The issues related to Selling Manager Pro and Help Search are now resolved.

We sincerely thank you for your patience as we resolved these issues.

Regards,
The eBay Team

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	***Original: Site Issues***
	30 November, 2005 | 11:37 AM IST Some members may be facing problems while accessing certain site features, such as Selling Manager Pro and Help Search. We are aware of these issues, and are working towards fixing them. We will keep you updated of the progress. We appreciate your patience. Regards, The eBay Team
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When is it?

Starting Tuesday November 29, 2005 between 00:00:01 IST (12:00 AM plus one second on November 29, 2005) and ending 23:59:59 IST on Monday, December 05, 2005 (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds).

What is it?

Every seller gets International Listing Fee (ILF) and / or Border FREE on 5 listings during the promotion period. Listings with both features or one of the 2 features are eligible under the promotion. Ideally, to take maximum benefit under the promotion, sellers should use both features on their listing. The maximum number of listings / seller eligible under the promotion would be 5.

Who is eligible?

All Sellers whose country of residence is India and registered on eBay.in and listing on eBay.in during the promotion period are eligible for the promotion. Formats included are Auction and Fixed Price. All Categories are included. Listings in 2 categories is included. Listings created before the promotion period and going live during the promotion period are included.

What Are the Benefits?

The International Listing Fee varies from Rs. 15 to Rs. 90 per listing. Border is charged at Rs. 5 per listing. During the period of the promotion, these features will be FREE for a amaximum of 5 listings.

All other charges, Final Value Fees, and other feature fees will be charged as applicable.

What you need to do?

Choose to ship your products worldwide and add Border to your listings.

What is excluded?

• Store Format and Ad Format Listings are excluded.
• Listings created during the promotion period and going live after the promotion period are excluded from the promotion.
• Listings that are revised during the promotion period are excluded from the promotion

Users whose listings qualify under the promotion will see that they are charged at the time of listing and will be credited for all qualifying items by 5th January 2006. The memo on qualifying items will read "ILF and Border 5 Free Listings November Promotion Credit".

Happy Selling!

Regards,
The eBay Team

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The eBay system will be undergoing general maintenance from approximately 12:30 IST to 14:30 IST on Friday, November 25th. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavailable or slow.

***eBay Discussion Boards - Scheduled Maintenance***

Liveworld will be doing maintenance on their systems from approximately 12:30 IST to 14:30 IST on Friday, November 25th. This means that eBay's Discussion Boards may be unavailable or slow during this time.

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.

Regards,
The eBay Team

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The remaining error messages that members may have received have been corrected. Thank you for your patience as we worked through these issues.

Regards,
The eBay Team

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	***Original: Site Issues***
	16 November, 2005 | 02:13 PM IST At approximately 12:40 IST, members may have started receiving error messages when using different features around the site. We were able to correct the majority of the issues, although some members may still be receiving intermittent error messages. We are working to fully restore the rest of the site, and will continue to keep you updated on progress. We appreciate your patience. Regards, The eBay Team
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Dear Users,

We are glad to inform you that the problem with HDFC payments has been resolved. Payments made through HDFC will now be confirmed immediately.

We regret the inconvenience cased to you and appreciate your patience as we worked through this issue.

Regards,
The PaisaPay Team

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	***Original: Delays with HDFC Bank payments***
	11 November, 2005 | 06:43 PM IST Dear Users, We would like to inform you that due to some technical issue, payments made through HDFC Bank will be on pending status for 48 - 72 hours, i.e. the payment confirmation will be delayed by 48 - 72 hours even though your bank account would have been debited instantly. The seller would not be able to ship the item till the payment is confirmed. We are working closely with HDFC Bank to ensure that this problem gets the highest attention and we could fix it at the earliest. We request you to keep the delay in mind while making a purchase through HDFC Bank. We sincerely regret the inconvenience cased due to this. We would keep you informed of the progress made in resolving this issue. Regards, The PaisaPay Team
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The eBay system will be undergoing general maintenance from approximately 12:30 IST to 14:30 IST on Friday, November 18th. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavailable or slow.

***eBay Discussion Boards - Scheduled Maintenance***

Liveworld will be doing maintenance on their systems from approximately 12:30 IST to 14:30 IST on Friday, November 18th. This means that eBay's Discussion Boards may be unavailable or slow during this time.

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.

Regards,
The eBay Team

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When is it?

Starting Thursday November 17, 2005 between 00:00:01 IST (12:00 AM plus one seconds on November 17, 2005) and ending 23:59:59 IST on Friday, November 18, 2005 (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds). 2 Days Only!

Who is eligible?

All sellers registered on eBay.in and listing on eBay.in during the promotion period are eligible for the promotion. Formats included are Auction and Fixed Price and Ad format. Store listings have been excluded from the promotion.
All categories are included in this promotion.

What Are the Benefits?

