02-24-2006, 02:29 PM
Quote:***Ad Format Expanding to Several More Categories***
February 23, 2006 | 10:24AM PST/PT
Hi...Im Erik Rannala with eBay's Product Marketing team, and Im here to let you know about an upcoming expansion of Ad Format into a limited number of new categories.
As some background, Ad Format brings interested buyers and sellers together, without enabling the actual bidding or buying process through the site. This format has been used in our Real Estate category for several years, where buying or selling is usually a major transaction. Using Ad Format, eBay has brought interested buyers and sellers together on the eBay marketplace for houses and real estate properties, items that require more time and communication before a deal is closed than most other types of items sold today.
Based on the successful activity weve seen in Real Estate, we think Ad Format has the potential to bring buyers and sellers together in other category areas, too, and wed like to learn more. In the next few days, well be expanding Ad Format as a listing format option in a limited number of specially selected categories, such as Trade Show Booths, Travel, and Websites & Businesses. For a complete list of categories being added, click here.
How Ad Format Works
Ad Format will appear to sellers as an optional listing format in the Sell Your Item form. With Ad Format, sellers can advertise their item to the eBay marketplace, and interested buyers can contact the seller to get more information and express any interest in purchasing. An Ad Format listing costs a flat $9.95 for 30 days. (There are no Final Value Fees.) Prospective buyers who want more information can use the Contact Seller button on the listing to learn more.
Ad Format listings will appear with other auction or Fixed Price items when you search or browse. They will have a icon next to them on the Search & Listings pages to indicate that they are Ad Format listings.
Weve started a thread on the Seller Central discussion board for members to leave their comments and suggestions about Ad Format. To access that thread, please click here.
Listing fees:
Quote:Ad Format Listing Type
Duration Insertion Fee
30-day listing $9.95
60-day listing $19.90
90-day listing $29.85
Optional feature fees
Listing Upgrade Fees Hide
Feature 30-day Duration 60-day Duration 90-day Duration
Value Pack
(Gallery, Subtitle, and Listing Designer) $0.65 $1.30 $1.95
Gallery $0.35 $0.70 $1.05
Listing Designer* $0.10 $0.20 $0.30
Item Subtitle $0.50 $1.00 $1.50
Scheduled Listings $0.10 $0.20 $0.30
Pro Pack
(Bold, Border, Highlight, Gallery Featured, and Featured Plus!) $29.95 $59.90 $89.85
Bold $1.00 $2.00 $3.00
Highlight $5.00 $10.00 $15.00
Border $3.00 $6.00 $9.00
Featured Plus! $19.95 $59.95
Gallery Featured $19.95 $59.95
Home Page Featured $39.95 $119.95
List in Two Categories*** x2 x2 x
Category listing:
Quote:Category List for Ad Format Listing Type
# You can only use the Ad Format for the following categories and subcategories: Websites and Businesses for Sale
# Banner Ads, Email, Online
# Radio, Television
# Text Links
# Other Advertising Inventory
# Home-based Businesses
# Dating
# Jewelry
# Pet Supplies
# Travel
# Other
# Entertainment
# Hosting
# Portals, Search
# Other Internet Businesses
# Manufacturing
# Marketing
# Patents, Trademarks
# Retail, General Stores
# Service Businesses
# Vending, Coin-op
# Wholesale Trade and Distribution
# Other
# Trade Show Booths
# Banner Systems, Signage
# Pop-up and Booth Displays
# Tabletop and Portable Displays
# Literature Stands and Racks
# Trade Show Counters and Tables
# Tradeshow Booth Lighting
# Travel and Carry Cases
# Other Display Accessories
# Other Trade Show Displays
# Prefabricated Buildings
# Travel
# Airline
# Cruises
# Lodging
# Luggage
# Vacation Packages
# Other Travel
# Specialty Services
# Everything Else
# Advertising Opportunities
# eBay User Tools
# Funeral and Cemetery
# Caskets
# Cemetery Plots
# Information Products
# Memberships
# Mystery Auctions
# Impressions, Ad Space
# Other
more info: http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/adformat...me=CMDV:AB