Archive for February, 2005

Coming Soon: Second Category Testing

Monday, February 28th, 2005

As many sellers know, some items can fit well in more than one category, and deciding where to list an item can sometimes be a challenge. For example, a vintage dish could be listed in either the…

Special Offers for eBay Members with Equifax

Monday, February 28th, 2005

We have teamed up with Equifax, which is now a preferred credit monitoring provider on eBay. Equifax has made two new products exclusively available for eBay members:

The “3-in-1 w…

Online Workshops For the Week of February 28th

Monday, February 28th, 2005

We are pleased to invite you to attend the following workshops this week:

Search Strategies for Selling More on eBay This workshop will be held on Wednesday, Marc…

Introducing: Updates to Checkout

Friday, February 25th, 2005

We have made several updates to the Checkout system to help buyers complete payment successfully.

First, you?ll find we have updated the display and educational text surrounding the Pay Now…

Coming Soon: Favorite Sellers Top Picks

Thursday, February 24th, 2005

Last October, we introduced the Favorite Seller Digest, an optional email where buyers could choose to receive information about the latest items listed by their Favorite Sellers. In the next wee…

Now Available: New Version of the Home Page for Buyers

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005

We are pleased to introduce a new version of the eBay home page that provides buyers with more direct access to category search and to key areas of My eBay.
The buyer version of the home page…

Online Workshops For the Week of February 22nd

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005

We are pleased to invite you to attend the following workshops this week:

Protect Yourself from Identity Theft This workshop will be held on Thursday, February 24…

eBay Radio: Listen In Today at 11:00 PT

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2005

Tune in to eBay Radio today, February 22nd, with your host Griff (Jim Griffith), Dean of eBay University, live from 11:00 to 13:00 PT. Guests this week include:

Jim Miotke, aut…

Listing Policy update: DirecTV P4 Cards

Friday, February 18th, 2005

Because DirecTV will no longer activate re-sold P4 program cards, and because there are no other lawful uses for such cards in the secondary market, eBay will no longer allow the sale of P4 progr…

eBay Motors Financing Offer ? Free Sirius Satellite Radio From February 21 to March 31

Friday, February 18th, 2005

eBay Motors buyers can get Sirius Satellite Radio for free when you buy and finance an eligible vehicle on eBay Motors!

You will receive a Sirius Satellite Radio, a Sirius SP-TK1 car adapte…

eBay.com/eBay Motors Fee Changes Effective at Midnight

Thursday, February 17th, 2005

As previously announced on January 12th, fee changes on eBay.com and eBay Motors will take effect at midnight Pacific Time tonight. For more information about the general fee changes, please clic…

Coming Soon: New Scheduled Maintenance Period for eBay and PayPal

Wednesday, February 16th, 2005

Each week, eBay reserves a two-hour period to perform routine maintenance on the global eBay platform. We currently start at 1:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Friday mornings. Starti…

Stores Sellers: Join the Stores Brown Bag Discussion on February 16, 2005

Tuesday, February 15th, 2005

Please join the Stores Team on Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 11:00 PST for our monthly Brown Bag Discussion! We are going to talk about the new enhancements recently announced in Stores and how…

Coming Soon: Item Specifics Expansion within Home & Garden sub-categories

Tuesday, February 15th, 2005

Over the next few weeks, we will be introducing the Item Specifics feature in the following areas within the Home & Garden category:

Photo Frame & Display – within…

Introducing: The eBay Treasure Hunt

Tuesday, February 15th, 2005

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