During the promotion period all listings with Gallery Featured will be charged a promotional fee of Rs. 37.50 as against a normal fee of Rs. 75 / listing (50% discount).
To know more about Gallery Featured, click here.
All other charges, Final Value Fees and other feature fees will be charged as applicable

What you need to do?

Choose Gallery Feature while making your listing during the promotion period.

What is excluded?

• Store format listings are excluded from the promotion.
• All listings created during the promotion period and scheduled to go live after the promotion period are excluded from the promotion.
• Listings that are revised during the promotion period

Happy Selling!

Regards,
The eBay Team

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Dear Sellers,

We are pleased to announce the winners for the Use and Win Promotion held in the month of September 2005. One user has won a 7 - day holiday in Mauritius, while 15 Runners up winners have won Nokia 6610i Mobile Phones.

Click here for the list of Winners!

Our Congratulations to all the winners!

We would like to thank all the sellers for their participation in the Promotion.

Regards,
The eBay Team

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	***Original: Use Features and Win!!! - Get 90% cash back + A chance to Holiday in Mauritius!!!***
	01 September, 2005 | 03:15 PM IST Dear Seller, We would like to take this opportunity to inform you about an exciting promotion that we have for you in the month of September’05 – USE & WIN Use & Win is a promotion which provides a great opportunity for all listers to win some fabulous prizes on using featured listing. The more you use features the more you can win prizes. What you need to do? Participate in the promotion and spend a minimum of Rs.15 on featured listing in the month of September’05 to be eligible for the benefits under the Promotion What do you get? • Assured 90% Cash Back upto Rs.10,000-* - All Sellers who increase their features spend by 50% or more over the previous month (August’05) get 90% cash back on the incremental spend subject to a maximum of Rs.10,000 per seller • A chance to Holiday in Mauritius*- All Sellers who spend Rs.15 and above on featured listings in September’05 enter a Lucky Draw and can win some great prizes. 15 lucky winners get a Nokia Mobile Phones (model 6610 i) and One Grand Prize winner gets a 7 Day All Expenses Paid Trip to Mauritius for two. * Conditions Apply How do you participate? To know more about USE & WIN and participate click here http://pages.ebay.in/promotion/use_win.html Regards, The eBay Team
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Dear Users,

To increase the exposure of current listings and improve the finding experience for buyers, we have started displaying similar active listings from other sellers on closed item pages. As earlier, buyers will first see other items from the seller who listed the original closed item in the "See More Great Items From This Seller" section. In addition, buyers will be shown a list of similar items from other sellers. This should be especially helpful for buyers who get to one of these closed item pages via a search engine.

Sellers who have not already opted out of having other sellers’ items displayed on Watch Reminder and Non-Winning Bidder emails will be defaulted into this program. This will ensure your items receive maximum exposure on other sellers’ closed item pages and that buyers who land on closed listings see relevant active listings.

Sellers will also have the ability to opt out of this program entirely, which means your closed item pages will not display similar items from other sellers, nor will your active listings appear on other sellers’ closed items. Sellers can also choose to only allow the display of other sellers’ items to any of the following types of buyers:

• Buyers who bid on, but didn’t win, the item.
• Buyers who did not actually bid on the item.
• Both of the above.

You will be able to control these settings from the "Promoting Similar Items on eBay Pages and Emails" section of your Preferences in My eBay.

Regards,
The eBay Team

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The eBay system will be undergoing general maintenance from approximately 12:30 IST to 14:30 IST on Friday, November 11th. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavailable or slow.

Regards,
The eBay Team

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Dear Users,

We wish to remind you of the upcoming workshop on 'Buying Safely'. This workshop will be conducted on Thursday, the 10th of November, from 4 PM to 5 PM.

In this workshop eBay staff will share the tips that your need to keep in mind while buying online and will also clarify any doubts you might have. Do attend this workshop to learn how to make your online buying experience a safe and enjoyable one.

Please join us in this Workshop by clicking here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Regards,
The eBay Team

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When is it?

Starting Thursday, November 10, 2005 between 00:00:01 IST (12:00 AM plus one seconds on November 10, 2005) and ending 23:59:59 IST on Friday, November 11, 2005 (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds). 2 Days Only!

Who is eligible?

All sellers registered on eBay.in and listing on eBay.in during the promotion period are eligible for the promotion. Formats included are Auction and Fixed Price and Ad format. Store listings have been excluded from the promotion.
All categories are included in this promotion.

What Are the Benefits?

During the promotion period all listings with Highlight will be charged a promotional fee of Rs. 10 as against a normal fee of Rs.20 / listing (50% discount).
To know more about Highlight, click here.
All other charges, Final Value Fees and other feature fees will be charged as applicable

What you need to do?

Choose Highlight while making your listing during the promotion period.

What is excluded?

• Store format listings are excluded.
• All listings created during the promotion period and scheduled to go live after the promotion period are excluded from the promotion.
• Listings that are revised during the promotion period

Happy Selling!

Regards,
The eBay Team

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eBay Academy will be held in Mumbai on Saturday, the 12th of November, 2005. Don’t miss your opportunity to learn how you can start or expand your business and sell to buyers around the world.

