BUYER TIPS:

• See all listings ending soon in "Going, Going, Gone!", so you can find items to buy today
• Shop smart: use Advanced Search to find items with no bids AND ending today so you can pick up a bargain, then enter
• Use Buy It Now to purchase items instantly and then enter
• Buy today and use the item number of your successful purchase to enter The Great British Stocking Filler on any day during the promotion period or add items you want buy later to your watch list. Then come back to buy and enter.
• And don't forget - you must pay with PayPal within 24 hours of the end of the listing for the item to be eligible. You can use search filters on the left of the search results pages, or Advanced Search, to search only for items offering PayPal as a payment method.

SELLER TIPS:

• Have a look at what prizes are coming up and think about what you might like to sell on those days
• Use scheduling to time the release of your listings
• Use Turbo Lister to list more items, more quickly and, if you wish, to prepare your listings in advance
• In all cases, don't forget that simply listing an item will not mean you have automatically entered the competition - you must to go to the competition page and enter your item number.

• Use the Subtitle feature to let buyers who are looking for eligible items know that they can buy yours, if appropriate
• Add a Great British Stocking Filler graphic to your listing to alert buyers to the eligibility of your item
• Offer Buy It Now on your listings so buyers trying to enter can buy the item immediately if they want
• Start listings at a lower price, to make them more attractive to browsers looking for a bargain to buy and etner with
• Request immediate payment on Buy It Now listings to avoid unpaid items
• And don't forget - you must offer PayPal so buyers trying to enter are attracted to your item (buyers must pay with PayPal to be eligible

COMMUNITY AND NEWS:

• Chat to other entrants on the Great British Stocking Filler discussion board to hear their tips on how to buy great Christmas presents on eBay, figure how to use the game and, all importantly, win the prizes.
• See winners announced here.
• You can also read tips and advice from other Community members on the community boards.

SAFETY INFORMATION:

• eBay will never ask for your password, email address, bank account details or other personal information by email.
• To enter the competition you will be directed to a trusted partner site.
• Winners will be contacted by our trusted promotions agency partner (the agency) either by telephone or email. Messages from the agency will not appear in My Messages. However, the agency will not ask for your password or any bank details when they contact you. If you receive an email asking for such details, please help to ensure that the eBay Marketplace remains a safe place to trade by forwarding it to spoof@ebay.co.uk.