New eBay Resolution process launching this week

news@eBay.com — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:02:28 GMT

We’d like to remind you that the new eBay Resolution process to resolve disputes, originally announced in July, will come into effect this week. The

UK postal strike 7th – 10th August

news@eBay.com — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:30:59 GMT

Royal Mail has announced that postal workers intend to go on strike within the following districts from Friday 7th August to Monday 10th August. Friday 7th August:

Celebrating Ten Years of Buying and Selling on eBay.co.uk

news@eBay.com — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:09:10 GMT

eBay.co.uk has seen over 950 million items sold in the past decade - testimony to our buyers’ enduring love of shopping and pursuit of a bargain. From the first ever eBay.co.uk sale (a 3-tr...

Important changes for sellers coming this Autumn on eBay.ie

news@eBay.com — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:42:01 GMT

You’ll be aware of the continuing changes and improvements at eBay to ensure that your business can grow and be profitable: Introduced enhancements and functiona...

Important changes for sellers coming this Autumn on eBay.co.uk

news@eBay.com — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:16:56 GMT

You’ll be aware of the continuing changes and improvements at eBay to ensure that your business can grow and be profitable: Introduced enhancements and function...

UK postal strike 24th – 25th July

news@eBay.com — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:45:05 GMT

Royal Mail has announced that postal workers intend to go on strike within the following districts from Fri 24th July to Sat 25th July. On Friday, industrial action is limited to the nor...

New View Item Page launch update

news@eBay.com — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:05:21 GMT

In the Spring 2009 Update in April we announced that we wou...

Michael Jackson tickets – Trading Standards confirm buyers’ legal right to a refund

news@eBay.com — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:02:28 GMT

We wanted to provide you with an update on Michael Jackson tickets and let you know that Trading Standards has confirmed that buyers are legally entitled to receive a refund from their seller....

Charity donation in eBay checkout

news@eBay.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:06:01 GMT

In November 2008 we told you about a trial on eBay.co.uk that enabled eBay users to donate £1 to a featured charity when buying an item on the site. We‘re very excited to tell you that thi...

UK postal strike 8th – 10th July

news@eBay.com — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:21:31 GMT

Royal Mail has announced that postal workers intend to go on strike within London from Wednesday 8th July to Friday 10th July. Buyers and sellers using Royal Mail services within London ...

DEMAND AN END TO UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

news@eBay.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:53:57 GMT

Some of you may have experienced temporary difficulties in signing our online petition due to some technical issues which hav...

Michael Jackson Tickets - Refund Instructions

news@eBay.com — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:30:06 GMT

eBay is committed to ensuring that none of our members, whether buyers or sellers, should lose out financially due to the untimely death of Michael Jackson. We decided to remove any u...

Michael Jackson concert tickets

news@eBay.com — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:07:47 GMT

We would like to update you further on the situation regarding Michael Jackson tickets. As we have said previously, eBay is committed to ensuring that no buyer is left out of pocket as a result ...

UPDATE: Extension of pricing promotion

news@eBay.com — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:16:04 GMT

We are happy to inform you that the closing date for the promotion listed below has been extended to 30th September Regards, The eBay Team

Free Listing Day this Thursday eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie

news@eBay.com — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:23:57 GMT

On Thursday 25th June, private sellers who list item(s) at any starting price in an eligible category using the Auction-style format on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie, will not pay an Insertion Fee per l...

Easy Returns now available on eBay.co.uk

news@eBay.com — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:44:04 GMT

We’re pleased to announce that the new eBay Returns flow is now available. If you prefer to use your own returns handling process, you have the option to opt-out of the eBay returns flow by changin...

Availability of Seller Facing Changes

news@eBay.com — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:40:56 GMT

We told you back in April that we would be making a series of changes to the site in the week of 15th June. The purpose of this message is to give you an update on when we expect these changes ...

Planned schedule for upcoming changes on eBay.ie

news@eBay.com — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:45:43 GMT

We told you back in May that we would be making a series of changes to the site in the week of 15th June. The purpose of this message is to give you an update on when we expect these changes to...

New look for Selling Manager and Selling Manager Pro summary page

news@eBay.com — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:38:39 GMT

Later in June, the Selling Manager and Selling Manager Pro summary page will get a new look. All the functionality currently offered on the summary page will be available on the new page and if...

Planned schedule for upcoming changes on eBay.co.uk

news@eBay.com — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:51:56 GMT

Updating path for Easy Returns: Easy Returns In preparation for the launch of the eBay returns flow in mid-June you now have the option to customise the message that is displa...

Motors half price listing weekend 6th and 7th June on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie

news@eBay.com — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:20:17 GMT

List your car or any other vehicle on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie this weekend and you’ll only pay half the usual price of the insertion fee*. You can list using the Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It...

Skype voice and chat buttons in listings are being discontinued

news@eBay.com — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:34:25 GMT

eBay is discontinuing Skype voice and chat buttons in listings as of 10th June 2009 in an effort to remove features with limited buyer and seller usage. This change does not require any ...

Policy changes to selling e-cigarettes and manufacturer coupons eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie

news@eBay.com — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:17:11 GMT

E-cigarettes From 30th June 2009, electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes will be banned from sale on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie. This ban will enable ebay.co.uk and ebay.ie to ...

Changes to the eBay.co.uk user agreement

news@eBay.com — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:15:48 GMT

As part of the Spring 2009 Update, announced on 16th April, we introduced a new, more efficient dispute resolution

Reminders when leaving feedback about international transactions and free P&P

news@eBay.com — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:41:48 GMT

From 28th October, we'll remind buyers when they're leaving Feedback for a seller who has offered free postage & packaging on their transaction. We'll also remind buyers when their transaction ...

Title and Description Search issue - resolved

news@eBay.com — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:41:27 GMT

The problems with Title and Description search have now been corrected. Regards, The eBay Team

No Insertion Fees for Auction-style listings on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October

news@eBay.com — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:19:30 GMT

This weekend, you can list your items using the Auction-style format with a starting price of 99p or under on eBay.co.uk and pay no Insertion Fee*. Business-registered users and Pow...

Trust & Safety at eBay: Changes to Postage & Packaging policies

news@eBay.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:14:19 GMT

We are committed to making eBay a better place to trade by introducing the following measures: changes to our Postage and Packaging policies on eBay.co.uk ...

Trust & Safety at eBay: Making dispute resolution easier

news@eBay.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:13:40 GMT

We are committed to making eBay a better place to trade by introducing the following measures: changes to our Postage and Packaging policies on eBay.co.uk ...

Trust & Safety at eBay: Keeping eBay safe

news@eBay.com — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:09:26 GMT

We are committed to making eBay a better place to trade by introducing the following measures: changes to our Postage and Packaging policies on eBay.co.uk ...

Update on proposed changes to eBay internal organisation

news@eBay.com — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:52:39 GMT

We wanted to inform you of some changes we are proposing to eBay’s internal organisation, announced today. As part of the proposals, we propose re-organising some of our internal-facin...

No insertion fee in October – eBay.ie Motors – Free listing month

news@eBay.com — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:41:47 GMT

For the entire month of October, you can list any car or other vehicle on eBayMotors.ie for zero insertion fee*. You can list using the Auction-style listing format. *

eBay on your mobile and free text alerts in September

news@eBay.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:16:42 GMT

SMS text alerts are free in September for eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie users (normally 12p per alert in the UK and €0.20 in Ireland). Text message alerts are a great way of keeping tabs on items...

PayPal scheduled maintenance - 11th September 2008

news@eBay.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:00:19 GMT

We wanted to let you know that the PayPal site will undergo maintenance on Thursday, 11th September 2008 between 7am and 8am BST. During this time, the following features will be unavailable...

eBay’s user ID and Shop name policy

news@eBay.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:15:37 GMT

eBay provides a great deal of flexibility for users to select a user ID and Shop name that meets their needs. Our User ID poli...

List for just 5p on Thursday 4th September

news@eBay.com — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 09:54:11 GMT

On Thursday 4th September 2008, it'll cost you just 5p in insertion fees to list any item using the auction-style, auction-with-Buy It Now and Buy It Now only (fixed-price) formats in eligible cat...

Changes to item details page and an update on My eBay

news@eBay.com — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:30:50 GMT

We’re shortly going to be testing a new look and some features on the item details page (sometimes referred to as the ‘View Item Page’), and we wanted to let you know about the changes you can ex...

Improved security for the sale of knives on eBay

news@eBay.com — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:51:31 GMT

We'd like to let you know about some changes to our policies on buying and selling knives on eBay. These will come into effect from September this year. Extra verification when buying ...

New Features in Search

news@eBay.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:37:33 GMT

Updated to add link to further details: http://pages.ebay.co.uk/newlook08/newsearch/index.html Two new features...

Improvements to Buy It Now and Shops on eBay.ie

news@eBay.com — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:25:08 GMT

We’re making major improvements to the way Buy It Now and Shops work on eBay.ie. These changes will come into effect from September 24th 2008. If you already own a Shop, list lots of Buy...

Improvements to Buy It Now and Shops on eBay.co.uk

news@eBay.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:30:15 GMT

We’re making major improvements to the way Buy It Now and Shops work on eBay.co.uk. These changes will come into effect from September 24th 2008. If you already own a Shop, list lots of ...

New fee pricing for eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie sellers

news@eBay.com — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:05:29 GMT

From 24th September, we’re revising fees for Auction and Buy It Now listings, Shop subscriptions and for Gallery. Free Gallery We’re happy to confirm that we’re rem...

Making important item information more visible

news@eBay.com — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:24:52 GMT

From the beginning of October we’ll start to give buyers more detail about the items they want to buy, based on information given to us by sellers. What do I need to do?

List multiple items and pay one insertion fee

news@eBay.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:49:33 GMT

From 12th August until 23rd September you can list multiple numbers of identical items within the same listing on eBay.co.uk using the Buy It Now only or Shop Inventory Format and pay only one ...

An update on Feedback calculations

news@eBay.com — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:00:30 GMT

Last month we announced that we’ll be recalculating Feedback percentages to exclude neutral Feedback from the calculation. Neut...

It’s Half Price* Listing Day on Thursday 7th August

news@eBay.com — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:12:21 GMT

All Insertion fees are half price for any listing using the Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It Now or Buy It Now Only (Fixed Price) formats in eligible categories on eBay.co.uk. Get read...

Increasing protection for buyers and sellers with PayPal

news@eBay.com — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:39:27 GMT

We're delighted to announce a significant expansion of the protection offered to buyers and sellers when they use PayPal on eBay. These improvements will come into effect from October this year. ...

Legal obligation to register as a business

news@eBay.com — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:17:57 GMT

We'd like to remind business sellers on eBay.co.uk that you should register as an eBay business now, if you hav...

An update on our fraud prevention efforts

news@eBay.com — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:24:15 GMT

Over the last couple of years, we've introduced a lot of changes in the marketplace and made significant progress in our fraud prevention efforts. We wanted to give you an overview of how our i...

Soccer Aid tickets - listing policy reminder

news@eBay.com — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:41:50 GMT

A charity football match between England and the Rest of the World at Wembley Stadium on 7th September 2008 is being organised by Soccer Aid to help raise essential funds for UNICEF. As the...

Win a year’s worth of eBay and PayPal fees

news@eBay.com — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:18:04 GMT

PayPal is giving away a year’s worth of eBay insertion, final value and PayPal fees to one eBay seller every month, for the remainder of 2008. For a chance to win, simply register at the <...

Changes to our Seller Non-Performance policy

news@eBay.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:15:29 GMT

We wanted to let you know about some changes that we are making to our Seller Non-Performance policy in response to ...

