08 March, 2007 | 11:48AM GMT
As you may be aware, we have recently removed items that are listed on eBay.co.uk from default search results on eBay.com in the US.
Over the coming months, we will be testing different ways of displaying international listings on various eBay sites worldwide, with the aim of appropriately balancing the needs of domestic sellers in each market with those of exporting sellers from other countries.
The first of these tests, which will begin at the end of this week, will display items listed by US sellers on eBay.com by default in a few selected categories on eBay.co.uk. We have selected categories where imports from the US to the UK already represent a significant proportion of trade in the category. US listings will be displayed by default on eBay.co.uk in these categories if a seller offers PayPal, has at least 100 feedback with at least 98% positive, and has set a postage price to the UK. SIF listings will not be displayed.
The categories in which this test will run are:
- Business, Office & Industrial: Medical/ Lab Equipment
- Clothes, Shoes & Accessories: Women’s Accessories
- Collectables: Clocks
- Collectables: Disneyana
- Collectables: Knives/ Swords
- Consumer Electronics: MP3 Players
- Jewellery & Watches: Watches
- Stamps: United States
- Toys & Games: Games
This test will run for around two months, during which time we will measure the impact on UK sellers, US sellers and the behaviour of UK buyers. We will be running similar tests in the future in which we show UK listings by default on other eBay sites, with the aim of giving them the most appropriate visibility worldwide.
Regards,
The eBay.co.uk Team
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