New listing promo, starts June 18 and runs to the 24th.
http://pages.ebay.ca/promo/2014/06_18.html
Sellers who create a listing in the auction-style format, auction-style with Buy It Now format, or fixed price format in select categories (see exclusions), pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein (“Qualifying Listing”), will pay no insertion fee per item listed and no additional fee for adding 10-day Duration to these listings ("Promotion") for up to 5,000 listings during the Promotion Period (as defined below). All existing selling limits on your account (as well as category and item limits) still apply, and may prevent you from creating the maximum number of listings in this Promotion. The Promotion is in addition to the monthly insertion fee promotion , and/or any other insertion fees that are included as part of your Store subscription.
5, 7, 10, and 30-day listing durations are included in this Promotion.
The Promotion excludes the following categories for fixed price listings only: Antiques (20081), Art (550), Baby (2984), Clothing, Shoes & Accessories (11450), Coins & Paper Money (11116), Collectibles (1), Dolls & Bears (237), Entertainment Memorabilia (45100), Health & Beauty (26395), Jewellery & Watches (281), Pottery & Glass (870), Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop (64482), Stamps (260), and Toys & Hobbies (220).
Thanks....................Hope you got an invite, as the promo is only by invitation.
"as the promo is only by invitation."
???
According to the official announcement by eBay.com - on the announcement page - ALL sellers are eligible (subject to specific conditions). This is NOT a "by invitation only" promotion:
As usual, there is no announcement yet on the eBay.ca announcement page.
Important exceptions:
The Promotion excludes the following categories for fixed price listings only: Antiques (20081), Art (550), Baby (2984), Clothing, Shoes & Accessories (11450), Coins & Paper Money (11116), Collectibles (1), Dolls & Bears (237), Entertainment Memorabilia (45100), Health & Beauty (26395), Jewelry & Watches (281), Pottery & Glass (870), Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop (64482), Stamps (260), and Toys & Hobbies (220).
"Should I bother or not"
More listings on the site will not bring more money from buyers.
We need qualified buyers with money to spend.
"Plus a chance to win a $100K car of your choice"
Fine Print:
"Open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age and older, who are physically located and reside in the United States or District of Columbia,"
https://projects.promotw.com/rules/ebaysummersellebration.html
I agree, this is quite a good listing promotion, and a little longer than some. They've mixed it up a bit -- if you don't like one format or category, you can probably find another way to list.
For example, it's not often they offer auction with Buy It Now promotions. Using that format (which in many cases is more or less equivalent to fixed price anyway), there are no category restrictions. And the promotion includes 5, 7, 10 and 30 day listing durations.
I do see that it says it's available to all sellers who meet eBay's minimum seller performance standards.
I'm quite happy with this -- now if the buyers will please come back....
Fixed price listings are not the same as auctions with BIN option.
This new promotion seems to favour auction listings in many categories. In others, fixed price and auction listings are free.
It is worth taking a few minutes to read and fully comprehend what the promotion is, what it covers and what it excludes and finally form a strategy as to how to use it best.
From eBay:
" You can offer a Buy It Now price as the only option. You can also create an auction-style listing with a Buy It Now option. In auction-style listings, the Buy It Now price needs to be at least 30% higher than the starting price."