Updates to the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy

news@eBay.com — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:20:15 GMT

We’ve made changes to the eBay User Agreement (UK User Agreement |

5p insertion fee - for one day only

news@eBay.com — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:43:13 GMT

On Thursday June 12th 2008, Insertion Fees are just 5p* for any listing using the Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It Now and Buy It Now only (fixed price) formats in an eligible category on eB...

Change to motors classified ad format fee for eBay.ie

news@eBay.com — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:02:10 GMT

We wanted to let you know that from Tuesday 10th June 2008 the eBay.ie motors classified ad fee will change from €9 to €20. The classified ad duration is 28 days. Regards, Th...

Making eBay safer and easier with PayPal

news@eBay.com — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:36:22 GMT

As announced in March and May, all items listed for sale on eBay.co.uk ...

Enhancements to the seller dashboard

news@eBay.com — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:12:18 GMT

We thought you might like to know we’ve improved our seller dashboard – it’s now full of extra features to give you an even clearer idea of your performance. Here are a few of the ways you...

PayPal scheduled maintenance - 30 May, 7am to 8am

news@eBay.com — Wed, 14 May 2008 13:42:25 GMT

The PayPal site is currently undergoing scheduled maintenance. The maintenance began at 7am BST and is scheduled to run for approximately 1 hour. During this time the PayPal site and a majo...

Half-price insertion fees – Thursday 29th May

news@eBay.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:32:26 GMT

This Thursday, when you list on eBay.co.uk using the Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It Now or Buy It Now Only (Fixed Price) formats in eligible categories, insertion fees will be half price for ea...

Announcing the all-new eBay for Charity

news@eBay.com — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:31:17 GMT

We’ve made some great improvements to eBay for Charity. From Friday 23 May, you’ll find it easier than ever to support your favourite causes when doing what you do every day on eBay – here...

Scheduled maintenance for eBay for Charity: Wednesday 21st May – Friday 23rd May

news@eBay.com — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:33:52 GMT

eBay for Charity is going through a major relaunch to make it easier for you to support your favourite cause on eBay. Because this upgrade is a complicated process and requires close coordi...

International Site Visibility is nearly here

news@eBay.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:45:07 GMT

Last month we told you that we’d soon be launching International Site Visibility (previous announcement). We wanted to let you know t...

An update on making eBay safer and easier with PayPal

news@eBay.com — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:27:34 GMT

In March we announced that we’ll require all sellers on eBay.co.uk to offer PayPal as a payment method on their listings. We can now...

PayPal scheduled maintenance - 30 May 2008

news@eBay.com — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:34:24 GMT

We wanted to let you know that the PayPal site will undergo maintenance on Friday, 30 May, 2008 between 7am and 8am BST. During this time, the PayPal site and a majority of PayPal features w...

Free gallery picture this summer

news@eBay.com — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:43:49 GMT

When we ran the free gallery picture promotion in March, we got excellent positive feedback from sellers, so we’ve decided to repeat the offer. From 19 May until 30 September, the gallery picture ...

Nelson Mandela 90th birthday tribute concert

news@eBay.com — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:16:08 GMT

A concert honouring Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday is being organised for 27 June to help raise essential funds for the 46664 campaign. The 46664 campaign raises awareness about the impact of ...

Changes coming soon to Feedback

news@eBay.com — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:25:08 GMT

Following on from our announcement back in January, we’d now like to confirm that changes to the Feedback system ...

Motors half-price listing weekend – Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th May

news@eBay.com — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:12:29 GMT

On Saturday 10th May and Sunday 11th May, you can list a car or any other type of vehicle for half the usual insertion price when using the Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It Now or Buy It Now Only...

5p Insertion Fees – for one day only!

news@eBay.com — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:23:05 GMT

On Thursday 1st May, when you list using the Auction-style format in eligible categories, Insertion Fees will be reduced to just 5p for each item you list. So the more you list, the more y...

Radio 1's Big Weekend - tickets policy

news@eBay.com — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:25:04 GMT

In accordance with our free tickets policy, please note that the sale of tickets for the following free event is prohibited:

Protecting sellers and buyers from identity theft

news@eBay.com — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:52:53 GMT

We'd like to let you know about some new steps we're taking to help prevent fraudulent unauthorised activity on eBay accounts. From today, we'll start noting the computers you regularly use...

eBay against counterfeits

news@eBay.com — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:09:33 GMT

eBay is committed to keeping counterfeits off our site. We’ve recently teamed up with the Knock Off Nigel campaign to raise awareness on how to spot a...

Issues with addition of VAT on listings at checkout

news@eBay.com — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:43:14 GMT

We’d like to update you on the problem experienced by some sellers on 3rd and 4th April which caused VAT to be added at checkout where the listing already included VAT. Sellers: ...

New requirements for business sellers on eBay.ie and eBay.co.uk from 1st May

news@eBay.com — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:10:40 GMT

Announcement updated to clarify eBay.ie requirements. On 1st May, we’ll be making some changes designed to ensure business sellers on eBay meet certain legal requirements. ...

Policy on sale of samurai swords

news@eBay.com — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:49:58 GMT

The UK Government recently decided to ban the sale, manufacture, hire and import of samurai swords. While there are some exceptions to this general ban, we don’t think it’s practical to enforce a ...

Change to downloadable media policy

news@eBay.com — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:07:56 GMT

From 29th April, we’ll be banning all goods that can be digitally downloaded or transferred electronically from being listed in any format on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie. We’re doing this to prevent bad...

Daylight Saving Time Reminder

news@eBay.com — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:50:36 GMT

We would like to clarify that the statement "On Sunday March 30th, clocks will be springing forward once again, going ahead one hour at 2:00 CET to 3:00 CEST." in our previous post was made in erro...

Coming Soon: International Site Visibility listing upgrade

news@eBay.com — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:09:06 GMT

We would like to tell you about a new International Site Visibility listing upgrade that will give UK and Ireland sellers full visibility and access to buyers on the US and Canadian eBay sites. <...

Sell more for less – Insertion fees are 5p on 3rd April

news@eBay.com — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:40:09 GMT

On Thursday 3rd April, pay only 5p per item when you list with any starting price using the Auction-style, Auction with Buy It Now or Buy It Now only formats. There's no better time to get...

Monitor Your DSRs with the New Seller Dashboard

news@eBay.com — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:01:23 GMT

Further to our previous announcement, it’s likely the launch of the new Seller Dashboard will be delayed until next week. Additionally...

Update on Changes to Feedback

news@eBay.com — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:12:51 GMT

In January we announced some changes to Feedback, effective in May. Since then, we’ve also been putting measures i...

Making it easier to recover listings

news@eBay.com — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:06:01 GMT

We thought you’d like to hear about a new feature that will make it easier for sellers to correct their listings when they have been removed due to a policy breach. Many listing policy brea...

Expanded seller protection for eBay PowerSellers

news@eBay.com — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:00:24 GMT

PayPal is now providing expanded seller protection as an exclusive offer for eBay PowerSellers. Sellers have asked for more seller protection, especially for international payments, and Pay...

Protecting bidder User IDs

news@eBay.com — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:10:29 GMT

From 31st March, we'll start hiding the User IDs of members bidding on all auction-style listings on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie. All bidder IDs on the Bid History page and the high bidder's ID on the V...

Making eBay Safer and Easier with PayPal

news@eBay.com — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:37:19 GMT

Buyers are more confident and likely to buy on eBay, and sellers more likely to see their listings convert into sales, when PayPal is offered as a payment method. It also means we can provide prote...

Issues with PayPal buyer notes

news@eBay.com — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:46:40 GMT

We wanted to let you know that we are aware that some sellers are not receiving buyer notes on PayPal emails, and we are urgently looking into the issue. While we work on a permanent soluti...

Extra discounts on Final Value Fees for qualifying sellers

news@eBay.com — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:05:19 GMT

We recently announced substantial changes to the eBay marketplace for 2008. These changes are designed to provide clear incentives and rewards for sellers to continue offering good service, and gi...

Add a Gallery picture for free

news@eBay.com — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:54:00 GMT

From 18th to 31st March, you can add a Gallery picture next to your listing on the search results page for free. A buyer’s mor...

Optimising Best Match in search results

news@eBay.com — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:03:03 GMT

We are continually optimising how we display search results on eBay.co.uk. As you know, we are already offering better visibility to sellers who offer great customer service (see our

New listing policy for major charity events and free ticketed events

news@eBay.com — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:58:53 GMT

We’ve recently been working with a number of charities in the UK to look at how they can benefit from the resale of event tickets on eBay.co.uk through our eBay for Charity programme. As a ...

Welcome to the joys of spring! Free listing weekend - 8th and 9th March.

news@eBay.com — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:54:12 GMT

Pay no Insertion Fee if you list an item this weekend using the Auction-style format, in eligible categories, with a starting price of 99p or under. You’re free to list as many items as yo...

PayPal online postage maintenance – 1st-2nd March

news@eBay.com — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:43:06 GMT

We wanted to let you know that there’ll be a scheduled update of the Royal Mail Paypal online postage system from around 10pm, Saturday 1st March to 3am, Sunday 2nd March. During this ti...

Offering safe payment and protection on eBay.co.uk

news@eBay.com — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:08:14 GMT

As previously announced in January, eBay will be extending both the requirement to offer PayPal to buyers and the protection we provide to sellers, so that people can shop and sell with more confi...

Motors Half Price Listing Weekend – Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd March

news@eBay.com — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:44:59 GMT

It’s not often you only pay half price for something, but this weekend you can list in the Cars, Parts & Vehicles sub-categories on eBayMotors.co.uk for half the usual price when using the Auction...

Detailed Seller Ratings - changes to search results visibility

news@eBay.com — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:07:31 GMT

We wanted to let you know about further changes to how listings are displayed in search results. We’re doing this to reward sellers who offer great customer service, by making it easier for buyers...

Improving eBay Checkout

news@eBay.com — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:42:37 GMT

We will soon be launching a new streamlined Checkout flow, which is designed to simplify and improve the buying process. We hope these changes will create a better buyer experience for all our user...

Listing Policy: Teenage Cancer Trust Tickets

news@eBay.com — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:45:55 GMT

Tickets to a series of concerts in April organised by the Teenage Cancer Trust to help raise essential funds to build specialist teenage cancer units within the NHS will be going on sale on today (...

Testing changes on the View Item Page

news@eBay.com — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:22:04 GMT

We wanted to let you know that over the next couple of months, 2% of users will be shown two different versions of the View Item pages. We are testing alternative layouts to see which makes it eas...

New fee pricing for eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie sellers

news@eBay.com — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:53:57 GMT

We wanted to remind you that the new fees for sellers on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie are now effective. Sellers on eBay.co.uk: View the

Extension to rules for display of business information on View Item page

news@eBay.com — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:12:51 GMT

Please note that the changes in this announcement are also relevant for sellers trading on eBay.ie. Regards, The eBay Team

Scheduled Maintenance for This Week -- Including eBay Checkout

news@eBay.com — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:48:35 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing general maintenance from approximately 07:00 to 09:00 GMT on Friday, February 8th. Please note that eBay Checkout will be completely unavailable for one hour -- 0...

Better Listing Quality - VAT inclusive policy (eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie)

news@eBay.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:27:17 GMT

From 20th February 2008, we'll be changing the policy around how sellers are allowed to treat VAT in their listings. Currently, we leave it to sellers to decide whether they include VAT in ...

eBay Express update

news@eBay.com — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:25:36 GMT

Based on feedback from our buyers and sellers, we’ve taken the decision to close eBay Express in the UK, and focus our efforts on the main eBay.co.uk site. Many of the innovations pioneered...

