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| Welcome to eBay's General Announcement Board, where you can get the latest eBay news. |
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| May 2008 |
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| 12 May, 2008 |
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| Free gallery picture this summer |
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| 08 May, 2008 |
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| Nelson Mandela 90th birthday tribute concert |
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| 07 May, 2008 |
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| Changes coming soon to Feedback |
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| 06 May, 2008 |
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| Motors half-price listing weekend Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th May |
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| April 2008 |
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| 29 April, 2008 |
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| 5p Insertion Fees for one day only! |
| Radio 1's Big Weekend - tickets policy |
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| 21 April, 2008 |
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| Protecting sellers and buyers from identity theft |
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| 18 April, 2008 |
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| eBay against counterfeits |
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| 17 April, 2008 |
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| Updated: Issues with addition of VAT on listings at checkout |
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| 16 April, 2008 |
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| Updated: New requirements for business sellers on eBay.ie and eBay.co.uk from 1st May |
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| 02 April, 2008 |
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| Policy on sale of samurai swords |
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| 01 April, 2008 |
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| Change to downloadable media policy |
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| March 2008 |
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| 31 March, 2008 |
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| Updated: Daylight Saving Time Reminder |
| Coming Soon: International Site Visibility listing upgrade |
| Sell more for less Insertion fees are 5p on 3rd April |
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| 28 March, 2008 |
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| Updated: Monitor Your DSRs with the New Seller Dashboard |
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| 27 March, 2008 |
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| Update on Changes to Feedback |
| Making it easier to recover listings |
| Expanded seller protection for eBay PowerSellers |
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| 26 March, 2008 |
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| Protecting bidder User IDs |
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| 24 March, 2008 |
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| Making eBay Safer and Easier with PayPal |
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| 20 March, 2008 |
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| Issues with PayPal buyer notes |
| Extra discounts on Final Value Fees for qualifying sellers |
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| 18 March, 2008 |
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| Add a Gallery picture for free |
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| 14 March, 2008 |
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| Optimising Best Match in search results |
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| 11 March, 2008 |
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| Now Available - Repeat Feedback Credit for Buyers and Sellers |
| eBay.ie goes Green this St. Patricks Day |
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| 10 March, 2008 |
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| LISTING POLICY: TEENAGE CANCER TRUST 2 NEW DATES |
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| 06 March, 2008 |
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| Testing improved search results |
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| 05 March, 2008 |
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| New listing policy for major charity events and free ticketed events |
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| 03 March, 2008 |
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| Welcome to the joys of spring! Free listing weekend - 8th and 9th March. |
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| February 2008 |
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| 29 February, 2008 |
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| PayPal online postage maintenance 1st-2nd March |
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| 28 February, 2008 |
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| Updated: Offering safe payment and protection on eBay.co.uk |
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| 27 February, 2008 |
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| Motors Half Price Listing Weekend Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd March |
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| 26 February, 2008 |
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| Detailed Seller Ratings - changes to search results visibility |
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| 25 February, 2008 |
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| Improving eBay Checkout |
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| 22 February, 2008 |
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| Listing Policy: Teenage Cancer Trust Tickets |
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| 21 February, 2008 |
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| Testing changes on the View Item Page |
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| 20 February, 2008 |
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| Updated: New fee pricing for eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie sellers |
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| 06 February, 2008 |
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| Updated: Extension to rules for display of business information on View Item page |
| Scheduled Maintenance for This Week -- Including eBay Checkout |
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| January 2008 |
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| 30 January, 2008 |
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| Better Listing Quality - VAT inclusive policy (eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie) |
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| 29 January, 2008 |
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| eBay Express update |
| PowerSellers registering as a business on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie |
| Great Service Makes the Difference in 2008 |
| Total Cost Sort option added for listings across all categories |
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| 25 January, 2008 |
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| Announcing new eBay Leadership |
| Updated: Problems with PayPal and Switch/Solo payments resolved |
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| 23 January, 2008 |
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| 24 and 48 hour courier postage options available for listings |
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| 21 January, 2008 |
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| ***Half price Listing Day Thursday 24th January*** |
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| 10 January, 2008 |
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| ***Royal Mail Price Changes from 7th April, 2008*** |
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| 09 January, 2008 |
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| UK-US visibility in more categories |
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| 08 January, 2008 |
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| Reduced postage rates on eBay.ie now extended to include packages |
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| 07 January, 2008 |
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| Focusing on Service & Safety in 2008 |
