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From 1st July to 15th July 2008 inclusive, when you list one or more items in technology categories using the Buy It Now only (Fixed Price) format, it will only cost you a penny* for each item you list!

When is it? Between Tuesday the 1st of July 00:00:01 GMT to Tuesday the 15th of July 2008 23:59:59 GMT.

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Adam Trachtenberg, the Director of Product Management, Platform & Service at eBay, announced the eBay Web Services Product roadmap for eBay. The key current and new features include:

Cross-Merchandizing Service - a platform that enables selling products using the brand of another and promotes contextually relevant products based on Geography, buying/search history or user profile; which creates interesting shopping experience.

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Hi everyone...I'm Scott Shipman with eBay's Legal team. We've updated the eBay User Agreement and eBay Privacy Policy, which go into effect immediately for new members registering on or after today, and on August 13, 2008, for current members. You'll also receive an email in your My Messages shortly explaining the updates. Most of these updates are minor, and your rights and our responsibilities have changed very little. The changes are part of a worldwide effort make the user agreements and privacy policies for eBay platforms around the world much more consistent. This way, when you use any eBay platform, you can be sure that very similar policies apply to you.

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Hello everyone...This is Frederick Crosby, Director of eBay's Cross-Border Trade team. Last month we launched our International Site Visibility listing upgrade, which lets sellers reach buyers in the UK for a small fee. Marketing your listings in the UK is a great selling strategy now that exchange rates are giving UK buyers more purchasing power on eBay.com. What's more - from tomorrow through July 4th, you can use the International Site visibility listing upgrade for just 5¢. If you haven't tried our new feature yet, this is a great time to try it on your listings and see what it does for your business.

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eBay is using a service called Communispace to set up and gather data from an "online community of curious, active, and informed online shoppers." An AuctionBytes reader forwarded an email that said Communispace would manage and facilitate Shoppers Connection on eBay's behalf. The email said potential participants in the community would…

By Ina Steiner

TRUSTe and eBay announced a partnership that will enable eBay to enhance online safety for consumers by adopting TRUSTe’s Trusted Download Program certification. eBay and TRUSTe PARTNER TO IMPROVE SAFETY OF DOWNLOADABLE SOFTWARE
TRUSTe’s Trusted Download Program to certify downloadable software from eBay and its developers
San Francisco and Chicago – (DevCon ‘08) eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY; www.ebay.com) and TRUSTe today announced that they will partner to raise awareness of best practices surrounding downloadable software through the use of standards set forth by TRUSTe’s Trusted Download Program. Already a certified TRUSTe Web privacy seal holder, eBay will go further and adopt TRUSTe’s Trusted Download Program certification for downloadable applications and provide incentives for members of the eBay Developers Program to do the same.

We wanted to let you know that over the next few weeks we’ll be testing how buyers react to different displays of Shops items on eBay UK search results pages. These tests are part of our continual efforts to optimise of how we display items to buyers on eBay.co.uk. The testing will affect a minority of buyers; sellers aren’t required to do anything different or new.

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Canada Post has proposed new specifications and pricing for Oversize Lettermail, effective January 12, 2009. Mail items that are thick and rigid, or thick and have box-like edges, will be considered Irregular Oversize Lettermail. Canada Post is taking steps to ensure that the eBay community is notified well in advance of our intention to adjust the pricing and the specifications of Oversize Lettermail. This is a reflection of our intent to work closely with our valued customers and partners in order to reduce the negative impact of these changes.

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he changes to the Jewelry Item Specifics described in our previous announcement directly below will be available in the next few days. The changes to Item Specifics in other categories on eBay.com were completed last week.

Attention Jewelry Sellers - We'd like to call special attention to the changes in the Jewelry category. They are a step in our plan to create a new Fine Jewelry section later this summer, separate and distinct from wedding-related and fashion-oriented jewelry. If you sell Jewelry, please visit to learn more about our plans for the category.

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eBay Australia has published a guide to eBay's new Finding platform. It explains what factors Finding takes into account when bringing back search results and includes tips for buyers and sellers. eBay is currently rolling out "Finding 2.0" in the UK, and will roll it out to other sites. Many sites are making the "Playground" available so users can experience the new search techniques before it rolls out completely.

By Ina Steiner

With so many people out hunting for a bargain on eBay.com.au this is your chance to catch one of them.From 26-29 June we’re giving you free insertion fees on all auction listings with a starting price of $9.99 or less.What are all the bargain hunters looking for? Find out what the most searched for items on eBay.com.au are.All other eBay fees including listing upgrades, final value fees, format fees, subscription fees, as well as all PayPal fees apply as normal and terms and conditions do apply.

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Does your typical buyer have a need for speed? If so, eBay Motors is looking to give your sales a boost! During the eBay Motors "Need for Speed" sale, the insertion fees for your regular auction-style and Fixed Price listings in speed-related categories - such as ATV parts, Motorcycle parts, and many others - on eBay Motors will be capped at 20¢. That means that you won't pay more than 20¢ for these types of listings, no matter what the start price. All insertion fees at less than 20¢, as well as any listing upgrades, will still be charged the normal rates.

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