PowerSellers registering as a business on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie

news@eBay.com — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:14:00 GMT

EU law states that anyone who is trading as a business must clearly indicate this to consumers – something we enable by offering business accounts. PowerSellers who are not already register...

Great Service Makes the Difference in 2008

news@eBay.com — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:40:54 GMT

Hi, I’m Mark Lewis and I lead the team that focuses on eBay’s marketplaces in UK and Ireland. eBay is today delighted to announce a series of substantial new benefits for sellers on eBay.co.uk and...

Total Cost Sort option added for listings across all categories

news@eBay.com — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:18:32 GMT

We wanted to let you know that we have introduced a “Price + P&P Sort” search option. We’re doing this as part of our ongoing efforts against excessive postage and packaging (P&P) charges t...

Announcing new eBay Leadership

news@eBay.com — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:26:50 GMT

Tens of thousands of people now earn a primary or secondary living on the eBay.co.uk site – proof of an incredible entrepreneurial spirit and the power of the internet to transform lives. It’s the...

Problems with PayPal and Switch/Solo payments resolved

news@eBay.com — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:05:50 GMT

The ability to pay with Switch/Solo debit cards on PayPal is now available. We apologise for any inconvenience. Regards, The eBay Team

24 and 48 hour courier postage options available for listings

news@eBay.com — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:06:03 GMT

We wanted to let you know that eBay sellers now have two additional postage options for use on their eBay listings: ‘Other 24 Hour Courier’ and ‘Other 48 Hour Courier’. The new options giv...

Half price Listing Day – Thursday 24th January

news@eBay.com — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:05:36 GMT

This Thursday, 24th January, when you list an item in an eligible category on eBay.co.uk using the Auction-style format you will pay a half-price Insertion Fee on every item you list. Ter...

Royal Mail Price Changes from 7th April, 2008

news@eBay.com — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:00:04 GMT

Royal Mail has announced the following price changes, effective from 7th April, 2008: A First Class stamp for a standard packet weighing 101g to 250g will cost £1.45, an increase of 7p. ...

UK-US visibility in more categories

news@eBay.com — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:11:41 GMT

We wanted to update you on the testing we're performing to enable relevant UK items meeting certain criteria to appear on eBay.com. (See the

Consumer Product Safety Commission - Toys Recalled Week of Oct 15th

news@eBay.com — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:39:36 GMT

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. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissi...

eBay.co.uk's new home page

news@eBay.com — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:47:57 GMT

We're happy to say that we have launched a new homepage. We've been testing various designs for a while now (see previous announcemen...

Changes to eBay Sign-in Page

news@eBay.com — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:44:48 GMT

Updated tip 3. Over the next week, eBay will be introducing a new, friendlier sign-in page that's easier to use. We'll be encouraging guests to register on the site and highlightin...

Skype buttons extended to all categories

news@eBay.com — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:56:06 GMT

In the next few days, sellers will be able to add Skype buttons to listings in any category. Adding Skype buttons gives buyers a quick and easy way to contact sellers directly, meaning the...

Effects of promotions on eBay.com visibility

news@eBay.com — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:30:55 GMT

We thought we should let you know that listing an item around the time that our one-day promotions take place (such as this Thursday’s Half...

Find out what’s happening ‘backstage’ at eBay

news@eBay.com — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:58:01 GMT

We are pleased to present ebay.co.uk/backstage where you may learn more about recent and upcoming changes on eBay.co.uk that will make the s...

Introducing a new PayPal security feature

news@eBay.com — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:18:11 GMT

At PayPal, we’ve spent many years building sophisticated backend systems to help us detect fraud. Our attention to detail has helped us build a reputation as a safer, and easier way for sellers...

Pay with PayPal on eBay and you could win £25,000

news@eBay.com — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:06:01 GMT

From 4th October until the 12th December 2007, every time you buy an item on eBay and pay with PayPal, you’ll be entered automatically into a grand prize draw for a chance to win £25,000. We’...

Half Price Listing Day – 50% off Insertion Fees on Thursday 1st November 2007

news@eBay.com — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:53:32 GMT

This Thursday, 1st November when you list an item on eBay.co.uk in an eligible category using the Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It Now or Buy-It-Now Only (Fixed Price) formats, and offer Pay...

Reminder of end of British Summer Time

news@eBay.com — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:38:55 GMT

We wanted to inform you about the impact of the end of British Summer Time on listings. As a reminder, the clocks will fall back an hour on Sunday, October 28th at 2am, from 2am to 1am. ...

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

news@eBay.com — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:58:52 GMT

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently issued a recall of certain children's items. The products include: Bumbo Baby Sitter seats, certain types of children’s metal jewel...

Changes to fees in the Photography and Toys & Games categories

news@eBay.com — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:56:41 GMT

We’re happy to say that we’ve resolved the technical problems that affected the changes to fees in the Photography and Toys & Games categories. The revised fees, applicable until 31st December 200...

UK-US visibility in Collectables categories

news@eBay.com — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:13:00 GMT

Every day, more than four million people in the UK log on to eBay.co.uk, and this large number of potential British buyers plays a huge role in making our marketplace attractive for UK sellers.<...

Royal Mail strike update

news@eBay.com — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:26:56 GMT

Royal Mail has reached an agreement with the Communication Workers’ Union (CWU) which means that the strike action planned for this week won’t take place. There’s still a backlog of post to...

Make Bidding Easier and Faster

news@eBay.com — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:13:12 GMT

We would like to inform you that in a few days we will modify slightly the top of the item page. We will add a field next to the Place Bid button for you to type in and for you to submit your bid d...

Consumer Product Safety Commission:Toys Recalled Week of Oct 8

news@eBay.com — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:45:05 GMT

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently issued a recall of certain children's items due to excessive amounts of lead and choking/laceration hazards. The products inc...

Update on Feedback: Detailed Seller Ratings

news@eBay.com — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:33:19 GMT

We are pleased to provide a brief update on the Detailed Seller Ratings (DSRs) introduced about 6 months ago. DSR adoption rates We’re delighted that buyers ...

Update to previous post: Strike will continue Monday 15th October to Friday 19th October 2007

news@eBay.com — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:47:31 GMT

We wanted to draw your attention to the additional strike action that will disrupt Royal Mail services on Monday 15th October - Friday 19th October. The only day the coll...

Selling fees are now more closely based on your selling success in the Photography and Toys & Games categories

news@eBay.com — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 11:53:47 GMT

We are pleased to announce that between 23rd October and 31st December 2007 inclusive in the Photography and Toys & Games categories, the Gallery listing upgrade feature will be free a...

Disruption to Royal Mail postal services – 4th-6th, 8th-10th October 2007

news@eBay.com — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:40:46 GMT

Update to previous post: strike will start on Thursday 4th. We wanted to draw your attention to the strike action that will disrupt Royal Mail services on Thursday 4th – Saturday 6...

Half-price listing day – 50% off insertion fees on Thursday, 4th October 2007

news@eBay.com — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:32:23 GMT

This Thursday, when you list an item on eBay.co.uk using the Auction-style format in an eligible category, you will pay a half-price Insertion Fee on every item you list. Terms and conditio...

Next generation checkout – a simpler way to pay on eBay

news@eBay.com — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:31:47 GMT

Over the next weeks, we’ll be introducing new checkout pages that should make it simpler to complete your transactions on eBay. The main change you’ll see is that you’ll be able to log in d...

New Head of Trust & Safety at eBay UK

news@eBay.com — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:18:09 GMT

The success and scale of eBay's marketplace, and its foundation in trust, means that it can attract a small minority of unscrupulous people who attempt to exploit this trust for personal...

eBay announcing fixes to the postal information issue

news@eBay.com — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:25:38 GMT

We wanted to inform you that the problem related to eBay transactions completed with PayPal has now been addressed. This recent issue was limited to a very small number of...

Royal Mail maintenance on Sunday October 14th, midnight-5am

news@eBay.com — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:25:20 GMT

Royal Mail are performing some systems maintenance on Sunday, 14th October between midnight and 5am. While this is happening, you won’t be able to get to Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide servi...

Royal Mail maintenance on Sunday 30th September, 6am-9pm

news@eBay.com — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:24:06 GMT

Royal Mail are performing some systems maintenance on Sunday, 30th September between 6am and 9pm. While this is happening, you might not be able to get to Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide serv...

US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Several Toys Recalled

news@eBay.com — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:19:43 GMT

On September 26, 2007, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall of several types of toys due to a lead paint hazard. Items in the recall include certain Thomas & Friends W...

Disruption to Royal Mail postal services – 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th October 2007

news@eBay.com — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:48:54 GMT

We wanted to draw your attention to the strike action that will disrupt Royal Mail services on Friday 5th – Saturday 6th October and Monday 8th - Tuesday 9th of October. Members who are tr...

Selling made easier

news@eBay.com — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:32:45 GMT

We’re launching a new way for you to list your items for sale. It’s called Quick Sell and it’s a simple six-step form that we hope will appeal to people who want to list items on eBay very quickly...

Free Insertion Fee in Local Services Category Extended

news@eBay.com — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:52:06 GMT

We’re happy to tell you that we are extending the Free Insertion Fee offer in the Local Services category. From 17 October 2007 and until we let you know otherwise, listing in the Local Ser...

Get cashback on eBay purchases to your PayPal account with the PayPal credit card

news@eBay.com — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:13:35 GMT

We would like to inform you about greater rewards available via the PayPal credit card. PayPal has teamed up with

Price Display Change

news@eBay.com — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:09:22 GMT

Updated to clarify changes. Over the coming few days you may notice a change to the way the prices of overseas items on results pages are displayed on eBay.co.uk. Previously...

Announcing eBay To Go

news@eBay.com — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:34:31 GMT

We are pleased to announce the UK launch of eBay To Go. eBay To Go is a free and fast way for you to showcase any eBay listings, or just your favourit...

Changes to My Messages

news@eBay.com — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:17:29 GMT

We are pleased to announce the changes you will see in the next few days in your My Messages inbox within My eBay. We've been working to improve the user interface to make it m...

Your listing is the star!

news@eBay.com — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:47:02 GMT

As the marketplace starts heating up for Christmas, we want to celebrate great sellers and attract even more great buyers by showcasing your items in an innovative new way. Starting this we...

A single sign-in for Community forums & the rest of eBay

news@eBay.com — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:47:35 GMT

We are pleased to announce that next week we’re making a small change for your convenience. Once you’ve signed into your account anywhere on eBay.co.uk, you’ll be able to use our Community forums...

eBay working to fix postage information issue

news@eBay.com — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 15:44:29 GMT

We wanted to inform you about a problem related to eBay transactions completed with PayPal. This recent issue is limited to a very small number of eBay purchases and is presenting sellers ...

Marketplace Research tool issues - resolved

news@eBay.com — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:00:25 GMT

The Marketplace Research tool issues have been resolved and the tool should be working correctly. We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused. Thank you for your patience. Re...

eBay University in Glasgow on Saturday 22nd September

news@eBay.com — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:04:25 GMT

Hi, We wanted to remind you that eBay University is coming to Glasgow at the SECC, on Saturday, 22nd September 2007. eBay University is a chance to learn about eBay, meet eBay staff and ne...

Marketplace research tool issues

news@eBay.com — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:38:50 GMT

The ability to conduct searches using the Marketplace Research tool is not available. We are working to resolve this issue. We appreciate your patience. Regards, The eBay.co...