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| December 2007 |
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| 26 December, 2007 |
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| 10p Listing Day Saturday 29th December |
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| 21 December, 2007 |
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| PayPal required for some listings |
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| 20 December, 2007 |
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| Clamping Down on Unfair Postage & Packaging Charges: First Phase Now Live |
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| 17 December, 2007 |
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| eBay University in Ireland, and other eBay courses, come to a location near you |
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| 10 December, 2007 |
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| 10p Listing Day Wednesday 12th December for 3-day listings that offer PayPal as a payment method |
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| 05 December, 2007 |
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| Clamping Down on Unfair Postage & Packaging Charges |
| eBay featuring on Watchdog |
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| 04 December, 2007 |
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| Using Detailed Seller Ratings in 2008 |
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| November 2007 |
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| 26 November, 2007 |
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| 10p Listing Day Thursday 29th November for listings that offer PayPal as a payment method |
| Updated: Charity listings on eBay.co.uk now eligible for fee credits |
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| 22 November, 2007 |
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| Updated: Testing an Improved Finding Experience |
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| 20 November, 2007 |
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| Know Your Rights |
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| 16 November, 2007 |
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| Introducing: Guest Buying |
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| 15 November, 2007 |
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| Testing Improvements to Search |
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| 14 November, 2007 |
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| Scheduled maintenance (including eBay Checkout): Friday, 16th November |
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| 12 November, 2007 |
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| Announcing Get Safe Online Awareness Week, 12-16th November 2007 |
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| 08 November, 2007 |
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| Star in an eBay TV ad |
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| 06 November, 2007 |
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| Updated: Apple iPhone UK & Ireland Listing Policy |
| Motors Half Price Listing Weekend Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th November |
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| 05 November, 2007 |
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| Coming soon better readability and up-to-date information on the seller account page |
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| 02 November, 2007 |
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| Updating Best Offer |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission - Toys Recalled Week of Oct 15th |
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| 01 November, 2007 |
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| eBay.co.uk's new home page |
| Updated: Changes to eBay Sign-in Page |
| Skype buttons extended to all categories |
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| October 2007 |
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| 30 October, 2007 |
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| Effects of promotions on eBay.com visibility |
| Find out whats happening backstage at eBay |
| Introducing a new PayPal security feature |
| Pay with PayPal on eBay and you could win £25,000 |
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| 29 October, 2007 |
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| Half Price Listing Day 50% off Insertion Fees on Thursday 1st November 2007 |
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| 26 October, 2007 |
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| Reminder of end of British Summer Time |
| We'd like to draw your attention to a product recall announcement made in the US, particularly if you buy or sell on eBay.com |
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| 24 October, 2007 |
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| Updated: Changes to fees in the Photography and Toys & Games categories |
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| 18 October, 2007 |
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| UK-US visibility in Collectables categories |
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| 17 October, 2007 |
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| Royal Mail strike update |
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| 16 October, 2007 |
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| Make Bidding Easier and Faster |
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| 12 October, 2007 |
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| Consumer Product Safety Commission:Toys Recalled Week of Oct 8 |
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| 10 October, 2007 |
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| Update on Feedback: Detailed Seller Ratings |
| Update to previous post: Strike will continue Monday 15th October to Friday 19th October 2007 |
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| 09 October, 2007 |
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| Selling fees are now more closely based on your selling success in the Photography and Toys & Games categories |
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| 03 October, 2007 |
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| Disruption to Royal Mail postal services 4th-6th, 8th-10th October 2007 |
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| 01 October, 2007 |
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| Half-price listing day 50% off insertion fees on Thursday, 4th October 2007 |
| Next generation checkout a simpler way to pay on eBay |
| New Head of Trust & Safety at eBay UK |
| eBay announcing fixes to the postal information issue |
| Royal Mail maintenance on Sunday October 14th, midnight-5am |
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| September 2007 |
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| 28 September, 2007 |
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| Royal Mail maintenance on Sunday 30th September, 6am-9pm |
| US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Several Toys Recalled |
| Disruption to Royal Mail postal services 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th October 2007 |
| Selling made easier |
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| 27 September, 2007 |
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| Updated: Free Insertion Fee in Local Services Category Extended |
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| 24 September, 2007 |
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| Get cashback on eBay purchases to your PayPal account with the PayPal credit card |
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| 21 September, 2007 |
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| Updated: Price Display Change |
| Announcing eBay To Go |
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| 19 September, 2007 |
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| Changes to My Messages |
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| 14 September, 2007 |
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| Your listing is the star! |
| A single sign-in for Community forums & the rest of eBay |
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| 13 September, 2007 |
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| eBay working to fix postage information issue |
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| 12 September, 2007 |
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| Marketplace Research tool issues - resolved |
| eBay University in Glasgow on Saturday 22nd September |
