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Quote:What is it?
For the entire day of Thursday 12th July 2007 (local UK time), sellers who list one or more items using the Auction-style format with a starting (and reserve) price of below £15 will pay a 10 pence Insertion Fee per item they list. Please see below for more details.

When is it?
Thursday 12th July 2007 from 00:00:01 BST until 23:59:59 BST (promotional period).

What's included?

    * Only items listed in British Pounds Sterling on eBay.co.uk using the Auction-style format are included.
    * Sellers must list items with a starting (and reserve) price of below £15 to qualify for the promotion.
    * Any eligible item previously scheduled to go live on Thursday 12th July 2007 will qualify for the promotion.
    * If sellers re-list an item on Thursday 12th July 2007 that had previously closed without a successful sale, the re-listed item will qualify for the promotion. If the re-listed item sells and is eligible under the eBay re-list policy, eBay will refund the Insertion Fee at the Promotional Insertion Fee price of 10 pence.
    * Items listed in the "Parts & Accessories" sub-categories of the Motors Category are included.

What's excluded?

    * Items listed using the Buy It Now (Fixed Price) only format.
    * Items listed with a starting (and reserve) price of £15 and above.
    * Apart from items listed in the "Parts & Accessories" sub-categories of the Motors Categories (detailed in the "What's Included?" Section above), all other items listed in any Motors categories are excluded.
    * Items listed in the "Residential Property" sub-category of the "Home & Garden" category.
    * Items listed in the "Mobile Phones with Contract" sub-category of the "Mobile & Home Phones" category.
    * Items listed using the eBay Express Only format.
    * Multiple-Item listings in all formats. This includes both Auction-style (also known as Dutch Auctions) and Fixed Price formats. See the full details about Multiple-Item listings.
    * Identical listings that do not comply with our Duplicate Listings policy. See the full details about our Duplicate Listings policy.
    * Shops Inventory Format listings. See the full details about listing items using the Shops Inventory Format.
    * Any item listed on Thursday 12th July 2007 but scheduled to start after the promotional period will NOT qualify for the promotion.
    * Any items listed which do not comply with eBay’s Listing Policies or Prohibited and Restricted Items Policies.
    * Only the basic eBay Insertion Fee will be reduced to 10p. All other eBay fees will still apply, including but not limited to Final Value Fees, optional Reserve Price Fees and all Listing Upgrade Fees such as "Gallery", "Subtitle", "Bold" or "Highlight". See the full details about eBay fees.

Sellers listing using the Auction-with-Buy It Now format will still be charged the Listing Upgrade Fee for Buy It Now.

"Media" category specific pricing

    * Items listed in the "Media" categories (see below for a full list) using the Auction-style format with a starting price of £0.99 pence or below have a standard Insertion Fee of £0.05, and this Insertion Fee will remain unchanged during the promotional period. The Media categories are:
        1. the "Books, Comics & Magazines" category (excluding the "Accessories" sub category)
        2. the "DVD, Film and TV" category (excluding the "Accessories/Storage", "Film Memorabilia" and "TV Memorabilia" sub categories)
        3. the "Games" sub category of the "Video Games" category
        4. the "Music" category (excluding the "Music Memorabilia" and "Accessories/Storage" sub categories).

Find out more about Insertion Fees for "Media" product categories here.

Further Information

    * If the item is listed in 2 categories, the Insertion Fee will be 10 pence times two i.e. 20 pence.
    * If the item qualifies for the promotion, the "Sell Your Item" form will indicate to the seller that they have been charged the Promotional Insertion Fee of 10 pence.