Telephone customer support is now available to eBay.co.uk-registered Bronze PowerSellers

news@eBay.com — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:03:25 GMT

We are pleased to announce that from today, 10th September 2007, telephone customer support is now available to eBay.co.uk-registered Bronze PowerSellers. Over the last year we have been ex...

Motors Free Listing Weekend - Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th September

news@eBay.com — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:28:46 GMT

It's not often you get something for free, but this weekend you can list any car (or other type of vehicle) on eBayMotors.co.uk for free, using the Auc...

System issue: automatic payment declined messages

news@eBay.com — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:20:20 GMT

Please note that some members who have set up to pay their eBay fees by automatic payment may receive an alert informing them that their automatic payments have been declined. The message will a...

Starting today: link to video to describe your listing

news@eBay.com — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:17:17 GMT

We’re pleased to announce that sellers are now able to embed a video that describes their items in their listings. How to include video in your listing We've made ...

10p Listing Day - Thursday 6th September

news@eBay.com — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:57:14 GMT

List an item for just 10p this Thursday 6th September – whatever the starting price. You can list items using the Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It Now or Buy It Now Only (Fixed Price) ...

Join us at the latest eBay University seminars in Ireland

news@eBay.com — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:34:15 GMT

We're excited to announce some upcoming dates for eBay University 2007 in Ireland. This autumn we will be running two eBay University seminars at the National College of Ireland, which is...

Changes to appearance of Search Pages & Bid History

news@eBay.com — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:40:41 GMT

We wanted to let you know that search, <...

Skype alerts – eBay activity reminders on your desktop

news@eBay.com — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:47:29 GMT

We are pleased to announce that you can now get alerts about your eBay activities on your desktop through your Skype instant messenger. Skype joins the list of instant messenger programs through ...

The eBay.co.uk team is working to resolve a sold item email issue

news@eBay.com — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:38:07 GMT

We have received a number of reports that members are not receiving sold item emails once an item has been won or purchased using the Buy It Now (Fixed Price) Format. We are currently working to r...

Reduction in Gallery feature fee for Media and Collectables

news@eBay.com — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:19:45 GMT

We are pleased to announce that from 1st September until 31st December 2007 we are reducing the price of the Gallery Listing Upgrade feature (gallery picture) for items listed in the Media and C...

e-Parcel Card service launches – Preferential Postage Prices for eBay.ie Sellers

news@eBay.com — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:23:40 GMT

eBay.ie is delighted to announce an exciting new venture with An Post. The e-Parcel Card entitles eligible eBay sellers resident in the Republic of Ireland to preferential rates on postag...

New Local Services category on eBay.ie

news@eBay.com — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 17:18:57 GMT

Following feedback from the eBay community, we are pleased to announce that eBay.ie has launched a new category specifically for Local Services. This new category provides a place for local serv...

Half-Price Listing Day - 50% off Insertion Fees on Wednesday 22nd August 2007

news@eBay.com — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:21:25 GMT

This Wednesday, when you list an item on eBay.co.uk using the Auction-style format in an eligible category, you will pay a half-price Insertion Fee on every item you list! Terms and condi...

Get up to 3% cashback with the PayPal Credit Card!

news@eBay.com — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:56:43 GMT

The PayPal Credit Card lets you shop with PayPal online, offline, anytime and includes great features and benefits. Apply now and get this great cashback offer. You will earn ...

Consumer Product Safety Commission: Mattel Product Recall

news@eBay.com — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:56:14 GMT

On August 14, 2007, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Mattel, issued a recall for various toys due to the risk of magnets detaching from the toys and posing a risk...

Testing New Home Page Layouts

news@eBay.com — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:48:49 GMT

We wanted to let you know that we will be testing some new home page layouts over the next few months. From this week onwards, a small sample of our users will be included in the test auto...

Royal Mail & Parcelforce Worldwide items will be unavailable for purchase via PayPal online postage between 7pm Saturday 18th August and 9am Sunday 19th August

news@eBay.com — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:42:12 GMT

We wanted to tell you about some scheduled maintenance that will affect your use of Paypal online postage. In order to maintain a reliable technological system for you to use via PayPal online ...

New: September Category Changes

news@eBay.com — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:21:16 GMT

We are pleased to announce that we are making a number of category changes during the week beginning 10th September. Within the categories listed below in bold font the

Online video safety guides

news@eBay.com — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 12:01:23 GMT

We thought you’d be interested in our latest initiative to help our users stay safe online. The Trust & Safety Team at eBay work to ensure eBay.co.uk’s community of users are protected fr...

Discount issues during checkout

news@eBay.com — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:50:00 GMT

We wanted to let you know that we are continuing to investigate the problem with discounts not always being reflected during checkout. We are working to fix this problem as soon as possible...

Disruption to Royal Mail postal services – 12th and 13th July 2007

news@eBay.com — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:18:58 GMT

We wanted to draw your attention to the strike action that will disrupt Royal Mail services on Thursday 12th July and Friday 13th July. Members who are trading around the time of the strike...

10p Listing Day – Thursday 12th July 2007

news@eBay.com — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:27:00 GMT

Start low and pay less this Thursday 12th July. If you start your Auction format listing at £14.99 or less and list an item in an eligible category, you will pay a reduced Insertion Fee price of o...

Testing New Search Results Pages

news@eBay.com — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 11:19:12 GMT

We wanted to let you know that we will be testing some changes to search results pages over the next few weeks. From today, 5% of users will be included in the test automatically, which should be...

Firefox Companion for eBay Launches Today

news@eBay.com — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:59:46 GMT

We’re pleased to announce today’s launch of the final version of the Firefox Companion for eBay, following public testing and significant positive fe...

Potential delays to deliveries due to flooding

news@eBay.com — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:37:58 GMT

As you will be aware, many areas throughout the UK have been hit by torrential rain and heavy floods this week. This has resulted in a number of services being affected, including the delivery of...

New and Improved Buyer Protection on eBay

news@eBay.com — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:43:04 GMT

Update: link to Paypal Buyer Protection information amended. We wanted to remind you about improvements we’re making to buyer protection on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie. PayPal now prov...

Important Information about Parcelforce Worldwide Services on Friday 29th June.

news@eBay.com — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:57:50 GMT

Parcelforce Worldwide services are unaffected by the Royal Mail industrial action on Friday 29th June. As a result of this, however, they are anticipating a very high demand for their services on Frid...

The Latest from the PayPal Credit Card – Still great rates, plus NEW Online Account Manager!

news@eBay.com — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:24:02 GMT

If you’re looking for a Credit Card that offers great rates, security benefits and the convenience and control to manage your account 24/7, check out the

New features on eBay My World

news@eBay.com — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:59:21 GMT

We wanted to let you know about new features we’ve added to eBay My World. My World is an updated profile page that complements your About Me page. It brings together many features already availab...

10p Listing Day – Thursday 14th June 2007

news@eBay.com — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:59:21 GMT

List any item in an eligible category for just 10p this Thursday. Sellers who list one or more items in an eligible category using the Auction-style format will pay a reduced 10 pence Insertion Fe...

19th June – 2 Hour Scheduled Maintenance for PayPal

news@eBay.com — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:05:43 GMT

We wanted to let you know that the PayPal site and a majority of its features will be unavailable from 5.00 am to approximately 7.00 am on 19th June, 2007. This is due to PayPal moving its data ce...

Update: Removal of Revise Item Duration

news@eBay.com — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:47:55 GMT

We wanted to let you know that in the next few days, the option to extend your listing duration using our listing tools will be changed. Sellers will notice that once 2 hours have passed after th...

Half Price Listing Weekend 9th-10th June

news@eBay.com — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:48:51 GMT

When you list an item in the ‘Home & Garden’ and ‘Clothes & Shoes, Accessories’ categories on the 9th and 10th June you will pay a half-price Insertion Fee and be able to use the Gallery Lis...

eBay University in London this Saturday, 9th June

news@eBay.com — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:09:19 GMT

Hi, My name is Matt, and I am the Events and Education Manager at eBay.co.uk. I wanted to let you know that eBay University is coming to London at the Business Design Centre, Islington this coming...

Classified Ads Policy

news@eBay.com — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:48:34 GMT

We wanted to let you know about our new Classified Ads policy. Classified Ad listings give eBay sellers a way to list items and services to generate multiple leads or potential buyers. Whi...

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

news@eBay.com — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:33:30 GMT

eBay’s Item Specifics feature allows sellers to provide more details when they list an item. Buyers can then search against these item details, as well as using the standard Title Search and Descripti...

End of Home Page Featured option

news@eBay.com — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 08:32:31 GMT

We wanted to let you know about a change we are making to one of the options used for listing items. Next week we will begin to remove the Home Page Featured option from the eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie...

Coming Soon – Improvements to Seller Invoices

news@eBay.com — Wed, 30 May 2007 11:35:04 GMT

We wanted to let you know about improvements we’re making to seller invoices. Additional security for invoice emails The next invoice email you receive will contain only a t...

Enhancements to eBay’s Header

news@eBay.com — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:35:18 GMT

We wanted to let you know about changes to the site header on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie. The site header is the bar at the top of almost every eBay page, containing the Buy, Sell, and other links. W...

Developing cross-border trade on eBay.co.uk

news@eBay.com — Tue, 29 May 2007 13:54:44 GMT

We wanted to share our plans for the development of cross-border trade on eBay.co.uk during the rest of 2007. In February, we reduced the visibility of UK items on eBay.com, as they had reached a ...

Sell more for less! List using the Auction-style format for just 5p per item on 31st May 2007

news@eBay.com — Thu, 24 May 2007 16:28:35 GMT

List an item using the Auction-style format with a starting price of between 1p and 99p inclusive for a reduced 5p Insertion Fee this Thursday – when you start your auction listing at 99p or less! ...

New - Bid Assistant

news@eBay.com — Thu, 24 May 2007 16:50:39 GMT

We wanted to let you know about the forthcoming launch of our new tool: Bid Assistant. Bid Assistant manages bids and makes winning the right item at the right price more convenient for buyers.

Problems with leaving Feedback

news@eBay.com — Wed, 23 May 2007 14:17:29 GMT

Some members have reported that they are having problems leaving Feedback on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie. We are working to resolve these problems as quickly as possible, but in the meantime some members l...

Final Reminder: Old Sell Your Item (SYI) Form Retires on 24th May

news@eBay.com — Mon, 21 May 2007 13:01:15 GMT

We wanted to remind you that the old version of the Sell Your Item (SYI) form retires on 24th May, as previously announced. Afte...

New: Pre-Filled Item Information in Business, Office & Industrial, Computing, Consumer Electronics

news@eBay.com — Thu, 17 May 2007 12:13:37 GMT

We are pleased to announce that the Pre-Filled Item Information feature will soon be available in the following categories: Computing > Drives/ Storage > Zip Drives Business, Office &...

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

news@eBay.com — Thu, 17 May 2007 12:10:27 GMT

Motors Free Listing Weekend this Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th May

news@eBay.com — Wed, 16 May 2007 13:55:48 GMT

It's not often you get something for free, but this weekend you can list any car (or other type of vehicle) on eBayMotors.co.uk for free, using the Auction-s...

Updates on the Safeguarding Member ID Initiative

news@eBay.com — Tue, 15 May 2007 15:31:32 GMT

We wanted let you know about changes we’re making to our Safeguarding Member IDs (SMI) initiative. We introduced SMI to eBay.co.uk in eBay’s teaming up with Comic Relief! In the run-up to Red Nose Day on Friday 16th March, we've re...

Policy Clarification: Auction Extensions Prohibited

news@eBay.com — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:24:48 GMT

We’re making a change to our Fee Circumvention Policy to clarify that auction extensions are not allowed on the eBay...

