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Starting on June 16th ( no idea for how long , hopefully permanent )
We can list 5 items for free regardless of start price every 30 days.

However... Final Value Fee First 5 listings every 30 days
8.75% of the closing value or $20 for first 5 listings (that'll work out to be $4, per item)

Is this a good improvement?

Do you have a link to more info about this or do you know if it also applies to ebay.ca?

This sounds pretty good, I'm a little confused about the last part with the final values though so any link to this on ebay's site would be great.

Thanks for posting.

Not sure if this link is the right one ( since mine is .ca , but just searched on the .com one )
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200906.shtml#2009-05-12095308

Coming in June—5 Free Insertion Fees Every 30 Days

Starting on June 16, 2009, Auction-style listings submitted through the standard Sell Your Item form will be eligible for new pricing which includes:

* 5 FREE Insertion Fees every 30 days, regardless of start price of the item*
* The $0.00 Insertion Fee listings will have a Final Value Fee per listing of 8.75% or $20, whichever is lower
* Current Insertion Fees and Final Value Fees will apply to additional listings within the 30 day period


Insertion Fees for Auction-style listings effective June 16, 2009
Starting or Reserve Price
in C$ or US$ Insertion Fee
First 5 listings every 30 days Insertion Fee in C$ or US$
Additional listings every 30 days
$0.01 - $0.99
First 5 FREE
regardless of start price $0.10** / $0.15
$1.00 - $9.99 $0.25** / $0.35
$10.00 - $24.99 $0.35** / $0.55
$25.00 - $49.99 $1.00
$50.00 - $199.99 $2.00
$200.00 - $499.99 $3.00
$500.00 or more $4.00


Final Value Fees for Auction-style listings effective June 16, 2009
Starting or Reserve Price
in C$ or US$ Final Value Fee
First 5 listings every 30 days Final Value Fee
Additional listings every 30 days
$0.01 - $0.99
8.75% of the
closing value
or $20 for first
5 listings 8.75% of the closing value
$25.01 - $1000.00 8.75% of the initial $25.00, plus 3.50% of the remaining closing value balance ($25.01 to $1,000.00)
Equal to or Over $1000.01 8.75% of the initial $25.00, plus 3.50% of the initial $25.01 - $1,000.00 plus 1.50% of the remaining closing value balance ($1,000.01 - closing value)

*Excludes items with a Start/BIN/Reserve price of $18 million and above.

** Includes the following media categories and the related subcategories: Books, Music, DVDs & Movies, and Video Games (excluding Video Game Systems)
Unless otherwise noted, these changes will take effect on June 16, 2009 and will apply to the following sites: www.ebay.com, www.ebay.ca, www.cafr.ebay.ca and www.ebaymotors.com(Parts & Accessories only).

So basically if your item is $45.00 or less ebay gets a 8.75% fee for each item you succesfully sell.

If your item sells for $46 dollars or more the ebay fee is $4.00 per item.

No thanks. I don't PayPal, and this isn't going to change that.

feebay - no way - trying to lure us in heh.

This is just going to encourage people to list 5 items per month at stupid outrageous prices.

Manimal wrote:So basically if your item is $45.00 or less ebay gets a 8.75% fee for each item you succesfully sell.

If your item sells for $46 dollars or more the ebay fee is $4.00 per item.

Basically yes.

Linkdead wrote:This is just going to encourage people to list 5 items per month at stupid outrageous prices.

Or a good reason to sell whole armies at once.

As a seller I have increasingly gone off eBay because of the numerous changes they have made in the past couple of years.

You can do the sums on this promotion to tell if it is worthwhile or not.

Honestly this isn't much of a promotion. The listing fees for a set price item is 30 cents usually. And the final value fee is around 8 something percent. It's not saving you any money.