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BUSINESS SELLER NEWS

Spring 2012

In the rapidly changing ecommerce environment buyer's expectations are higher than ever. We're investing to increase buyer loyalty and provide you with a world-class platform to drive your sales. Get ready for the new features launching from April, find out more below.

Fee changes in technology and vehicles categories

Technology

On 3 May 2012, the final value fees for listings in some technology categories will increase from 3% to 5%. This will allow us to make further improvements to the shopping experience and help drive more buyers to the site.

Vehicles: Free Gallery Plus and insertion fee increase

We recently made Gallery Plus free for all business sellers in the Vehicles category. This feature enlarges the photos that you add to your listings making it easy for buyers to see the detail of the item you're selling.

On 3 May 2012, there will be a small increase in insertion fees for auction-style and fixed price format listings in the Vehicles category from €9.00 to €12.00. This fee change will apply to all sellers.

Classified listings and listings from eBay Motors Pro sellers will not be affected by this change.

Detail

Which Technology categories are affected by the fee increase?

On 3 May, the final value fees for products in the following categories will increase from 3% to 5%:

  • Computing
  • Consumer electronics
  • Photography
  • Mobile & home phones
  • Video games, excluding games
What you need to do
3 May The final value fees in technology categories will increase from 3% to 5%.
3 May Gallery Plus free for all business sellers in the Vehicles category.
3 May Insertion fees for auction-style and fixed price format listings in the Vehicles category will increase from €9.00 to €12.00.

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