Free Postage Listing Day, Wednesday 7th March

news@eBay.com — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:21:18 GMT

This Wednesday, 7th March, if you list an item on eBay.co.uk offering a free UK postage option you’ll pay a reduced 5p Insertion Fee and can use the Gallery Listing Upgrade feature for free. For ...

Change to ‘Time: Newly Listed’ sort order in Browse and Search

news@eBay.com — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:13:45 GMT

We wanted to let you know that the way items appear in Browse and Search when listings are sorted by "Time: Newly Listed" has changed. Items now appear based on the time they become visible on eBay, ...

PlayStation 3 Pre-sales

news@eBay.com — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:01:36 GMT

Due to the high demand and limited supply of the Sony PlayStation 3 gaming systems, eBay is taking strong measures to protect both buyers and sellers within our community. During the pre-sale peri...

UK members reporting problems with Switch / Solo cards

news@eBay.com — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:56:00 GMT

We have had reports from some UK members that when they try to complete the seller registration flow, they are not being given the option to use a Switch or Solo card for verification purposes. W...

eBay.co.uk University Dates and Locations Announced

news@eBay.com — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:12:25 GMT

eBay University is back. In 2007 four eBay University events will be taking place: Coventry, 21st April London, 9th June Glasgow, 21st September Manchester, 10th ...

Changes to the display of eBay.co.uk listings on eBay.com

news@eBay.com — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:15:58 GMT

We want to tell you about tests affecting the display of eBay.co.uk listings on eBay.com. For several years, items listed on eBay.co.uk have also appeared in the default search results on eBay.co...

Half Price Listing Day – Tuesday 20th February 2007

news@eBay.com — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 13:49:30 GMT

If you list an item on Tuesday 20th February 2007, the Insertion Fee will be half price for each item you list. Terms and conditions apply. Click

New: February Category Changes

news@eBay.com — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:53:14 GMT

We are pleased to announce that we are making a number of category changes during the week beginning 12th February. Within Collectables a number of categories have been expanded and re...

Enjoy 2007 with PayPal Mobile

news@eBay.com — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:35:17 GMT

Imagine if you didn’t have to pay your mortgage or rent for 12 months*. Just think of all the things you could do with the extra cash. It would be a great way to start 2007. So enter our priz...

Important news concerning updates to the eBay.ie User Agreement and Privacy Policy

news@eBay.com — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:57:11 GMT

With effect from March 1st, 2007, we are updating the eBay.ie User Agreement and Privacy Policy. The main change is that the contractual relationship between you and eBay International AG wil...

Important news concerning updates to the eBay.co.uk User Agreement and Privacy Policy

news@eBay.com — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:50:14 GMT

With effect from March 1st, 2007, we are updating the eBay.co.uk User Agreement and Privacy Policy. The main change is that the contractual relationship between you and eBay International AG ...

Important News for ebay.ie Sellers -- Changes to eBay's Structure in the EU

news@eBay.com — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:47:49 GMT

We would like to inform you of an important change to eBay's structure in the EU. We have set up a new entity in the European Union, located in Luxembourg, called eBay Europe, S.à r.l. This entit...

Important News for eBay.ie Sellers -- Fee changes, effective March 1st 2007

news@eBay.com — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:41:18 GMT

We review our fees on an annual basis, to ensure we maintain a healthy and balanced marketplace. The changes we are making this year are designed to promote a greater volume of trade. Please ...

Important News for ebay.co.uk Sellers -- Changes to eBay's Structure in the EU

news@eBay.com — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:38:28 GMT

We would like to inform you of an important change to eBay's structure in the EU. We have set up a new entity in the European Union, located in Luxembourg, called eBay Europe, S.à r.l. This entit...

Important News for eBay.co.uk Sellers -- Fee changes, effective March 1st 2007

news@eBay.com — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:20:07 GMT

We review our fees on an annual basis, to ensure we maintain a healthy and balanced marketplace. The changes we are making this year are designed to promote a greater volume of trade. Please ...

Coming soon: Google Text Ads on Search Results

news@eBay.com — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:07:21 GMT

Last August, eBay announced an agreement with Google which allows selected European eBay sites to display Google text ads on search results. (Please read our

New: January Category Changes

news@eBay.com — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:35:13 GMT

We are pleased to announce that we are making a number of category changes during the week beginning 15th January 2007. The changes are necessary to accommodate the continuing growth of eBay.co.u...

Problems with responding to online dispute claims from January 5th and 6th

news@eBay.com — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 14:21:35 GMT

We wanted to update you on progress with the problems answering online disputes that were submitted on January 5th and 6th. We are pleased to announce that we have now fixed this issue. If yo...

10p Listing Day Thursday 11th January 2007

news@eBay.com — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:54:17 GMT

List any item for just 10p this Thursday – whatever the starting price. Terms and Conditions apply. Click here for details. Reg...

Announcing the winners of PayPal's 'Penny for a Porsche' competition and Christmas Prize Draw, 2006

news@eBay.com — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:27:25 GMT

PayPal ran two promotions at the end of 2006, and we are pleased to announce the winners. The first promotion was ‘Penny for a Porsche’: if you activated your mobile phone on PayPal, and text...

Coming Soon: Pre-Filled Item Information in Business, Office & Industrial, Computing, Consumer Electronics, Home & Garden, Mobile & Home Phones and Photography

news@eBay.com — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:55:58 GMT

In early January, we will be introducing Pre-Filled Item Information to the following categories: Business, Office & Industrial > Office Supplies > Fax Machines & Supplies > Fax Machines ...

Coming Soon: Item Specifics Feature in the Consumer Electronics, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden, Photography, Sporting Goods and Toys & Games Categories

news@eBay.com — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:46:08 GMT

Updated - Parcelforce Worldwide

news@eBay.com — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:49:23 GMT

We have been informed by Parcelforce Worldwide that due to unprecedented demand for their parcel services, yesterday was the last date possible for collections and that Parcelforce Worldwide’s ex...

Skype on eBay.co.uk – now in even more categories!

news@eBay.com — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:41:34 GMT

You can now add Skype call and chat buttons (or both) to your listings in even more categories on eBay.co.uk. These features are now available in the following additional categories and sub cate...

Parcelforce Worldwide Promotion

news@eBay.com — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:05:44 GMT

Christmas is a very busy and competitive time of year as buyers rush for last minute gifts but it is also a great time to increase sales and profits. We have seen that items listed with Get It F...

eBay Groups, Chat & Discussion Boards - Scheduled Maintenance

news@eBay.com — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:13:48 GMT

LiveWorld will be doing maintenance on their systems from approximately 07.00 to 09.00 on Friday, December 15th. This means that eBay's Community forums (eBay Groups, Chat boards, Answer Centre,...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 15th December 2006

news@eBay.com — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:05:13 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 07:00 to 09:00 GMT on Friday 15th December 2006. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently una...

Resale of tickets to Concert for Diana

news@eBay.com — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 10:32:35 GMT

In view of the unique and commemorative nature of the Concert for Diana event and as a mark of respect for the memory of the late Diana, Princess of Wales, we’ve decided to prohibit the resale o...

PayPal Issues

news@eBay.com — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:23:12 GMT

Members are currently experiencing errors with some PayPal related aspects of eBay Checkout, such as using the PayPal payment status link in Checkout and generating shipping labels. We are a...

New: December Category Changes

news@eBay.com — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:37:41 GMT

We are pleased to announce that we are making a number of category changes during the week beginning 4th December 2006. The changes are necessary to accommodate the continuing growth of eBay....

Wednesday 6th & Thursday 7th December - 10p Buy It Now Listing Days

news@eBay.com — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:01:34 GMT

List an item using the Buy It Now Only (Fixed Price) format for 10p on the 6th and 7th of December and attract more buyers making instant purchases. Terms and conditions apply.

20-21st November - Free Postage Listing Days

news@eBay.com — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:16:50 GMT

List your items on 20th and 21st November 2006 offering free postage to any UK address and you’ll only pay a 5p Insertion Fee and get the Gallery Listing Upgrade Feature for free! Click

Listing restrictions for pre-sale Sony PlayStation 3 consoles and games

news@eBay.com — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:55:14 GMT

We wanted to let you know about some restrictions that will be placed on pre-sales of the Sony Playstation 3 console and games. To protect the whole eBay community, sellers will not be permitted...

eBayMotors.co.uk Free Listing Weekend (18th & 19th of November 2006)

news@eBay.com — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 09:56:42 GMT

It’s not often you get anything for free, but this weekend (18th & 19th November 2006) you can list any car, classic car, motorcycle or other vehicle using the Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It...

Item Specifics Feature Now Available in the Art, Collectables, Home & Garden, Jewellery & Watches, Musical Instruments and Sporting Goods Categories

news@eBay.com — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:05:26 GMT

eBay.ie: Free Gallery and Subtitle Features on November 16th 2006

news@eBay.com — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:42:29 GMT

Make your listings stand out this Christmas and increase their visibility in search by using the gallery and subtitle features for free on November 16th 2006 on eBay.ie. Terms and conditions...

Listing restrictions for pre-sale Sony PlayStation 3 consoles and games

news@eBay.com — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 07:41:53 GMT

We wanted to let you know about some restrictions that will be placed on pre-sales of the Sony Playstation 3 console and games. To protect the whole eBay community, sellers will not be permitted ...

eBay Browser Support Changes

news@eBay.com — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:24:50 GMT

eBay is dedicated to providing the Community with the most efficient and reliable online marketplace possible. As technology advances and your needs get more complex, it’s our job to make sure we...

10p Listing Day Monday 13th November

news@eBay.com — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:12:22 GMT

Christmas cash crisis? If you’re a bit short on cash this Christmas then get selling on Monday 13th November and make the most of the 10p listing day. Terms and conditions apply.

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 4th August 2006

news@eBay.com — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 17:27:09 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 07:00 to 09:00 BST on Friday 4th Augsut 2006. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unava...

Coming soon: Category Changes

news@eBay.com — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:59:47 GMT

We are pleased to announce that we are making a number of category changes during the week beginning 14th August 2006. The changes are necessary to accommodate the continuing growth of eBay.co.u...

Coming Soon: Pre-Filled Item Information in Baby, Car Audio, Computing, Home & Garden and Photography

news@eBay.com — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:57:36 GMT

In early August, we will be introducing Pre-Filled Item Information the following categories. Baby> Car Seats Baby> Nursery Decoration & Furniture> Cots & Cribs Cars,...

PayPal Credit Card: 6 Months’ Interest Free Balance Transfer & Purchases Period Extended

news@eBay.com — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 16:24:08 GMT

PayPal’s MasterCard product has extended the 0% p.a. on purchases for 6 months*, and 0% p.a. on Balance Transfers for 6 months (a 2% fee applies)** offer. The card also carries no annual fee, has ...

eBay.ie: 5 cents Listing Weekend 28 – 30 July 2006

news@eBay.com — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:13:35 GMT

List your items for just 5 cents each. Selling a high value item? To get the best value from your sales, list your high value items with any starting price for just 5 cents each on 29 an...

eBay.ie: New Television Advertisement

news@eBay.com — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:04:09 GMT

We are delighted to announce the launch of a TV advertisement featuring O2 and eBay.ie. The television advertisement will air from Monday 24th July. Both companies are very excited about the ...

Message from Doug McCallum: eBay.co.uk Update

news@eBay.com — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:07:33 GMT

Hello there. I’m Doug McCallum, the managing director of eBay (UK) Ltd. This morning eBay announced changes to the pricing and visibility of Shop Listings on eBay.co.uk and also made some other tw...

