http://mail.ebay.com/r/mail/26b764II868980II1865af9ea64II1
again - invitation only
In Canada it is the "Sell to Get What You Really Want" promotion:
http://pages.ebay.ca/promo/2013/02_17.html
Also by invitation only.
What is the promotion?
Invited sellers ("sellers") who list in the Fixed Price format pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein will pay no Insertion Fee per item listed ("Promotion") for up to 7,500 listings during the Promotion period as defined below. 3, 5, 7, 10 and 30-day listing durations are included as part of this Promotion. Who's eligible? This promotion is available by invitation only. Sellers that qualify for participation will have received an email, and/or a message in My eBay. The Promotion is then activated with the seller's qualifying eBay User ID. The Promotion is for invited sellers only and is not transferable.
When is it?
This Promotion will begin on Sunday, February 17, 2013, at 00:00:01 ET (12:00 AM plus one second), and will end on Thursday, February 21, 2013, at 23:59:59 ET (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds), for listings on www.ebay.ca. For listings on www.ebay.com, the Promotion will begin at 00:00:01 PT (12:00 AM plus one second) on Sunday, February...
Please take time to read the full terms for all the details.
Sellers can list a maximum of 7,500 items as part of this Promotion on the eBay Canada, www.ebay.ca, eBay Motors at www.eBayMotors.ca (Parts & Accessories only), the U.S. site at www.ebay.com, or with an eBay mobile application for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, or Blackb...eBay's Auction-style format, Good 'Til Cancelled duration, eBay Motors Passenger Vehicles, Motorcycl...Get details. Fees for optional features (such as Reserve Price, Subtitle, Gallery Plus, listing in 2 categories, etc.) and Final Value Fees will still apply. For listing in 2 categories, y...seller performance standards are eligible. Please sign in to My eBay and view your Seller Dashboard to verify whether your account is currently meeting the standards. If you have rece...Find out more about seller performance standards. All existing selling limits on your account (as well as category and item limits) still apply, and may exclude an...Duplicate Listing policy that allows for the removal of duplicate Fixed Price listings.
During the Promotion Period, there will be no Insertion Fee per item listed for up to 7,500 listings in the Fixed Price format on the eBay Canada site, www.ebay.ca, eBay Motors at www.eBayMotors.ca (Parts & Accessories only), U.S. site at www.ebay.com or with an eBay mobile application for iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, or Blackbe...optional feature fees apply. Final Value Fees will be applied to the total amount of the sale includ...
Please note: For sellers listing with any tool other than the latest version of the Sell Your Item form (SYI 3.0), the Promotional Rate will not be shown during the listing process. Instead, the discount will be reflected in the "View Account Status" section in My eBay, as well as in your next invoice.
That may be because you have an eBay store and/or substantial sales volume. It appears that most store owners do not get invited to most of those promotions (there are exceptions)
My "pierrelebel-canada" ID (never had a store) received the invitation this morning. 🙂
My "pierrelebel" (my store closed last November) did not. 😞
Last Wednesday, I asked eBay:
"Does eBay intend to continue the current policy of offering listing promotions by invitation only or can we expect eBay to revert to the old system where all eligible sellers could take advantage of listing promotions."
The answer (if you call that an answer!):
"There are no definite plans to commit to one or the other. The promotions do vary and we hope that you're able to take advantage of some of them."
Many sellers now sell using two different seller IDs.
It does take some time to build up feedback and achieve TRS status. Also, for the first few months one may experience the 21 day hold to get payments from PayPal. Finally, may must be careful to avoid listing duplication.
On the other hand, it substantially increases the odds of getting "invited" to a promotion.
Having two selling IDs is not for everyone but is worth consideration.
You can use the same PayPal account for two or more eBay use IDs
You need a different email address for each eBay seller account
Your name and address are what they are, no change needed, although I suggest a slight variation (such as including or exclusing a middle initial) to help differentiate the messages you get from eBay.
I only got the american invite.... hmm.. wonder if my green card will be next???
