Reviews
Most of us have been in the situation where we want to buy something like a digital camera, but would like to see what other people recommended before making the purchase. Now with reviews, you'll be able to see what other people said about many products on eBay – or write about them yourself! At first you'll be able to review many products in the Books, Movies, Cell Phones, Music, Digital Cameras, Games, Golf Clubs, PDAs, and Video Games categories (basically those that you can list using Pre-Filled Item Information). And as time goes on, we'll keep adding more and more categories and products that you can review.

So thinking about buying a new digital camera? Read what other eBay members think about different models. Just watched Toy Story 2 on DVD? Write a review to let others know your impressions. The eBay Community not only will create these reviews – they'll vote on their helpfulness, and the most popular reviews will reach “Top Review” status.

Guides
While reviews rate a specific product, you can write a guide about almost anything you want to share with other members. You can even include extra information like pictures and links within eBay. Have advice on how to start a coin collection? Want others to know which ‘80s movies are the greatest of all time? Write a guide and share your insights and knowledge. If you're a seller, write about your area of expertise to attract new interest. Similar to reviews, readers can search for guides on a certain topic area, and vote on whether they found it helpful. Plus, guides that are written by eBay (many of which have been able on the site for some time) will also be included here, marked with the eBay logo.

You can access Reviews & Guides at reviews.ebay.com; we'll add more links there as time goes on. Members who write Reviews & Guides can find theirs in My eBay, and can edit them at any time.

For more information about Reviews & Guides, please see our information page. We also hope you'll join us for a workshop about Review & Guides tomorrow, September 27, at 2:00pm PDT. To attend, please see our workshop thread.

Sincerely,

Matt Ackley
Senior Director, Marketing