| When Is It? |
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Starting October 17, 2006 between 00:00:01 PT (12:00 AM plus one second on Tuesday, October 17, 2006) and ending 23:59:59 PT on Saturday, October 21, 2006 (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds).
| Who is eligible? |
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Any eBay member who has never listed any item for sale on eBay. This offer is for first-time sellers only. Only your first three listings will be eligible.
| How do I get my free listing? |
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Go to eBay click the "Start Selling Now" button located at the top of this page and register to sell on eBay. Next, create a listing for your item during the promotional period October 17-21, 2006. eBay members who meet the eligibility requirement listed above will receive up to three insertion fees PLUS members can add the Gallery upgrade to all three qualifying listings for free. PLEASE NOTE: For sellers listing with any tool other than SYI 3.0, the promotional price will not be shown during the listing process. Instead the discount will be reflected in view account status, as well as in the invoice.
| How do I sell my item? |
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For tips and information on how to make your first listing a success, check out our Selling Guide or the Selling Basics Tutorial.
| What are the fees? |
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For Auction-style and Fixed Price listings on eBay.com, the insertion fees for the first 3 listings will be waived. In addition, if you choose the Gallery option you will receive this feature for free as well (up to 3). Please note: the Value Pack feature will be discounted to $0.30 to reflect the discounted Gallery offer.
Starting Price,
Opening Value or
Reserve Price |
Regular Fees |
Sale Price |
| $0.01 - $0.99 |
$0.20 |
FREE Insertion Fee (up to3) |
| $1.00 - $9.99 |
$0.35 |
FREE Insertion Fee (up to3) |
| $10.00 - $24.99 |
$0.60 |
FREE Insertion Fee (up to3) |
| $25.00 - $49.99 |
$1.20 |
FREE Insertion Fee (up to3) |
| $50.00 - $199.99 |
$2.40 |
FREE Insertion Fee (up to3) |
| 200.00 - $499.99 |
$3.60 |
FREE Insertion Fee (up to3) |
| $500.00 and up |
$4.80 |
FREE Insertion Fee (up to3) |
| Gallery |
Regular Fees |
Sale Price |
| Gallery Listing Upgrade |
$0.35 |
FREE Gallery (up to 3) |
All other fees (Final Value Fees and all other optional listing upgrade fees*) will still be charged.
| What is excluded? |
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eBay Motors vehicles and non-vehicles, International, Live Auction, Real Estate, Ad Format, Listing in 2 categories, Professional Services, Multi Item Auctions (Dutch Auctions) and Store Inventory listings. The following business and industrial categories are excluded from the First 3 Free Sale: tractors & farm machinery (91952), heavy equipment (25249), concession trailers, carts (67145), imaging and aesthetics equipment (92035), forklifts and other lifts (97185), manufacturing equipment (92080), metalworking equipment (92082) and commercial printing presses (26247).
The promotional rate does not apply to listings with a start date prior to October 17, 2006 - including those listings revised during the promotional period. The promotional rate also does not apply to listings created during the promotional period October 17-21, 2006 and scheduled to start after the promotion ends October 21, 2006.
* Optional Listing Upgrade Fees: Bold, Border, Buy It Now, Featured Plus!, Highlight, Bold, Home Page Featured, Gallery Featured, Gift Services, Reserve listing fee, Listing Designer, Picture Services, Subtitle, Picture Show, Supersize Picture, extended duration surcharges.
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