Important Information for eBay .co.uk Sellers

news@eBay.com — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 18:28:36 GMT

Earlier this year, we announced changes to the way Search and Browse results display Shop Inventory Format (SIF) listings on eBay.co.uk. At the same time, we made some changes to the Shops fees ...

Important Information for eBay.ie Sellers

news@eBay.com — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:44:37 GMT

Earlier this year we announced changes to the way Search and Browse results display Shop Inventory Format (SIF) listings on eBay.ie. At the same time we made some changes to the Shops fees struc...

Trust and Safety: Revisions to the Tickets and Contracts Policy

news@eBay.com — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 10:58:12 GMT

All new listings offering event tickets for resale on eBay.co.uk must now specify the original face value of each ticket. This can be entered on the Sell Your Item form or in other selling tools w...

Coming soon: New Classified Ads on eBayMotors.co.uk

news@eBay.com — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 18:39:26 GMT

Hi, I'm Clare, Head of eBayMotors.co.uk. I'm here to let you know about a new Classified Ads format that we'll be launching in August. We're really excited about the new opportunities ...

Information for Sellers: My Messages

news@eBay.com — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 12:15:08 GMT

This issue has now been resolved.

Trust and Safety: Accepted Payments Policy

news@eBay.com — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 18:52:07 GMT

Completing a transaction with an appropriate, safe and convenient payment method is an important part of trading on eBay. While many of the payment methods offered by eBay sellers offer a high d...

Coming Soon: Skype Buttons on Item Pages

news@eBay.com — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 15:09:21 GMT

We’re pleased to let you know that this week we will be giving sellers the option to add Skype buttons to their listings. For sellers, adding Skype to your listings is a way to help build trust,...

NEW: Answer Buyer Questions with Custom FAQs

news@eBay.com — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 15:05:16 GMT

We’re pleased to let you know about a new feature that should cut down the amount of time sellers spend answering common questions from their buyers. Soon you'll be able to create a custom ...

Item Specifics Feature Now Available in the Baby, Computing, Consumer Electronics, Home & Garden, Photography, Sporting Goods and Toys & Games Categories

news@eBay.com — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:57:05 GMT

eBay’s Item Specifics feature allows sellers to provide more details when they list an item. Buyers can then search against these item details, as well as using the standard Title Search and ...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 30th June 2006

news@eBay.com — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:30:07 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 07:00 to 09:00 BST on Friday 30th June 2006. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unava...

5p Buy It Now with Immediate Payment Listing Day Thursday 29th June 2006

news@eBay.com — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:52:59 GMT

Selling with Buy It Now and Requiring Immediate Payment allows you to receive your payment faster which is great for time sensitive items such as concert tickets or simply if you want to get paid ...

Item Specifics Feature Now Available in the Baby, Computing, Sporting Goods, Watches, Home, and Consumer Electronics Categories

news@eBay.com — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:09:20 GMT

eBay.ie: Free Gallery and Subtitle Weekend 24th and 25th June 2006

news@eBay.com — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:01:23 GMT

Make your listings stand out by adding a gallery picture... a subtitle... or both... for FREE. Using listing upgrade features is a proven way to attract buyers and may increase the final sa...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 16th June 2006

news@eBay.com — Thu, 04 May 2006 11:09:25 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 07:00 to 09:00 BST on Friday 16th June 2006. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavail...

10p Listing Day Thursday 15th June 2006

news@eBay.com — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:16:37 GMT

Fishing for a fortune? List an item for only 10p all day on Thursday the 15th June 2006 and net yourself some cash Terms and conditions apply.

Possible Postal Delays in Northern Ireland

news@eBay.com — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 18:27:35 GMT

A number of members have reported Royal Mail postal delays in Northern Ireland. If you are in a trading relationship with someone who might be affected, please be mindful that payments being se...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 3rd February 2006

news@eBay.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:14:35 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 07:00 to 09:00 GMT on Friday, 3rd February 2006. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavai...

eBay.ie Motors Free Listing Week: Monday 30th January - Sunday 5th February 2006

news@eBay.com — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:48:57 GMT

30th January - 5th February is eBay.ie's first ever Motors Free Listing Week. During this period you can list any car, motorcycle or other vehicle for FREE on eBay Motors Ireland. T...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 27th January 2006

news@eBay.com — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:47:45 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 07:00 to 09:00 GMT on Friday, 27th January 2006. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavai...

New: eBay University Dates for Bristol, Manchester and London

news@eBay.com — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:43:33 GMT

eBay University will be visiting Bristol (28th January), Manchester (18th February), and London (11th March). eBay University is a chance to learn about eBay, meet eBay staff and network w...

Important Information eBay.co.uk Shop Sellers

news@eBay.com — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 03:57:48 GMT

Dear eBay Shop Sellers, Members who sell using an eBay Shop are an important part of the eBay.co.uk Community. Since the feature was launched, eBay Shops have proved very popular with buyers...

Important Information eBay.ie Shop Sellers

news@eBay.com — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 03:46:27 GMT

Dear eBay Shop Sellers, Members who sell using an eBay Shop are an important part of the eBay.ie Community. Since the feature was launched, eBay Shops have proved very popular with buyers and...

New: 5p Listing Day on Thursday 12th January 2006

news@eBay.com — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 20:12:58 GMT

Turn your unused or unwanted items into cash when you sell them on eBay.co.uk. List on Thursday 12th January 2006 using Auction style, Buy It Now or Auction-with-Buy It Now format and pay only 5p ...

Coming Soon: Category Changes

news@eBay.com — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 18:04:29 GMT

We are pleased to announce that we are making a number of category changes during the week beginning 16th January 2006. The changes are necessary to accommodate the continuing growth of eBay.c...

Coming Soon: Changes to Motors Categories

news@eBay.com — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:59:54 GMT

We are pleased to announce that we are making a number of category changes during the week beginning 16th January 2006. The Automotive category is to be renamed Cars, Parts & Vehicles. This ne...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 6th January 2006

news@eBay.com — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:39:44 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 07:00 to 09:00 GMT on Friday, 6th January 2006. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavailabl...

eBay.ie: Declutter your life this New Year and make some cash!

news@eBay.com — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 10:31:57 GMT

List on Thursday 5th January in Auction, Buy It Now or Auction-with-Buy It Now format and pay a basic insertion fee of only 5 cents. Terms and conditions apply.

Feedback Changes Announcement

news@eBay.com — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:32:37 GMT

Earlier in the year, we announced a number of changes to eBay’s Feedback that will address some of the key concerns members have about the feedback system (

Save money and attract Christmas shoppers!

news@eBay.com — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 11:03:08 GMT

List items using Buy It Now on 10th December for just 5 cents! On Saturday 10th December pay only 5 cents insertion fee to list items using Buy It Now fix...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 9th December 2005

news@eBay.com — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 19:54:30 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 07:00 to 09:00 GMT on Friday, 9th December 2005. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently un...

Save money and attract Christmas shoppers!

news@eBay.com — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 10:55:31 GMT

Untitled List items using Buy It Now on 10th December for just 5p. On Saturday 10th December pay only 5p insertion fee to ...

Clarification of Fees for Multiple Item Listings on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie

news@eBay.com — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:59:59 GMT

As we previously announced (29th August and 29th September 2005) the maximum Insertion Fee for Multiple Auction Style Item (Dutch) and Fixed Price listings is £3 (€4.50 on eBay.ie), increased from...

New: eBay Marketplace Research. Information Service for Buyers and Sellers

news@eBay.com — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 18:34:57 GMT

We know that sellers need information to run their sales efficiently - for instance, the price an item is likely to go for on eBay, or what types of items buyers are searching for. Likewise, buyer...

Paying Safely: The Key to a Successful eBay Purchase

news@eBay.com — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 15:55:04 GMT

Choosing a safe payment method on eBay is critical when it comes to protecting yourself and your money. We’ve got lots of information on the site to help you make safe payment decisions:

eBay.ie Start Selling Week - 12th-18th September 2005

news@eBay.com — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:18:34 GMT

Everyone has a few things that they don't use any more, so we're giving you the perfect opportunity to make a profit from your unwanted items. During the Start Selling Week, we'll refund the basi...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 9th September 2005

news@eBay.com — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:20:19 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 07:00 to 09:00 BST on Friday, 9th September 2005. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently un...

New: Category Changes for September

news@eBay.com — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 10:22:58 GMT

Category structure improvements coming in Automotive, Clothes, Shoes & Accessories and Sporting Goods and in many other categories. We are pleased to announce that we are making a number of catego...

eBay.ie: eBay University will be visiting Dublin this Weekend

news@eBay.com — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 18:03:45 GMT

This Saturday, eBay University will be visiting the fair city of Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. There are still places available if you would like to join us. The course will be an overview ...

NEW: 5p Listing Day 8th September 2005

news@eBay.com — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:46:33 GMT

Brighten up the new season with our 5p listing day! Just list items with a start price of between £0.01 and £0.99. On Thursday 8th September 2005 sellers listing with Auction-style, Auction-wi...

NEW: Win Great Prizes in the Treasure House

news@eBay.com — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 01:09:09 GMT

From the 5th to the 18th September you can win great prizes by entering the eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie Treasure House competition. Find out more here:

New: Deleting About Me pages

news@eBay.com — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 17:33:58 GMT

Members who have an About Me page that they would like to replace or remove can now easily delete their current page. To do so,

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 15th April 2005

news@eBay.com — Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:22:01 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 07:00 to 09:00 on Friday, 15th April 2005. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavailab...

New: Category Structure Improvements launch w/b 11th April 2005

news@eBay.com — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 15:27:11 GMT

We are pleased to announce that we are making a number of category changes during the week beginning 11th April 2005. Category structure improvements will be coming in Automotive, Baby, Books, com...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 8th April 2005

news@eBay.com — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 19:26:13 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 07:00 to 09:00 on Friday, 8th April 2005. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavailable or...

eBay.co.uk 5p Listing Day: Tuesday 5th April 2005

news@eBay.com — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 18:10:35 GMT

Spring cleaning is much more fun when you can make money selling your unwanted things! So if you are listing items with a start price of between 1p and 99p, why not make the most of eBay’s 5p Lis...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 1st April 2005

news@eBay.com — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:20:51 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 08:00 to 10:00 on Friday, 1st April 2005. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavailabl...

eBay University

news@eBay.com — Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:30:15 GMT

We are pleased to announce the first eBay University dates and locations for the year. The first event will take place in Glasgow on 23rd April, with the second event in Liverpool on May 21st. <...

Enhancements to Buyer Requirements to Help Sellers Minimise Unpaid Items

news@eBay.com — Wed, 23 Mar 2005 09:00:37 GMT

A few months ago, we introduced a feature called Buyer Requirements, which can be used by sellers who want even more control over who bids on their items. We are pleased to announce the latest enhance...

Motors Free Listing Day: Sunday 13th March 2005

news@eBay.com — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 09:44:03 GMT

List your vehicle for free during the Motors Free Listing Day on the 13th March 2005 and save yourself the usual £6 Basic Listing Fee. What's Included? Items listed for sale in Po...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 11th March 2005

news@eBay.com — Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:42:56 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 07:00 to 09:00 GMT on Friday, 11th March 2005. Please note the earlier time of this maintenance period. During thi...

Category structure improvements coming in Antiques & Art, Baby, Business, Office & Industrial, Consumer Electronics, Home & Garden and in many other categories

news@eBay.com — Tue, 08 Mar 2005 15:17:08 GMT

We are pleased to announce that we are making a number of category changes during the week beginning 14th March 2005. The changes are necessary to accommodate the continuing growth of eBay....

