Earth Month Promotion - 70% Off Final Value Fees
Summary: In this discussion, msau4301 informs the group about an eBay Earth Month Promotion offering 70% off Final Value Fees (FVF) for certain items listed between April 14-20 and sold before their automatic renewal in selected categories. lotzofuniquegoodies shares a link for the promotion, emphasizing that it's by invite only and advising others to check their emails for activation. Some participants share their experiences with past promotions and express hope to benefit from this one. mrdutch1001 and others discuss activation issues, category eligibility, and whether existing promotional discounts affect their ability to use this promotion. A few participants mention the importance of marking items as 'used' to qualify, and there's some confusion about eligibility for different item categories, leading to concerns about whether all sellers can benefit. Overall, participants are eager to leverage the promotion if possible.
Hello,
Just letting anyone know who hasn't seen an email about it yet to keep your eyes out for email from eBay about Earth Month Promotion. It is for 70% off FVF's for 20 items LISTED during period of April 14 - 20th and sold before automatic renewal in selected categories. Sorry I don't know how to copy it over but I just saw it come through on my email just now and take a peek or search it up. It has to be "Activated" to work, mine is now showing under Promotions.
Sounds similar to one they ran a couple of months back but is 70% off instead of 50!
Hoping we can all make use of this! I better start doing up more listings (let's hope for no glitches!)
ricarmic
·3 years agoInterestingly today it doesn't show anywhere, even in the expired category.
Doesn't much matter I don't think I could possibly qualify for any anyway...
msau4301
OP3 years agoI just checked mine and it shows when I click Expired Promotions. It is showing I've used 8 and have 12 left so I'm hoping it still applies to listings posted between 14th and 20th that end after (that's what rules sounded like), I have a few bids on auctions so I'll find out when they end!
I would think promotion for everyone would still continue up to end of first listing cycle as long as their listing qualifies.
ricarmic
·3 years agoI have to wonder if something figured out that I couldn't qualify anyway.... as I didn't have a "used" aspect that apparently counted in any of the categories I use. All I have in expired is my usual monthly ones for March...
ricarmic
·3 years agoBoo hoo, it looks like I won't have anything that qualifies in my stamp world. 😪
My world doesn't really have a "used" vs "new" in the categories I usually use.
I do have "used" item specifics, I was quite pleased because I had a couple $250 items sell that were "used" in item specifics that I listed yesterday and sold yesterday but did not qualify.
My guess is that only sub categories in the stamps world would qualify like a "used" album or books or supplies for example, I seem to remember them having an "official" new/used qualification.
Rats.
msau4301
OP3 years agoThat sucks 😔 guess the whole Earth Week theme only covers certain areas of used, weird. I would definitely have thought stamps were collectibles (I used to love collecting them) and if you had them specified as used might just be they fall into another category that isn't covered.
So far I've been lucky on the one sale I've had on new listings since activation and it was definitely used (a 1970's doll) and it did qualify.
Those $250 sales you had would have been nice to save on! Mine was only $75 but with the taxes and shipping portion it gave me a $7.62 discount which I thought was decent.
Hope something else qualifies/works out for you!
bennys-tcg-hub26
·3 years agopjcdn2005
·3 years agoI believe you have to show the condition as used/pre owned. Some of your listings don't have a condition showing so that could be why they didn't qualify.
flipistics
·3 years agoI got a separate email today with a trading card promotion. I suspect maybe eBay accidentally excluded the category. Check your emails and seller hub.
byto253
·3 years agoAny idea what happens if you list and put your items on time away for a week during the promotion period? Any effect on getting the discount?
Thanks.
pjcdn2005
·3 years agoThe rules are here...
https://pages.ebay.ca/promo/2023/0414/fvf.html
regs43
·3 years agoFor this one, if your item isnt listed as Conditoon USED or PRE OWNED you wont get the discount! I have sold stuff since accepting and didnt get the discount, so was reading up more on it and seen the condition needs to be selected in order to qualify
In case anyone else wonders!
rocketscollectibles
·3 years agoI checked and apparently i'm signed for it. I made a sale since and unfortunately it stays 0/20. Thinking a about it i'm already signed for the 9.5% FVF until i think it's september. I guess it won't work for me as promos can't be added up? Is there any way for someone in my situation tu use those 20 discounts?
msau4301
OP3 years agoI don't know anything about the sign up for lower fees or how that would come into play but make sure you've hit the "Activate" button. I activated it as soon as I saw my email and did it from there but my understanding is you can also activate it from the Promotions section on Seller Hub.
Also for sales to qualify they have to have been newly listed since the activation. Was your sale on a new listing made today after the start date? I had a sale today also but it was from a listing I had up before today's start so it didn't qualify. It's on until the 20th so hopefully over the next few days.
lotzofuniquegoodies
·3 years ago@rocketscollectibles
From my interpretation of what I have been seeing these recent promos, it has to be either a new listing or a listing that rolls over (GTC) and sells for the promo to apply along with being in the correct category.
-Lotz
flipistics
·3 years agoThanks for posting that! When I saw that pop up this morning in an email, in a sleep-deprived state I deleted it thinking it was a buying promotion lol.
ricarmic
·3 years agoI clicked on the link Lotz provided and it told me I was already signed up (I think because I did the one earlier)! I went and looked on .CA and yep it's there, 0/20 at the moment!
I don't care how, I'm just glad I got it again, I got all 20 last time, shooting for the same this time!!!
msau4301
OP3 years agoI got 13/20 last time, so hoping for at least the same!
lotzofuniquegoodies
·3 years ago@msau4301
I believe this should be the link:
https://www.rsvp.ebay.ca/rsvp/signup/1010118/_dUFzmEJ5Xk
It's supposed to be by invite only. So unable to guarantee it will work for everyone but here's to hoping!!!! 🤞 It was in my gmail mail but nowhere to be found in eBay mail.
-Lotz
msau4301
OP3 years agoThanks lotz! Yes, same for me it was only in my regular email, same as last Selling Event promo.
Here's hoping! eBay should be huge on the Earth month thing, so many of us are re-using and re-selling!
mrdutch1001
·3 years agoThanks, as an infrequent/occasional seller, I rarely get promo emails but the link worked so will see what happens...
lotzofuniquegoodies
·3 years ago@mrdutch1001
The promo awhile back that I was able to activate (50% off fees) I got 9 of 10 which turned into 10 of 10 because of multi units. The last one @msau4301 mentioned (20) I got the eBay message which I activated, I got crickets in sales. I've been chalking promos entirely luck of the draw and/or hitting the categories. Like the lotteries, if you don't buy a ticket you have zippo chance of winning.To quote Alan Parsons..Ebay "games people play in the middle of the night"!!
-Lotz
PS. Testing my memory here but I believe the 10 promo had a shorter window. Go figure that 1 working out better.
triber
·3 years agoIs this just on .ca, I list on .com?
msau4301
OP3 years agoI think it's just on .ca, here is info copied over from requirements:
Who is eligible?
The Promotion is available to sellers who: (i) received an email and/or message in My eBay; (ii) activated the promotion from the invitation email or on the Promotion landing page; and (iii) meet eBay’s minimum seller performance standards. Please sign in to My eBay and view your Seller Dashboard to verify whether your account is currently meeting the standards.
This promotion does not apply to items that sellers have listed on non-Canadian websites (e.g. ebay.com, ebay.co.uk, etc.).