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| 11 September, 2007 |
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| Marketplace research tool issues |
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| 10 September, 2007 |
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| Telephone customer support is now available to eBay.co.uk-registered Bronze PowerSellers |
| Motors Free Listing Weekend - Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th September |
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| 05 September, 2007 |
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| System issue: automatic payment declined messages |
| Starting today: link to video to describe your listing |
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| 03 September, 2007 |
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| 10p Listing Day - Thursday 6th September |
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| August 2007 |
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| 28 August, 2007 |
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| Join us at the latest eBay University seminars in Ireland |
| Changes to appearance of Search Pages & Bid History |
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| 24 August, 2007 |
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| Skype alerts eBay activity reminders on your desktop |
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| 23 August, 2007 |
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| The eBay.co.uk team is working to resolve a sold item email issue |
| Reduction in Gallery feature fee for Media and Collectables |
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| 21 August, 2007 |
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| e-Parcel Card service launches Preferential Postage Prices for eBay.ie Sellers |
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| 20 August, 2007 |
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| New Local Services category on eBay.ie |
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| 19 August, 2007 |
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| Half-Price Listing Day - 50% off Insertion Fees on Wednesday 22nd August 2007 |
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| 16 August, 2007 |
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| Get up to 3% cashback with the PayPal Credit Card! |
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| 15 August, 2007 |
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| Consumer Product Safety Commission: Mattel Product Recall |
| Testing New Home Page Layouts |
| Royal Mail & Parcelforce Worldwide items will be unavailable for purchase via PayPal online postage between 7pm Saturday 18th August and 9am Sunday 19th August |
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| 14 August, 2007 |
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| New: September Category Changes |
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| 13 August, 2007 |
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| An update on improving the Buyer experience |
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| 10 August, 2007 |
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| PayPal Required for Listings in Some Categories |
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| 07 August, 2007 |
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| Announcing eBay.co.uk's new Community Manager |
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| 06 August, 2007 |
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| Consumer Product Safety Commission: Fisher-Price Toys Product Recall |
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| 03 August, 2007 |
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| eBay Blogs New Features |
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| July 2007 |
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| 31 July, 2007 |
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| Disruption to Royal Mail postal services July and August 2007 |
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| 24 July, 2007 |
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| Updated: Changes to emails from eBay |
| eBay Shops in Site Header |
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| 19 July, 2007 |
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| Making it Easier to Watch Items in My eBay |
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| 17 July, 2007 |
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| Online video safety guides |
| Updated: Discount issues during checkout |
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| 09 July, 2007 |
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| Disruption to Royal Mail postal services 12th and 13th July 2007 |
| 10p Listing Day Thursday 12th July 2007 |
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| 04 July, 2007 |
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| Testing New Search Results Pages |
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| 03 July, 2007 |
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| Firefox Companion for eBay Launches Today |
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| June 2007 |
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| 29 June, 2007 |
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| Potential delays to deliveries due to flooding |
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| 28 June, 2007 |
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| Updated: New and Improved Buyer Protection on eBay |
| Important Information about Parcelforce Worldwide Services on Friday 29th June. |
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| 27 June, 2007 |
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| The Latest from the PayPal Credit Card Still great rates, plus NEW Online Account Manager! |
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| 26 June, 2007 |
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| Disruption to Royal Mail postal services 29th June 2007 |
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| 19 June, 2007 |
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| New: July Category Changes |
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| 15 June, 2007 |
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| An update from eBay Live! |
| New features on eBay My World |
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| 11 June, 2007 |
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| 10p Listing Day Thursday 14th June 2007 |
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| 08 June, 2007 |
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| 19th June 2 Hour Scheduled Maintenance for PayPal |
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| 07 June, 2007 |
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| Update: Removal of Revise Item Duration |
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| 06 June, 2007 |
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| Half Price Listing Weekend 9th-10th June |
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| 05 June, 2007 |
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| eBay University in London this Saturday, 9th June |
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| 04 June, 2007 |
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| Classified Ads Policy |
| New: Item Specifics Feature in Antiques, Baby, Cars, Parts & Vehicles, Clothes, Shoes & Accessories, Collectables, Computing, Consumer Electronics, Crafts, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden, Mobile & Home Phones, Musical Instruments, Photography, Sporting Goods, and Toys & Games |
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| 01 June, 2007 |
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| End of Home Page Featured option |
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| May 2007 |
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| 30 May, 2007 |
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| Coming Soon Improvements to Seller Invoices |
| Enhancements to eBays Header |
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| 29 May, 2007 |
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| Developing cross-border trade on eBay.co.uk |
| Sell more for less! List using the Auction-style format for just 5p per item on 31st May 2007 |
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| 25 May, 2007 |
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| New - Bid Assistant |
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| 23 May, 2007 |
