I received an email saying this:
Who is eligible for this promotion?
"Qualifying Sellers" for the purpose of this promotion are sellers who are validly registered members of any eBay site with an Australian registered address and who receive an invitation by email or message in their eBay.com.au My Messages account
The invitation is linked to the USER ID to which the invitation is sent by eBay. Qualifying Sellers must list using the USERID at the top of the invitation.
Persons whose eBay accounts have been temporarily or indefinitely suspended or made inactive by the Promoter during the Promotion, are not eligible for this Promotion.
It's FREE to list* up to 15 items per month** when you start your auction at 99c
You only pay 7.9% of the sale price when your item sells, and the most you'll ever pay is $49.95
FREE Gallery image - saving you 59c per listing
FREE Gallery Plus supersized image - saving you $2.49 per listing made from 17-19 June 2011
- Not available to Store subscribers, accounts registered outside Australia, PowerSellers and business registered sellers.
** Existing fees per listing will apply thereafter.
What listing are eligible for this promotion?
Subject to these Terms and Conditions this promotion applies to Auction listings starting at 99c or less in eligible categories, by Qualifying Sellers, during the Promotional Period ("Qualifying Listings").
Qualifying Listings must be made on eBay.com.au.
Qualifying Sellers receive FREE Gallery Plus, on each Qualifying Listing
Qualifying Listings created before the Promotional Period and scheduled to begin during the Promotional Period are included.
Listings in two or more categories are included, as long as both categories are eligible.
Aircraft parts and accessories, Boat parts and accessories, Caravan parts and accessories, Car parts and accessories, Motorcycle parts and accessories, Trailers parts and accessories and Truck parts and accessories are included.
What is excluded?
Classified listings are excluded.
Fixed Priced listings are excluded
Listings created during the Promotional Period but scheduled to start after the Promotional Period are excluded.
Listings that contravene eBay's or PayPal's policies are excluded.
Listings in the following categories are excluded:
Aircraft 63676
Boats 26429
Caravans, Motorhomes 32633
Cars 29690
Motorcycles 32073
Other Cars, Bikes, Boats 32636
Trailers 66468
Trucks, Commercials 6049
Real Estate 10542
Services 150968
Business 170638
Industrial 170769
Never list your item for $0.99 if you think it will sell for more than $20.
Listing at $0.99 has a higher selling fee so you make less money when the item sells.
If your item sells for $200 and you listed at $0.99 for free you get $179.10 after ebay/paypal fees
If you list your item for $1 and pay the listing fees you get $187.02 after ebay/paypal fees
For most items listing at $0.99 is now bad value as you end up paying higher selling fees.
Ebay is just trying to make more money out of those people who list items cheaply to avoid the higher insertion fees.
I think that most people list their items at $0.99 to avoid the listing fees and most people probably do not know that they are actually going to pay more fees when their item sells.