In this academy, you will learn

• What is eBay?
• How big is the opportunity?
• How does business take place on eBay?
• How can eBay benefit you?
• How to get your eBay business started?

Use the eBay marketplace for starting or expanding your business and you can start making money, even in your spare time.

Limited seats, so register today! Click here to register.

Event Details

Date:
Saturday, 12th November 2005

Venue:
P L Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy
Ravindra Natya Mandir,
Near Siddhivinayak Temple,
Sayani Road, Next to ICICI Bank,
Prabhadevi,
Mumbai - 400 025

Session Time:
10:30 AM to 12:00
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM

Regards,
The eBay Team

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It has been brought to our notice that a few users have erroneously been charged the 10 - day listing duration fee of Rs. 25 for a non 10 - day listing. Our development team is in the process of investigating the problem and will be fixing it as soon as possible.

We will be crediting any such fees that may have been wrongly charged to your selling account, and intimating the affected sellers. Sellers who have been wrongly charged the 10 - day listing fee and have not yet received credits for it can write in to us through the Contact Us webform with details of the items. Select 'Ask about selling or billing' in the first box, 'Billing and fees' in the second box, and 'Requesting a listing fee credit' in the third box.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused.

Regards,
The eBay Team

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Every month changes are made to the category structure on eBay.In to make it easier for members browsing eBay to find what they are looking for. Many of these changes are driven by community suggestions, so a big thank you to all those members who wrote in!

This month’s major changes are:

Cameras & Optics

• Brands added in Film Cameras
• Further categorization of Memory card readers into Format Specific, For multiple formats, PCMCIA Card Readers
• New categorey for RSMMC Cards

Computers & Peripherals

• Computer Components
  • CPU’s further categorized (e.g.)
    • AMD CPUs (Athlon 64)
      • Athlon 64 FX
      • Athlon 64 X2 - Dual Core
      • Athlon XP
      • Sempron
      • Opteron
    • Intel CPUs
      • Celeron D
      • Pentium 4 HT, Hyper Threading
      • Pentium D
      • Pentium Extreme Edition
    • Further categorization of Fans, Heatsinks, Cooling
      • Fans & Coolers
      • Heatsinks
      • Thermal Compounds
    • New categories added under Handhelds Palm / Palm One
      • Life Drive
      • Treo
      • Tungsten
      • Zire
  • Further sub categorization of CRT & TFT Monitors
    • CRT Monitors
      • 15 Inch
      • 17 Inch
      • Other CRT Monitors
    • TFT Monitors
      • 15 Inch
      • 17 Inch
      • 18 Inch
      • 19 Inch
  • New category created for PC Tools & Accessories
    • Dust Covers
    • PC Tool Kits
    • Power Strip / Surge Protector
    • Vacuum Cleaners
    • Mouse Pads
    • Monitor / Screen Accessories
  • New categories under External hard disk drives
    • 10 GB & Less
    • 10.1 - 20 GB
    • 20.1 - 40 GB
    • 40.1 - 80 GB
    • 80.1 - 120 GB

Consumer Electronics

• MP3 Players new categories added for Creative
• Mobile accessories now categorized by Series e.g.
  • Nokia 3000 Series
    • Nokia 3100
    • Nokia 3210
    • Nokia 3310
    • Nokia 3315
  • Nokia 5000 Series
    • Nokia 5100
    • Nokia 5110
    • Nokia 5210
  • And so on for the other Nokia Series

Several minor changes have also take place in other categories not mentioned here.

These changes will go live on the 8th of November 2005. We strongly encourage members to pay careful attention to which categories have changed and to update Turbo Lister. Existing listings may be moved as categories are split, moved, or renamed.

To view the present category structure, with category numbers, click on the 'Buy' link at the top of almost every page. Click on the 'See all categories' link towards the bottom of the page. You will reach the Category index page. Select the 'Show category numbers' radio button, and then click 'Show'. You can now view all the categories, with their respective category numbers.

As always, you can move your item to another category by revising your listing as long as as it has not received a bid and there are more than 12 hours left in the listing. Click here for details on how to revise your item.

We always welcome community suggestions and incorporate them wherever possible. To submit a suggestion to eBay, click here.

Happy Trading!

Regards,
The eBay Team

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The eBay system will be undergoing general maintenance from approximately 12:30 IST to 14:30 IST on Friday, November 4th. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavailable or slow.

Regards,
The eBay Team

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The Community Development team invites you to join us for an online chat with Gautam Thakar, Country Manager - eBay India Marketplace. This event will be held on Friday, the 4th of November, 2005 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM IST. Gautam will be available on the Feedback to eBay India Team Discussion Board to answer any queries that you wish to ask him, regarding eBay India.

To attend this Open House, or to send your questions to Gautam in advance of the event, please visit the Open House post on the Discussion Boards by clicking here.

We look forward to your participation!

Regards,
Community Development Team

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