Terms and Conditions

  • What is it?

    From Saturday 1st June 2013 00:00:01 until Wednesday 31st July 2013 23:59:59 GMT, eBay Top Rated Sellers registered as resident in the United Kingdom (“UK”) or IE Ireland (“IE”) will receive an additional 5% discount off their current eBay Top Rated Seller (“eTRS”) final value fee discount, when listing items using the Auction-style or Auction with Buy It Now option or Buy It Now (Fixed Price) formats on eBay.co.uk or ebay.ie where that listing meets the new eTRS requirements (see details of new eTRS requirements below) (the “Promotion”). The additional 5% final value fee discount will be credited to the Eligible Seller's account in the next billing cycle after their current eTRS discount is applied on the 20th of each month.

    Only sellers listing on eBay.co.uk and ebay.ie with a registered UK or IE address are eligible to participate in the Promotion. Sellers must be an eTRS in the UK or IE at the point of listing and meet the new eTRS requirements within their listing to be eligible to participate in the Promotion (“Eligible Sellers”). Sellers can see if they are an eTRS and if their listings meet the new eTRS requirements by checking their dashboard. See further details on eBay Top Rated Sellers.

    Please refer to ‘What’s Excluded?’ for more details.

  • When is it?

    Saturday 1st June 2013 from 00:00:01 until Wednesday 31st July 2013 23:59:59 local UK time (the “Promotional Period”).

  • What's included?

    Only Eligible Sellers who have achieved eTRS status in the UK or IE and meet the new eTRS requirements are eligible to participate in this Promotion. The new eTRS requirements are as follows:

    • A minimum returns period of 14 calendar days, complying with the new way of specifying your returns policy;
    • 1-day or same-day dispatch;
    • An eBay identified ‘Express’ shipping service offering delivery within 1 day; and
    • A free postage option.

    Please note Eligible Sellers must comply with ALL of these requirements on any listing they wish to qualify for the Promotion.

    • The additional 5% final value fee discount will be credited to the Eligible Seller's account on the next billing cycle after their current eTRS final value fee discount is applied on the 20th of each month. The billing cycle will depend upon your account, but will normally be on either the 1st or the 15th of each month.
    • Only items listed on eBay.co.uk or ebay.ie using the Auction-style or Auction with Buy It Now option or Buy It Now (Fixed Price) formats are included. Items which are listed using the Auction-style format with a Reserve Price are also included.
    • Any item previously scheduled to go live during the Promotional Period will qualify for the Promotion if the seller is an Eligible Seller at the point of listing.
    • Multiple-Item listings. See full details about Multiple-Item listings
    • Good ‘Til Cancelled listings are included if renewed within the Promotional Period. Any listing that renews after the Promotional Period will no longer qualify for the Promotion.
    • Eligible Sellers can list items with any starting price to qualify for the Promotion.
    • Eligible Sellers can use the Promotion on each and every item listed during the Promotional Period.
    • If an Eligible Seller re-lists an item within the Promotional Period that had previously closed without a successful sale, the re-listed item will qualify for the Promotion if the seller is an eTRS and if the listing is eligible at the point of re-listing.
    • If an Eligible Seller loses their eTRS status after listing an item meeting the requirements for the Promotion and sold within the Promotional Period, they may still qualify for the Promotion. However, the Eligible Seller will cease to receive their usual eTRS discount and instead will only receive 5% discount off their final vale fee.
    • Only Eligible Sellers registered on eBay.co.uk or ebay.ie with a registered UK or IE address are eligible to take part in the Promotion.
  • What's excluded?

    Listings in the following categories or with the following conditions are not eligible for the Promotion:

    • Items that offer collection in person
    • Property (10542)
    • Item-based services (175838)
    • Business for sale (11759)
      Only Eligible Sellers who have achieved eTRS status in the UK or IE and that are eTRS at the point of listing are eligible to participate in this Promotion. All other sellers are excluded.
    • Identical listings that do not comply with our Duplicate Listings Policy will not qualify for this Promotion. See full details about our Duplicate Listings Policy.
    • Any item listed within the Promotional Period but not scheduled to start until after the Promotional Period will NOT qualify for the Promotion.
    • Any item scheduled to start during the Promotional Period, but starting after an Eligible Seller has lost their eTRS status will not be eligible for this Promotion.
    • Good ‘Til Cancelled listings that renew after the Promotional Period are excluded.
    • Any items listed which do not comply with eBay’s Listing Policies or Prohibited and Restricted Items Policies are excluded.
    • Any listings that do not comply with the new way of specifying returns policy, do not use an eBay identified ‘Express’ shipping service (or non-domestic service), do not use the eBay identification of same or 1 day handling within their listing, do not specify a £0.00 value for one of the domestic shipping options.
  • Further information
    • If the item qualifies for the Promotion, Eligible Sellers' next invoice (dependant on the Eligible Seller's invoice date), will be credited with the additional 5% final value fee discount. For the avoidance of doubt, an Eligible Seller will receive their current eTRS discount off their final value fees in the normal way, and in the following billing cycle they will receive the additional 5% final value fee discount credited to their account.
    • The additional 5% final value fee discount will be applied and credited separately to Eligible Sellers' current eTRS discount. Eligible Sellers will receive their current eTRS final value fee discount, plus a further 5% credit off their final value fees e.g. if a seller usually receives 5% eTRS discount on his final value fees, he will receive 10% final value fee discount in total on eligible items. However, there will be a delay in the Eligible Seller receiving the credit for the additional 5% final value fee discount.
    • If for any reason an Eligible Seller's current eTRS discount is reduced, the overall discount off of their final value fees will be less than the total discount communicated in the marketing materials. For the avoidance of the doubt, the additional 5% final value fee discount that is credited to each Eligible Seller's account will remain the same.
  • General terms
    • eBay reserves the right to suspend, change or cancel the Promotion at any time, in the event of circumstances arising which, in eBay’s opinion, make it necessary for it to do so. eBay reserves the right to add additional terms and conditions for certain parts of this Promotion.
    • The decision of eBay regarding any aspect of this Promotion is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

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