eBay will be changing fees for certain features and categories on eBay.com and eBay Motors effective February 18, 2005. eBay also raised monthly subscription fees for eBay stores from $9.95 per month to $15.95 per month.

Among the fee changes are:

Gallery Fee Changes for eBay.com and eBay Motors Parts & Accessories Listings
Gallery fees will be raised from $0.25 to $0.35 per listing. eBay will also be increasing the size of the Gallery image on search and listings pages by 56%.

Buy It Now (BIN) Fees
BIN fees will be determined based on the amount of the Buy It Now price. Fees will be charged as follows:

BIN Price / Fee
$0.01-9.99 / $0.05
$10-24.99 / $0.10
$25-49.99 / $0.20
$50+ / $0.25

10-Day Duration Fee
The fee for 10-day duration listings will be raised from $0.20 to $0.40 per listing.

eBay Stores
The fee for the Basic eBay Stores subscription will be raised from $9.95 to $15.95 per month. The fee for Featured and Anchored Stores will be unchanged.

eBay Stores insertion fees will remain unchanged. The Final Value Fee for Stores items will change as follows:

Closing Price / Fee
$0.01-$25 / 8% of the closing price

$25.01-$1000 / 8% of the initial $25.00, plus 5% of the remaining closing value balance ($25.01 to $1,000.00)

$1000+ / 8% of the initial $25.00, plus 5% of the initial $25.01 - $1,000.00, plus 3% of the remaining closing value balance ($1,000.01 - closing value)

Business & Industrial Listings in Certain Categories
The insertion fee for certain categories will change to a $20 flat fee, regardless of starting price. The Final Value Fee will be charged at 1%, with a $250 maximum charge. Reserve fees will be changed to $5, which will still be refunded if the item sells.

The above changes apply only to the following categories:

• Agriculture & Forestry > Modern Tractors & Equipment (category #: 91952)
• Construction > Heavy Equipment (25249)
• Food Service & Retail > Concession Trailers & Carts (67145)
• Healthcare, Lab & Life Science > Imaging & Aesthetics Equipment (92035)
• Industrial Supply, MRO > Fork Lifts & Other Lifts (42915)
• Manufacturing & Metalworking > Manufacturing Equipment (92080)
• Manufacturing & Metalworking > Metalworking Equipment (92082)
• Office, Printing & Shipping > Commercial Printing Presses (26247)

Additional listing upgrade fees will remain the same as for eBay.com. Pricing for all other Business & Industrial listings outside the affected capital equipment categories will remain the same as for eBay.com.

eBay will also introduce Buyer Protection covering up to $20,000 per item in these capital equipment categories this spring. eBay will offer this Buyer Protection at no cost to the buyer or seller.

The following fee changes will apply to vehicle listings on eBay Motors.

Fee Changes for eBay Motors Vehicles Listings:

Reserve
Reserve will be charged at a $5 flat fee for all eBay Motors vehicles categories except Pocket Bikes. Your fee will still be refundable if your item sells.

10-Day Listings The fee for 10-day listings will be changed to $8 for all eBay Motors vehicles categories except Pocket Bikes.

Pocket Bikes Category
The following only apply to the Pocket Bikes category on eBay Motors:

• The insertion fee and Transaction Services Fee will lowered from $30 each to $3 each.
• Reserve will be charged at a $2 flat fee, and will be refundable if your item sells.
• Gallery will be free, as it is for all Motors vehicles listings.
• Highlight will be $5.
• Motors HomePage Featured fee will be charged at $24.95.
• Vehicle Picture Pack fee will be priced at $1.50.
• Listing Designer will be $5.
• All other fees will be lowered to become the same as those for eBay Motors Parts & Accessories categories.

Check the eBay website for the full, final announcement:
http://www2.ebay.com:80/aw/marketing.shtml#2005-01-12075944