Penny Gallery Day: Thursday 10th March 2005

news@eBay.com — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:57:11 GMT

Adding a ‘Gallery’ image when selling on eBay.co.uk attracts buyers, clinches sales and helps you make more money. Listings with ‘Gallery’ typically sell for 20% more. So give it a try on Thu...

eBay.co.uk 100K Giveaway

news@eBay.com — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 19:51:49 GMT

What is the eBay 100K Giveaway? When we ran the Christmas Treasure Hunt, we discovered how much you love competitions. So we reckon it’s time for another one. Over the next few weeks we’ll ...

Updated: New Community Hub and Updated Discussion Boards - Now Available

news@eBay.com — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:22:04 GMT

We are pleased to announce the new Community Hub and upgraded eBay discussion boards are now available. This new hub will be the home to the information, tools and resources that form the foundat...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 4th March 2005

news@eBay.com — Wed, 02 Mar 2005 19:37:09 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 07:00 to 09:00 GMT on Friday, 4th March 2005. Please note the earlier time of this maintenance period. During this maintenance pe...

Community Forums will be Unavailable on Thursday Morning

news@eBay.com — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 19:08:58 GMT

This week, we will introduce the new Community Hub and upgraded eBay discussion boards. More information about this project can be found in our previous

Amendments to the Firearms and Weapons policies

news@eBay.com — Tue, 21 Dec 2004 13:52:27 GMT

Please note that it is no longer permitted to list paintball guns, bullet reloading devices, crossbows, throwing knives or “stealth” knives on eBay.co.uk. The Firearms policy and Weapons po...

Coming Soon: New Return Policy Feature in Sell Your Item Form

news@eBay.com — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 19:02:26 GMT

In the next few days, we will introduce an improved way for sellers to display their return policies on the Item page. Having a return policy helps build confidence for potential buyers and impr...

New: Unfinished Listings Saved in SYI

news@eBay.com — Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:56:13 GMT

We are pleased to announce a new feature for the Sell Your Item (SYI) form, to help members who start to list an item, but are unable to complete the listing at the time. If you create a new listi...

Extra prizes for sellers this Christmas

news@eBay.com — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:48:58 GMT

It’s not too late to make some more cash this Christmas. With millions of buyers visiting eBay every week, 24-hour trading everyday and now great prizes up for grabs there’s something for everyone. ...

Information for Sellers: Parcelforce Worldwide Promotion

news@eBay.com — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:35:43 GMT

There has been a massive response to the exclusive eBay guaranteed delivery offer made by Parcelforce Worldwide to sellers when sending sold items. Consequently, this huge demand has led to some...

Research Email Information

news@eBay.com — Mon, 13 Dec 2004 10:02:33 GMT

At eBay we are always looking at ways to develop our services so they better meet your needs and drive your trading success. For this reason Continental Research, an independent research companie...

Confirmation of Prizes in the Christmas Treasure Hunt for Saturday 11 December

news@eBay.com — Sat, 11 Dec 2004 10:42:08 GMT

We are pleased to confirm that today there will be 2 Sony Digital Camcorder prizes EVERY hour. We are aware that on some pages on the site it says differently but these will be changed as soo...

Important Information about eBay Anywhere

news@eBay.com — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 14:29:07 GMT

In limited cases there have been occurrences of incorrect account settings that have affected the SMS-based alerts system -- these settings are within your normal eBay preferences as 'Wireless e-m...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 10th December 2004

news@eBay.com — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:10:04 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 GMT on Friday, 10th December 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently ...

Research Email Information

news@eBay.com — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 17:56:03 GMT

At PayPal we are always looking at ways to develop our services so they better meet your needs and drive your trading success. For this reason i-level Generator, an independent research comp...

Buy It Now Free Listing Day: Friday 10th December 2004

news@eBay.com — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 19:23:52 GMT

On Friday December 10th 2004 between 0:00:01 GMT until 23:59:59 GMT, eBay will not charge listing fees on Buy it Now “fixed price” listings on eBay.co.uk in Pounds Sterling. Auction-style lis...

Unpaid Items: Enhancements to Buyer Requirements for Sellers

news@eBay.com — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:13:41 GMT

We are pleased to announce that we have introduced enhancements to Buyer Requirements (previously referred to as "Buyer Management – Buyer Block Preferences"). The Buyer Requirements feature allows se...

eBay Christmas Treasure Hunt

news@eBay.com — Mon, 06 Dec 2004 08:59:26 GMT

What is the eBay Christmas Treasure Hunt?Over the Christmas period, eBay is hiding hundreds of thousand of pounds worth of pr...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 3rd December 2004

news@eBay.com — Thu, 02 Dec 2004 10:37:48 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 GMT on Friday, 3rd December 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unav...

New: ‘Search by Proximity’ Feature

news@eBay.com — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 12:59:37 GMT

We are pleased to announce that the Search by Proximity feature will be launching on the UK site over the next week. Whilst this is not fully live on the site yet, the feature will already be vis...

Expanded PayPal Buyer Protection Now Available

news@eBay.com — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 17:19:41 GMT

eBay is pleased to announce that PayPal has expanded the PayPal Buyer Protection programme on eBay.co.uk in order to provide greater protection for buyers by increasing coverage from £250 to £50...

List on eBay Motors for Free on 25th November 2004

news@eBay.com — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:22:24 GMT

List your vehicle for free during the Motors Free Listing Day on the 25th November 2004 and save yourself the usual £6 Basic Listing Fee. What's Included? Items listed for sale in Pounds...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 19th November 2004

news@eBay.com — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:55:32 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 GMT on Friday, 19th November 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavail...

Christmas Information for Sellers

news@eBay.com — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 11:03:13 GMT

If you want to get the most out of your seasonal selling this year and tap into a ready market of Christmas Shoppers, take a look at our Christmas Selling page:

Changes to the PowerSeller Eligibility Criteria

news@eBay.com — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:19:47 GMT

We are delighted to announce that we have expanded the criteria under which you can become a PowerSeller on eBay.co.uk. PowerSeller status was previously purely dependent on the volume of sale...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 17th September 2004

news@eBay.com — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 19:14:43 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 BST on Friday, 17th September 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently una...

Coming Up: eBay.co.uk TV and Radio Advertising Campaign

news@eBay.com — Tue, 14 Sep 2004 18:50:47 GMT

We are delighted to announce that in October we will begin advertising eBay.co.uk on television and radio. Since eBay.co.uk was launched in 1999 we have concentrated our efforts on advertis...

Personalised Listing Analysis

news@eBay.com — Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:42:17 GMT

We are pleased to introduce a listing analysis feature available for new sellers who use Sell Your Item to list. The purpose of Listing Analysis is to educate sellers about listing best practices ...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 10th September 2004

news@eBay.com — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 17:07:38 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 BST on Friday, 10th September 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavail...

First Time Seller Promotion: 6th – 12th September 2004

news@eBay.com — Fri, 03 Sep 2004 18:15:34 GMT

If you have never sold an item on eBay before and want to get started, you might want to get involved with First Time Seller Week. Between Monday 6th September 0:00:01 and Sunday 12th Septe...

Unpaid Items: Buyer Management – Buyer Block Preferences Coming Soon

news@eBay.com — Thu, 02 Sep 2004 17:59:02 GMT

We are pleased to announce that Buyer Management – Buyer Block Preferences, a new feature that allows sellers to have more control over who can bid on their listings, will be available in the n...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 3rd September 2004

news@eBay.com — Thu, 02 Sep 2004 17:25:57 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 BST on Friday, 3rd September 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently una...

Paperless Direct Debit Mandate Launches

news@eBay.com — Thu, 02 Sep 2004 17:20:46 GMT

With Direct Debit, you pay your eBay fees directly from your Bank account each month, making it the easiest and most convenient way to pay your seller fees. Until now, setting up a Direct Debit ...

Winner of Mini Cooper Competition

news@eBay.com — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:56:47 GMT

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the “Win a super Mini Cooper” competition which ran between the 12th – 30th of June 2004 is L. Holden from Preston, Lancashire. We were amazed a...

Coming Soon - Item Condition: New or Used

news@eBay.com — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:18:10 GMT

Over the next few days we will be introducing a new feature that allows sellers to specify the condition of their item. Sellers will soon have the option to state if an item is either new or...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 27th August 2004

news@eBay.com — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:55:27 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 BST on Friday, 27th August 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavai...

10p Listing Day: Thursday 26th August 2004

news@eBay.com — Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:01:53 GMT

On Thursday 26th August 2004 between 0:00:01 BST until 23:59:59 BST all basic Listing Fees for items listed in Pounds Sterling on eBay.co.uk will be 10p. Auction-style, Dutch (multiple items), auc...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 20th August 2004

news@eBay.com — Wed, 18 Aug 2004 20:33:26 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 BST on Friday, 20th August 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently ...

New Home Page Featured Policy is Now in Force

news@eBay.com — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:36:41 GMT

As was previously announced on July 30th 2004, eBay now enforces quality standards for Home Page Featured Listings because of their high visibility. We will completely remove from the site any it...

Reserve Price Changes

news@eBay.com — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 18:08:30 GMT

From mid-September we will be changing the circumstances under which sellers may use a Reserve Price in their eBay.co.uk Listings. Currently, a Seller may set a Starting Price and Reserve Pric...

My eBay, Selling Manager and Selling Manager Pro Issues

news@eBay.com — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:48:12 GMT

We are aware that some members are experiencing intermittent problems with My eBay, Selling Manager and Selling Manager Pro. We are working hard to fix these issues and hope to resolve the s...

August Category Changes

news@eBay.com — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:35:16 GMT

We are happy to announce that we're making a number of category changes this week. The changes are necessary to accommodate the continuing growth of eBay.co.uk and to help buyers and sellers t...

New and Improved eBay Anywhere SMS Service

news@eBay.com — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:37:16 GMT

You can now use eBay wherever you are, using the new eBay Anywhere service. You can sign up to eBay Anywhere and receive eBay updates directly to your mobile phone. Buyers can receive SMS ale...

Potential Issues with eBay Toolbar & eBay Picture Services

news@eBay.com — Mon, 16 Aug 2004 18:28:45 GMT

Many of you will be aware that Microsoft has released an upgrade to the Windows XP platform called Windows XP SP2. Those of you who have already upgraded to Microsoft's XP SP2 platform or plan t...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 13th August 2004

news@eBay.com — Thu, 12 Aug 2004 17:40:49 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 BST on Friday, 13th August 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unava...

Changes to PayPal Pricing Tiers Reminder

news@eBay.com — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 17:46:52 GMT

As of 6 August 2004, PayPal changed its domestic and cross-border fee structure. PayPal’s UK Standard Rate remains at 3.4% + £0.20 GBP (for domestic transactions). Sellers whose volume of re...

eBay.co.uk Discussion Boards Special Maintenance

news@eBay.com — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 17:02:29 GMT

Liveworld will be undertaking maintenance on their systems from approximately 09:00 until 15:00 BST on Sunday, August 8th. This means that eBay's Community Discussion Boards may be unavailable or slow...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 6th August 2004

news@eBay.com — Thu, 05 Aug 2004 18:20:15 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing general maintenance from approximately 09:00 to 11:00 BST on Friday, August 6th. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently...

Coming Soon: New Sell Hub

news@eBay.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 16:11:59 GMT

We are pleased to introduce a new sell hub page that will be launched next week. Once a member clicks "Sell" from the navigation bar (found at the top of most eBay pages), they will be taken to th...

eBay.co.uk Discussion Board Issues

news@eBay.com — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 09:37:58 GMT

We are currently experiencing some difficulties with the UK Community Boards. Members may not be able to access the Discussion and Chat Boards at this time. Our Boards service provider, Live...

