Hi, I am Rajesh Iyer, from the Seller Product Marketing Team. We know that sellers need information to run their businesses efficiently -- for instance, the price an item is likely to go for on eBay, or what types of items buyers are searching for. Likewise, buyers want to know the price they can expect to pay for an item they're considering purchasing. We're happy to announce that you can now get this kind of information based on activity on eBay's sites with our newest service, eBay Marketplace Research.

eBay Marketplace Research, launched recently, will help you understand overall listing, selling, and searching trends across the eBay site, and give you the information you need to become a more informed buyer or seller.

Some of the features of eBay Marketplace Research include:

• The ability to analyze key information like the average sale prices, average start prices, and average Buy It Now prices of items
• The ability to explore the top keyword searches on eBay by category and by related keywords
• Charts to help you see buying and selling trends in the eBay marketplace
• Access to completed items data going back up to 90 days