With listing counts at 2004 levels, Meg Throws Another 10c Listing Sale on 3/15

[amy]

They're getting a little worried about the drop in listing counts aren't they? 

***10¢ Fixed Price Listing Day Tomorrow, March 15th*** 

March 14, 2006 | 05:00PM PST/PT


As a special offer to our sellers, we are pleased to announce a one-day promotion for www.ebay.com, www.ebay.ca and www.ebaymotors.com (for non-vehicles listings), where the insertion fees for Fixed Price listings will be 10¢!

The promotion starts on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at 00:00:01 PT (12:00 AM plus one second) and ends that same day, Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at 23:59:59 PT (11:59 PM plus 59 seconds). Listings which were created prior to March 15, 2006 and scheduled to start during the promotional period will also be eligible for the special promotional rate.

The 10¢ Fixed Price Sale will not apply to eBay Motors vehicles, International, Live Auction, Professional Services, Real Estate/Ad Format, and Store Inventory listings. Also, the following Business & Industrial categories are excluded from this promotion: tractors & farm machinery (category #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).


We hope you enjoy the one-day 10¢ Fixed Price Insertion Fee Sale!

full promotion details: http://pages.ebay.com/promo/10fixprice/?...MDV:AB1000

[xppman]

They're getting a little worried about the drop in listing counts aren't they? 

Ya think?

I spent a whole 1.35 on the last one and ran three different
items of my product line (that sell quite well at the website)
at 10 available each.

Made four total sales of fixed priced items in seven days on feebay.  LOL

Hey maybe this is just another test of the waters of the Fixed Price listing deal.

It would seem to me they will be needing many more to start using
Fixed Price listings regularly so ebay Express will have more listing
showing up on opening day.

One sure way to do this would be if ebay made
Fixed Price listings cost .10 cents all the time.

[amy]

if ebay made
Fixed Price listings cost .10 cents all the time.

10 cents is way too much.  They'll need to make the fees lower than the 1/3 of 1 cent we pay at Overstock before I'll be interested. [private message to eBay-> I'd settle for fixed price being lowered to the same $0.02 (with $0.01 gallery) as eBay Stores. ]

[rejoicemusic]

I've never had much luck with Fixed Day Listings  - not even as free/cheap advertising for my store items, as far as I can see.  I need some 10 cent regular auction days, or free gallery.  Bah bum bug!

Patrice