Archive for January, 2005

Coming Soon – Category Changes

Monday, January 31st, 2005

The category changes outlined in the announcement below have now been introduced to the site.
We appreciate your input on how we can make categories better for everyone. You may submit categor…

Update: Selling Fees for Giving Works Listings

Monday, January 31st, 2005

As we announced in early January, eBay.com will now donate all insertion and final value fees on listings created through eBay Giving Works to the member-selected nonprofit organization when the …

Coming Soon: Business & Industrial to Expand Item Specifics to More Categories

Monday, January 31st, 2005

In February we will be introducing the Item Specifics feature in the following three categories:

Lathes, Turning-Type Machines ? a subcategory of the Business & I…

Beta Release of Turbo Lister Version 2.9.0.1

Friday, January 28th, 2005

The pre-release (“beta”) version of Turbo Lister Version 2.9.0.1 is now available for Turbo Lister Beta Program participants. This version includes an Edit Item Specifics feature which allows you…

New Community Hub and Updated Discussion Boards – Now Available

Friday, January 28th, 2005

We are pleased to announce the new Community Hub and upgraded eBay discussion boards are now available. This new hub will be the home to the information, tools and resources that form the foundati…

Now Available: New Enhancements for eBay Stores

Wednesday, January 26th, 2005

We are pleased to introduce two new enhancements in eBay Stores. Store sellers can now customize the look of their cross promotions display box, and can choose to list their items in two Store cat…

Coming Soon: Enhancements to Billing-Related Pages

Monday, January 24th, 2005

In the next week, we will be introducing several minor enhancements to make it easier for members to place payment methods on file and to make payments for their fees. These changes will affect t…

Best Offer for Fixed Price Listings Now Available

Friday, January 21st, 2005

We are pleased to announce that Best Offer, a new option for sellers with Fixed Price listings, is now available. This often-requested feature gives sellers more flexibility when listing items in…

Town Hall Event Coming Soon: January 27th – Rob Chesnut Discusses Trust & Safety Programs

Thursday, January 20th, 2005

Please join us for an online Town Hall meeting with Rob Chesnut, eBay’s Vice President of Trust & Safety. This event will be held on Thursday, January 27th, from 1:30 ? 2:30 p.m. PST.

This i…

eBay Fourth Quarter and 2004 Year-End Earnings Released

Wednesday, January 19th, 2005

Today, we announced eBay’s financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2004. I’m happy to report that strong results in Q4 capped an outstanding year.

The succe…

eBay.com / eBay Motors Fee Changes – Clarification

Wednesday, January 12th, 2005

Recently, we announced fee changes taking effect on February 18th and affecting certain optional listing upgrades on eBay.com, the subscription fee for a Basic eBay Store, and Final Value Fees on…

Limited International Pilot: Feedback Filtering

Monday, January 10th, 2005

This week, we will be launching a 90-day trial of a feature that gives members the ability filter Feedback comments by rating on certain international eBay sites.

Over the years, the abilit…

Vote in the ?One of a Kind Scrapbook Design? Contest

Monday, January 10th, 2005

We need your help to decide which scrapbook is best!

In January, we began the ?One of a Kind Scrapbook Design? contest. The five finalists have created their books using items purchased on e…

Coming Soon – Enhancements to Picture Display

Friday, January 7th, 2005

As previously announced, over the next few days we will be introducing a few changes to the way pictures in listings are processed and displayed on eBay. These changes are designed to improve the…

Coming Soon: New Item Not Received Process

Thursday, January 6th, 2005

We are pleased to announce that we will be launching the new Item Not Received process over the next week. This process is a new way for buyers and sellers to communicate with each other and reso…