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| Problems with leaving Feedback |
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| 21 May, 2007 |
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| Final Reminder: Old Sell Your Item (SYI) Form Retires on 24th May |
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| 17 May, 2007 |
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| New: Pre-Filled Item Information in Business, Office & Industrial, Computing, Consumer Electronics |
| New: Item Specifics Feature in Antiques, Baby, Business, Office & Industrial, Cars, Parts & Vehicles, Collectables, Computing, Crafts, Home & Garden, Photography, Sporting Goods, Sports Memorabilia, Tickets & Travel and Toys & Games |
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| 16 May, 2007 |
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| Motors Free Listing Weekend this Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th May |
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| 15 May, 2007 |
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| Updates on the Safeguarding Member ID Initiative |
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| 14 May, 2007 |
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| Global Law Enforcement on eBay |
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| 08 May, 2007 |
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| New and Improved Buyer Protection on eBay |
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| 04 May, 2007 |
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| Moving to the New Sell Your Item (SYI) Form Update |
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| 03 May, 2007 |
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| Feedback System Update |
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| April 2007 |
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| 30 April, 2007 |
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| Silver PowerSellers Telephone Support |
| Half-Price Listing Day - 50% off Insertion Fees on Thursday 3rd May 2007 |
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| 26 April, 2007 |
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| New: Item Specifics Feature in New Categories |
| New: May Category Changes |
| Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 27th April 2007 |
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| 19 April, 2007 |
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| Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 20th April 2007 |
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| 18 April, 2007 |
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| Disruption to Royal Mail Services via PayPal postage on Thursday, April 19th |
| Listing Policy: Live Earth Tickets |
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| 16 April, 2007 |
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| 10p Listing Day Thursday 19th April |
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| 13 April, 2007 |
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| eBay University returns for 2007 |
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| 11 April, 2007 |
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| Testing of new Search Results Pages ends |
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| 10 April, 2007 |
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| A Message from Rob Chesnut Combatting Online Fraud |
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| 03 April, 2007 |
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| Retiring Turbo Lister 1 |
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| 02 April, 2007 |
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| New: April Category Changes |
| New: Pre-Filled Item Information in Computing, Consumer Electronics, Mobile & Home Phones & Photography |
| New: Item Specifics Feature in Cars, Parts & Vehicles, Clothes, Shoes & Accessories, Home & Garden, Musical Instruments, Sporting Goods and Toys & Games |
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| March 2007 |
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| 28 March, 2007 |
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| Do you have a PayPal Credit Card? Its time to take control. |
| Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 30th March 2007 |
| Providing More Information in the Bidding/Buying Process |
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| 26 March, 2007 |
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| Missing Transactions in My eBay |
| Congratulations to topcat83! |
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| 23 March, 2007 |
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| Moving to the New Sell Your Item (SYI) Form |
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| 22 March, 2007 |
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| PlayStation 3 UK & Ireland Listing Policy |
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| 21 March, 2007 |
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| Enhancements to Item Page |
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| 20 March, 2007 |
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| Introducing My World and eBay Blogs |
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| 16 March, 2007 |
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| Important News for Sellers: Markdown Manager now Live for UK & Ireland |
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| 14 March, 2007 |
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| Motors Free Listing Weekend 17th and 18th March 2007 |
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| 13 March, 2007 |
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| New: Item Specifics Feature in Cars, Parts & Vehicles, Clothes, Shoes & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden, Jewellery & Watches and Musical Instruments |
| New: Pre-Filled Item Information in Computing, Consumer Electronics, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden and Mobile & Home Phones |
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| 08 March, 2007 |
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| Testing different ways to display international items on eBay.co.uk |
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| 07 March, 2007 |
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| Important Information about the Free Postage Listing Day and multiple-item listings |
| Feedback 2.0 launches on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie |
| Start buying and selling for Comic Relief! |
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| 06 March, 2007 |
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| Policy Clarification: Auction Extensions Prohibited |
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| 04 March, 2007 |
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| Free Postage Listing Day, Wednesday 7th March |
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| 02 March, 2007 |
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| Change to Time: Newly Listed sort order in Browse and Search |
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| 01 March, 2007 |
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| PlayStation 3 Pre-sales |
| UK members reporting problems with Switch / Solo cards |
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| February 2007 |
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| 26 February, 2007 |
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| eBay.co.uk University Dates and Locations Announced |
| Updated: ***Changes to the display of eBay.co.uk listings on eBay.com*** |
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| 16 February, 2007 |
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| Half Price Listing Day Tuesday 20th February 2007 |
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| 12 February, 2007 |
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| ***Important Information for eBay.ie Sellers 1cent Listing Promotion has been extended and will now also include Monday February 12th*** |
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| 09 February, 2007 |
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| Important Information for eBay.ie Sellers -- 1c Listing Weekend February 10th and 11th |
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| 07 February, 2007 |
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| 5p CD and DVD Listing Weekend with free Gallery Upgrade - 10th and 11th February |
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| 02 February, 2007 |
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