Amendment to the Home Page Featured Listings policy

news@eBay.com — Fri, 30 Jul 2004 17:37:53 GMT

We have recently engaged in an extended period of consultation with the community regarding the Home Page Featured listing option. The overwhelming feedback has been that the policy governi...

Item Specifics Feature to Appear Monitor & CD/ DVD Drives Categories

news@eBay.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:03:38 GMT

After the successful launch of Item Specifics in the Laptop Units, Desktop Units and PDAs categories, we will be introducing the new Item Specifics feature in both the Monitors & CD/DVD Drives c...

Change to our credit card transaction processing

news@eBay.com — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 14:47:56 GMT

A required change to our credit card transaction processing on 30th July 2004 will result in eBay being able to accept only GBP, EUR and USD credit card payments, from registered sellers on the ...

Updated: Buyer and Seller Q&A on Item Page Available Soon

news@eBay.com — Fri, 23 Jul 2004 14:42:32 GMT

A new Buyer and Seller Q&A feature will be available within the next few days. It enables sellers to post answers to frequently asked buyer questions directly on the item page, saving time for b...

Scheduled Maintenance for July 23rd

news@eBay.com — Thu, 22 Jul 2004 15:25:54 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 BST on Friday, July 23rd. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavailable o...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 16th July 2004

news@eBay.com — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 18:42:51 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 BST on Friday, July 16th 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavaila...

Major July Category Changes

news@eBay.com — Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:40:41 GMT

We are happy to announce that we're making a number of category changes in the week beginning 19th July. The changes are necessary to accommodate the continuing growth of eBay.co.uk and to he...

Coming Soon: Comparison Shopping

news@eBay.com — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:17:28 GMT

Over the next few days we will be introducing a new feature called Comparison Shopping. This feature will allow buyers to select listings while in Search, Browse, Seller’s Other Items and...

Online Safety: Protect Yourself From Fake (Spoof) Email

news@eBay.com — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:53:44 GMT

Safety online starts with keeping your accounts secure. Occasionally Community members may receive deceptive emails claiming to come from eBay, PayPal, or other popular websites. Most of these fa...

Coming Soon: View Item Optimisation

news@eBay.com — Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:01:32 GMT

Next week, we will be changing the way the item description area of the view item page displays. This change will improve the view item page performance for members. Because the item descripti...

Now Available: Enhancements for Buying and Selling Bulk Lots

news@eBay.com — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 17:09:02 GMT

We are pleased to introduce enhancements that make buying and selling bulk lots easier on eBay. Sellers can now provide more information about their lot, such as the lot size, in the Sell Your Ite...

Coming Soon: Transition to New Unpaid Item Process

news@eBay.com — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 17:03:54 GMT

As previously announced, eBay has been developing a new Unpaid Item process (formerly referred to as the Non Paying Buyer Process). This new process is the latest in a line of initiatives eBay is ...

Turbo Lister Updates

news@eBay.com — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 11:27:14 GMT

Earlier today, some members were reporting problems when uploading ietms to eBay using Turbo Lister. We believe these issues have now been resolved. The advice noted below should now no longer...

Scheduled Maintenance: Friday 9th July 2004

news@eBay.com — Thu, 08 Jul 2004 09:06:12 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 BST on Friday, July 9th 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavail...

* Free Listing Day Credits Clarification *

news@eBay.com — Tue, 06 Jul 2004 17:53:46 GMT

Many members have asked us to clarify the refund/credit details on our forthcoming 1p-99p Free Listing Day promotion this Thursday, 8th July 2004. If the criteria are met no charges will be appli...

* 1p – 99p Free Listing Day – Thursday, 8th July 2004 *

news@eBay.com — Mon, 05 Jul 2004 13:24:52 GMT

What's included? • All items listed for sale in Pounds Sterling (GBP) on eBay.co.uk (other than those items or listings excluded below) whether Auction-style, Auction-with-Buy It Now (...

Scheduled Maintenance

news@eBay.com — Thu, 01 Jul 2004 14:00:31 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 BST on Friday, July 2nd 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavail...

* Coming Soon: Changes to the Non-Paying Buyer Process *

news@eBay.com — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 16:20:40 GMT

For the past few months, we have been soliciting input from the Community on the development of a new Unpaid Item process (formerly referred to as the Non Paying Buyer Process). This new process is t...

* PayPal Free Listing Day: Thursday 17th June *

news@eBay.com — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 17:28:01 GMT

Offer PayPal as a payment option for items listed on eBay.co.uk on Thursday 17th June 2004, and you will be credited for the eBay basic insertion fees. This promotion is open to any seller in...

* Scheduled Maintenance: Friday, 18th June 2004 *

news@eBay.com — Wed, 16 Jun 2004 10:01:18 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 BST on Friday, June 18th 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavailable...

*Changes to PayPal Pricing Tiers**

news@eBay.com — Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:01:37 GMT

As of August 6, 2004, PayPal will change its domestic and cross-border pricing tiers. PayPal’s standard pricing in the UK will remain at 3.4% + £0.20 (domestic transactions). Sellers whose ...

Scheduled Maintenance: Account Status

news@eBay.com — Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:18:55 GMT

We will be doing maintenance on the Account Status section of the eBay system on Tuesday, June 15th, from approximately 08:01 until 11:30 AM BST. During this period some members may not be able t...

* Win a Super Mini Cooper on eBay.co.uk *

news@eBay.com — Mon, 14 Jun 2004 08:35:05 GMT

For your chance to win a brand new Mini Cooper S, worth over £20,000, all you need to do is buy something on eBay.co.uk between Saturday 12th June to Wednesday 30th June, 2004!

* Scheduled Maintenance *

news@eBay.com — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 20:11:04 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 GMT on Friday, 19th March 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavail...

* Scheduled Maintenance *

news@eBay.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:30:29 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 GMT on Friday, 12th March 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavail...

Research Email Information

news@eBay.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:19:59 GMT

At eBay we are always looking at ways to develop our services so they better meet your needs and drive your trading success. For this reason i-level, an independent research company, has been commi...

* Item Specifics Feature to Appear for Laptop & Desktop Categories *

news@eBay.com — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 11:34:22 GMT

After the successful launch of Item Specifics in Entertainment and Motors categories, over the next month, we will be introducing the new Item Specifics feature in some more key categories: La...

Sell Your Item Form Enhancements

news@eBay.com — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 11:26:42 GMT

We are constantly working on ways to make the Sell Your Item form as easy to use as possible. As part of this ongoing project, we will be making some changes to the layout of the form, as well as...

* Scheduled Maintenance *

news@eBay.com — Thu, 04 Mar 2004 10:00:58 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 GMT on Friday, 5th March 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently unavail...

* Jamie Oliver Charity Listings *

news@eBay.com — Mon, 01 Mar 2004 13:20:11 GMT

eBay.co.uk are delighted to confirm that the current listings for an Aprilia scooter and tickets for a charity dinner are genuine and are being sold by Jamie Oliver for his charity Cheeky Chops....

* Scheduled Maintenance *

news@eBay.com — Wed, 25 Feb 2004 16:53:09 GMT

The eBay system will be undergoing maintenance from about 09:00 to 11:00 GMT on Friday, February 27th 2004. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site features may be intermittently u...

* New PayPal Buyer Protection Logo in Search and Listings *

news@eBay.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:31:43 GMT

In order to drive awareness of PayPal’s new Buyer Protection Programme and to allow buyers to clearly see which listings qualify for the new service, we have introduced two new logos which will ap...

* Freeserve Users: Error message: 500 internal server error *

news@eBay.com — Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:45:00 GMT

Recently some Freeserve customers have been unable to view certain pages on eBay web sites including eBay.co.uk eBay members that have been affected will have been receiving this error: “Error m...

eBay General Announcements

Removal of post transactional emails

End of temporary suspension of Dispatch Time detailed seller rating

Free Listing Day this Sunday on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie

New eBay Resolution process launching this week

UK postal strike 7th – 10th August

Celebrating Ten Years of Buying and Selling on eBay.co.uk

Important changes for sellers coming this Autumn on eBay.ie

Important changes for sellers coming this Autumn on eBay.co.uk

UK postal strike 24th – 25th July

New View Item Page launch update

Michael Jackson tickets – Trading Standards confirm buyers’ legal right to a refund

Charity donation in eBay checkout

UK postal strike 8th – 10th July

DEMAND AN END TO UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

Michael Jackson Tickets - Refund Instructions

Michael Jackson concert tickets

UPDATE: Extension of pricing promotion

Free Listing Day this Thursday eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie

Easy Returns now available on eBay.co.uk

Availability of Seller Facing Changes

Planned schedule for upcoming changes on eBay.ie

New look for Selling Manager and Selling Manager Pro summary page

Planned schedule for upcoming changes on eBay.co.uk

Motors half price listing weekend 6th and 7th June on eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie

Skype voice and chat buttons in listings are being discontinued

Policy changes to selling e-cigarettes and manufacturer coupons eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie

Changes to the eBay.co.uk user agreement

Reminders when leaving feedback about international transactions and free P&P

Title and Description Search issue - resolved

No Insertion Fees for Auction-style listings on Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th October

Trust & Safety at eBay: Changes to Postage & Packaging policies

Trust & Safety at eBay: Making dispute resolution easier

Trust & Safety at eBay: Keeping eBay safe

Update on proposed changes to eBay internal organisation

No insertion fee in October – eBay.ie Motors – Free listing month

eBay on your mobile and free text alerts in September

PayPal scheduled maintenance - 11th September 2008

eBay’s user ID and Shop name policy

List for just 5p on Thursday 4th September

Changes to item details page and an update on My eBay

Improved security for the sale of knives on eBay

New Features in Search

Improvements to Buy It Now and Shops on eBay.ie

Improvements to Buy It Now and Shops on eBay.co.uk

New fee pricing for eBay.co.uk and eBay.ie sellers

Making important item information more visible

List multiple items and pay one insertion fee

An update on Feedback calculations

It’s Half Price* Listing Day on Thursday 7th August

Increasing protection for buyers and sellers with PayPal

Legal obligation to register as a business

An update on our fraud prevention efforts

Soccer Aid tickets - listing policy reminder

Win a year’s worth of eBay and PayPal fees

Changes to our Seller Non-Performance policy

Updates to the eBay User Agreement and Privacy Policy

5p insertion fee - for one day only

Change to motors classified ad format fee for eBay.ie

Making eBay safer and easier with PayPal

Enhancements to the seller dashboard

PayPal scheduled maintenance - 30 May, 7am to 8am

Half-price insertion fees – Thursday 29th May

Announcing the all-new eBay for Charity

Scheduled maintenance for eBay for Charity: Wednesday 21st May – Friday 23rd May

International Site Visibility is nearly here

An update on making eBay safer and easier with PayPal

PayPal scheduled maintenance - 30 May 2008

Free gallery picture this summer

Nelson Mandela 90th birthday tribute concert

Changes coming soon to Feedback

Motors half-price listing weekend – Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th May

5p Insertion Fees – for one day only!

Radio 1's Big Weekend - tickets policy

Protecting sellers and buyers from identity theft

eBay against counterfeits

Issues with addition of VAT on listings at checkout

New requirements for business sellers on eBay.ie and eBay.co.uk from 1st May

Policy on sale of samurai swords

Change to downloadable media policy

Half price Listing Day – Thursday 24th January

Royal Mail Price Changes from 7th April, 2008