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22 March, 2011 | 09:38AM GMT

On Sunday 27 March, clocks will be springing forward once again, going ahead one hour at 1:00 GMT to 2:00 BST. The necessary adjustment to the eBay official time will be made to reflect this change.

As a reminder, all items that are listed before the time change will still run for exactly the same length of time of 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 or 30 days. This means that if an item begins at 1:00PM before 27 March and ends after the time changes, the ending time will be changed to 2:00PM instead of 1:00PM.

Regards,
The eBay Team



16 March, 2011 | 11:30AM GMT

In the first Seller News of 2011 we?re focusing on what?s being done to help you increase sales, and to bring you even more customers by providing you with a better, safer retail experience.

Overview of important changes from May:

Get better value for money

Fee changes for business sellers
We?re simplifying the final value fee structure, making our pricing more transparent. We are also lowering insertion fees for Anchor and Basic Shops.

PowerSeller update: Fee discounts now for only top quality service
The fee discount currently given to Above Standard PowerSellers will be retired. Only eBay Top-rated sellers who offer the best service continue to get up to 30% discount on final value fees.

Listing Analytics: More features added to increase visibility and sales
We?re adding new features to our Listing Analytics application to give you more comprehensive picture to help improve your listings? performance and sales.

Site updates to increase sales

Item specifics required in Fashion ? help increase sales
Item specific details will be required for new listings in Fashion from May. More buyers are searching and browsing clothes, shoes and accessories by key details such as style, size, brand, condition and type.

List with a matching product in Electronics
Sellers listing in certain Electronics categories must list with a matching product from the eBay catalogue.

More detailed item condition description values required in Media categories
We?re introducing more detailed values for item condition listings in selected media categories to help reduce unnecessary buyer questions and returns.

Get ready for the new eBay shopping basket
The new shopping basket is arriving in Spring 2011.

Policy and other changes

Duplicate listings to be removed
Duplicate fixed price listings will be automatically ended.

Making it easier to manage emails sent to buyers
We?re making it easier to manage the emails sent to buyers. You?ll also be able to add tracking numbers from all carriers.

Update on international selling

Over the coming months in some categories, we?ll be testing the increased exposure of US listings on the UK site. At the same time we?ll be testing showing UK items in the main results on eBay.com. This will only apply to listings where sellers have selected the appropriate international postage option.

Read the Seller News for May 2011. A summary of important changes and key dates can be found in our seller checklist. For questions and comments, join the discussion on the special discussion board we've set up.

Regards,
The eBay Team



16 March, 2011 | 11:30AM GMT

In the first Seller News of 2011 we?re focusing on what?s being done to help you increase sales, and to bring you even more customers by providing you with a better, safer retail experience.

Overview of important changes from May:

Get better value for money

Fee changes for business sellers
We?re simplifying the final value fee structure, making our pricing more transparent. We are also lowering insertion fees for Anchor and Basic Shops.

PowerSeller update: Fee discounts now for only top quality service
The fee discount currently given to Above Standard PowerSellers will be retired. Only eBay Top-rated sellers who offer the best service continue to get up to 30%
discount on final value fees.

Listing Analytics: More features added to increase visibility and sales
We?re adding new features to our Listing Analytics application to give you more comprehensive picture to help improve your listings? performance and sales.

Site updates to increase sales

Item specifics required in Fashion ? help increase sales
Item specific details will be required for new listings in Fashion from May. More buyers are searching and browsing clothes, shoes and accessories by key details such as style, size, brand, condition and type.

List with a matching product in Electronics
Sellers listing in certain Electronics categories must list with a matching product from the eBay catalogue.

More detailed item condition description values required in Media categories
We?re introducing more detailed values for item condition listings in selected media categories to help reduce unnecessary buyer questions and returns.

Policy and other changes
Duplicate listings to be removed
Duplicate fixed price listings will be automatically ended.

Read the Seller News for May 2011. A summary of important changes and key dates can be found in our seller checklist. For questions and comments, join the discussion on the special discussion board we've set up.

Regards,
The eBay Team