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22nd August: make a note of it. That's the day when Insertion Fees will be half
price - so selling on eBay will be cheaper than ever. The more items you list, the
more you'll save. It's for one day only, so hurry hurry. Or, should we say, chop chop.
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  This Promotion is for Auction-style format listings only. Ts and Cs apply.

Terms and Conditions

What is it?
For the entire day of Wednesday 22nd August 2007 (BST), sellers who list one or more items in an eligible category using the Auction-style format will pay a reduced half price (rounding down) Insertion Fee per item listed. Please refer to the tables below for the basic Insertion Fees for listing an item on eBay.co.uk as well as for the category-specific selling fees for "Media" products including details of both the regular and promotional Insertion Fees by starting price:

Basic Insertion Fees
Starting or Reserve Price

Regular

Insertion Fee

Promotional

Insertion Fee
£0.01 - £0.99 £0.15 £0.07
£1.00 - £4.99 £0.20

£0.10

£5.00 - £14.99

£0.35

£0.17
£15.00 - £29.99 £0.75 £0.37
£30.00 - £99.99 £1.50 £0.75

£100.00 or more

£2.00

£1.00

For a full list of “Media” product categories and to find out more about Insertion Fees for "Media" product categories click here.

When is it?
Wednesday 22nd August 2007 from 00:00:01 BST until 23:59:59 BST (promotional period).

What's included?

  • Only items listed in British Pounds Sterling on eBay.co.uk using the Auction-style format will qualify for the promotion.
  • Sellers can list items with any starting price to qualify for the promotion.
  • Sellers listing using the Auction-with-Buy It Now format will qualify for the promotion but will still be charged the Listing Upgrade Fee for Buy It Now.
  • Any item previously scheduled to go live on Wednesday 22nd August 2007 will qualify for the promotion.
  • If you re-list an item on Wednesday 22nd August 2007 that had previously closed without a successful sale, the re-list will qualify for the promotion. If the re-listed item sells and is eligible under the eBay re-list policy, eBay will refund the Insertion Fee at the promotional price.
  • Items listed in the 'Parts & Accessories' sub-categories of the Motors Category.
  • Items listed in the "Media" categories (see below for a full list and category specific pricing)

What's excluded?

  • Items listed in any Motors category except for those listed in the 'Parts & Accessories' sub-categories of the Motors category (as detailed in the 'What's Included' section above).
  • Items listed in the "Residential Property" sub-category of the "Home & Garden" category.
  • Items listed in the "Mobile Phones with Contract" sub-category of the "Mobile & Home Phones" category.
  • Items listed in the Buy It Now Only (fixed price) format.
  • Items listed using the eBay Express Only format.
  • Multiple-Item listings in all formats (also known as Dutch Auctions). See the full details about Multiple-Item listings.
  • Identical listings that do not comply with our Duplicate Listings policy.
  • Shops Inventory Format listings. See the full details about listing items in Shops Inventory Format.
  • Any item listed on Wednesday 22nd August 2007 but scheduled to start after the promotional period will NOT qualify for the promotion.
  • Any items listed which do not comply with our Listing Policies or Prohibited and Restricted Items Policies.
  • Only the basic eBay Insertion Fee will be half price. All other eBay selling fees will still apply, including but not limited to Final Value Fees, optional Reserve Price Fees and all Listing Upgrade Fees such as "Gallery", "Item Subtitle", "Bold" or "Highlight". See the full details about eBay fees.

Sellers listing using the Auction-with-Buy It Now format will still be charged the Listing Upgrade Fee for Buy It Now.

“Media” category specific pricing

  • Items listed in the "Media" categories (see below for a full list) using the Auction-style format are included in this promotion. Please see the table below for the Category-specific selling fees for “Media” products.

Category-specific selling fees for “Media” products: Insertion Fees for single-item listings

Starting price (Auction-style)

Regular Insertion Fee

Promotional Insertion Fee

£0.01 - £0.99

£0.05

£0.02

£1.00 - £4.99

£0.10

£0.05

£5.00 - £14.99

£0.10

£0.05

£15.00 - £29.99

£0.10

£0.05

30.00 - £99.99

£0.10

£0.05

£100.00 or more

£0.10

£0.05

  • The Media categories are:
    • the "Books, Comics & Magazines" category (excluding the "Accessories" sub category)
    • the "DVD, Film and TV" category (excluding the "Accessories/Storage", "Film Memorabilia" and "TV Memorabilia" sub categories)
    • the "Games" sub category of the "Video Games" category
    • the "Music" category (excluding the "Music Memorabilia" and "Accessories/Storage" sub categories).
Find out more about Insertion Fees for "Media" product categories here.

Further Information

  • If the item is listed in 2 categories, the Insertion Fee will be twice the promotional price detailed above in the 'What is it?' section.
  • If the item qualifies for the promotion, the "Sell Your Item" form will indicate to the seller that they have been charged the applicable promotional insertion fee.

 

     
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