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  July 2009 Update  
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    Requirements and Rewards
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At-a-glance Chart of Requirements and Rewards

 

Current

Oct 2009

Apr 2010

Top-rated seller

     

REQUIREMENTS

     

Min average DSR

 

4.5 Global buyers

4.60 US buyers only

Max 1s or 2s on DSRs:*
  - Item Description
  - Communication
  - Shipping Time
  - Shipping Cost

 

US buyers only
0.50%* or count of 2**
0.50%* or count of 2**
0.50%* or count of 2**
0.50%* or count of 2**

US buyers only
0.50%* or count of 2**
0.50%* or count of 2**
0.50%* or count of 2**
0.50%* or count of 2**

Volume

 

100 transactions &
$3000 GMV over past 12 months
from US buyers only

100 transactions &
$3000 GMV over past 12 months
from US buyers only

Policy Compliance

 

All policies
including Selling
Practices

All policies
including Selling
Practices

REWARDS

     

Final Value Fee Discounts

 

20%

20%

Search Standing

 

Raised

Raised

Badge on item page

 

Top-rated seller icon

Top-rated seller icon

Featured First

 

Available

Available

Other PowerSeller benefits
(e.g. Customer support,
UPS discounts)

 

Available

Available

PowerSeller

     

REQUIREMENTS

     

Min average DSR

4.5 Global buyers

4.5 Global buyers

4.60 US buyers only

Feedback

98%

98%

98%

Max 1s or 2s on DSRs:*
  - Item Description
  - Communication
  - Shipping Time
  - Shipping Cost

 

US buyers only
3.00%
4.00%
4.00%
4.00% 

US buyers only
1.00%
2.00%
2.00%
2.00%

Volume

$1,000 sales/month for
past 3 or 12 months
(with minimum 2 transactions/month)

$1,000 sales/month for
past 3 or 12 months
(with minimum 2 transactions/month)
or
100 transactions/month for
past 3 or 12 months
from US buyers only

100 transactions &
$3000 sales over past 12 months
from US buyers only

Policy Compliance

All policies

All policies

All policies
including Selling Practices

REWARDS

     

Final Value Fee Discounts

4.9 Avg DSR:  20%
4.8 Avg DSR:  15%
4.6 Avg DSR:   5%

Top-rated seller:   20%
4.9 Avg DSR:   20%
4.8 Avg DSR:   15%
4.6 Avg DSR:   5%

Top-rated seller:   20%
Other PowerSeller:   5%

Search standing

4.8 Avg DSR:  Raised
4.6 Avg DSR:  Neutral

Top-rated seller:  Raised
Other PowerSeller:  Neutral

Top-rated seller:  Raised
Other PowerSeller:   Neutral

Badge on item page

PowerSeller icon

Top-rated seller badge only

Top-rated seller badge only

Featured First

Available to all sellers

Top-rated sellers only

Top-rated sellers only

Other PowerSeller benefits
(e.g. Customer support,
UPS discounts)

Available

Available

Available

All sellers

     

REQUIREMENTS***

     

Min average DSR

4.3 Global buyers

None

None

Max 1s or 2s on DSRs:*
  - Item Description
  - Communication
  - Shipping Time
  - Shipping Cost

 

US buyers only
3.0%
4.0%
4.0%
4.0%

US buyers only
1.0%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%

Volume

None

None

None

Policy Compliance

All  policies

All  policies

All  policies including
Selling Practices

REWARDS

     

Final Value Fee Discounts

None

None

None

Search standing

Avg DSR:   4.7 Raised
Avg DSR:   4.6 Neutral

Neutral

Neutral

Badge on item page

No

No

No

Featured first

Available to all sellers

Not Available

Not Available

* Based on percentage of transactions with U.S. buyers.

** To ensure that just one transaction won’t prevent lower-volume sellers (less than 400 transactions) from reaping the rewards they
    deserve, the maximum will be 2 instances instead of 0.50%.

*** Sellers who do not meet these minimum requirements will be subject to a demotion in search results and other possible consequences.