11:00 to 13:00 PT. Guests this week include:

• Ken Mills, CEO of Blacknight Trading, who will talk about buying and selling government surplus inventory.
• Phillip Abel, an attendee of a recent eBay University in San Diego, who will share his thoughts about the session.
• Colin Rule, eBay Manager of Dispute Resolution, on credit card chargebacks - what they are, how you can avoid them and how to handle them should you receive one.

Plus we'll have "The News" with Lee Mirabal, as well as the most important feature on eBay Radio: your calls! Call in during the show at 888-327-0061 (USA) or 001-858-623-0102 (Internationally) to talk with Griff and his guests or to ask a question and share your voice with the rest of the eBay Community. Remember, one lucky caller per week, selected at random, will receive an autographed copy of Griff's book, "The Official eBay Bible".

If you can't catch the live show you can always select and listen to any past eBay Radio broadcast, listed by topic and date, in the eBay Radio archives. Visit www.wsradio.com/ebayradio for more information and to listen to eBay Radio on your computer.

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The Try It Now Sale for first-time users of eBay's Online Postage Service will be available on the following sites:

• U.S. (www.ebay.com)
• eBay Motors (www.ebaymotors.com), for non-vehicle listings only.

During the Try It Now Sale:

First-time users of eBay's Online Postage Service who print at least one Priority Mail® or Express Mail® shipping label between Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at 00:00:01 PT (12:00 AM plus one second) and Saturday, August 6, 2005 at 23:59:59 (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds) will get $1.00 back. All auction-style and Fixed Price listings where eBay's Online Postage Service is used will be eligible for this offer. To receive your credit, you must first register for the promotion on our promotion overview page.

In order to qualify for the special offer, you must not have used eBay's Online Postage Service before, and must print your first USPS® Priority or Express Mail® shipping label during the promotional period (August 2-6, 2005).

Please note that the credits will not be immediately reflected on the site. You will see credits posted to your seller account by late September 2005.

Take advantage of this special offer to try eBay's Online Postage Service!

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Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America. At PayPal, one of our goals is to enable the Community to stay safe by providing tools, technology and resources to help prevent identity theft, as well as raise awareness of what to do if someone steals your identity.

To that end, we are pleased to announce a set of new Identity Theft Protection educational resources on PayPal aimed at helping you protect your identity.

The new pages feature helpful tips, including:

• A printable checklist of steps that everyone should take to help prevent identity theft.
• A guide for determining how to spot a spoof (fake) email or Web site.
• Recommended tools for protection from fraudulent emails and Web sites. These tools include SafetyBar, a free downloadable toolbar for Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express that blocks spoof and spam messages from hitting your Inbox, and eBay Toolbar with Account Guard.

We encourage all eBay and PayPal users to review these new resources. As a reminder, we want to highlight the following safety tips:

• If you are suspicious about an email that claims to be from eBay or PayPal, and requests payment or other account information, report it by forwarding the email to spoof@ebay.com or spoof@paypal.com.
• Do not click on links in emails that ask for your personal information.
• Keep your operating system, web browser, and virus detection software up to date.

Please join eBay and PayPal for an online workshop on how to protect your identity on Thursday, August 4th at 11:00 PDT. We look forward to seeing you there.

Sincerely,

Dave Steer
Senior Manager, Trust and Safety, PayPal

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This month's edition features interesting and informative stories on a variety of topics, including how the Business & Industrial category helps small businesses tap into new markets. Join us as we go behind the scenes to learn about the creation and implementation of My Messages. And ever wonder what happened to long-lost treasures from your childhood? So did member daughterjudy17, who found hers again after 20 years -- on eBay! Read her amazing story, What If Nothing Was Ever Lost? for details.

And as always, our regular columnists write about a range of topics. Colin Rule offers useful tips on resolving transaction problems over the phone, while Jen Mouritsen gives more information about ProStores, the recently announced online Web storefront solution from eBay.

Read along as we turn the Member Spotlight on mommy2liz, whose move to a smaller community in Missouri helped her start selling on eBay again. You can also meet Susan Phillips, who has overall responsibility for eBay Motors and the Business & Industrial Category. And, as always, Griff offers words of wisdom through his Ask Griff column.

To get to The Chatter, follow these steps:

1. Click "Community" in the navigation bar at the top of most eBay pages.
2. Scroll down to the "News" box and click on the link for The Chatter.

If you have a story suggestion for us, we encourage you to send us email at chatterstaff@ebay.com. For other useful and interesting Community-related information, take a look at the Community Calendar.

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