eBay will continue bonuses when you offer Free Shipping to your customers, as well as special discounts for items listed in the Books, Mucis, Movies & DVDs and Video Games categories.  Here are the details:

Hello everyone...The holidays are just around the corner, and I’ve got some good news to add to the holiday cheer for our sellers. It’s my pleasure to announce the extension of many of our current listing promotions.

Here's a quick summary of the ways you can save through March 31, 2009:

If you list with Free shipping:
• PowerSellers get double Final Value fee discounts on all Fixed Price and Auction-style items with free shipping sold from October 1 until March 31, 2009.
• All sellers get a free Subtitle upgrade on Auction-style and Fixed Price items with free shipping listed from October 1 until March 31, 2009.

If you list Books, Music, Movies & DVDs and Video Games:

All sellers get 5 cent Insertion Fees for Fixed Price listings in these categories when they list with pre-filled item information between September 16 until March 31, 2009. (This does not include Video Game Systems). All sellers get a free Subtitle upgrade for Fixed Price and Auction-style listings when they list with pre-filled item information between October 13 until March 31, 2009, whether or not they offer free shipping. On behalf of the whole team here at eBay, we want to thank you for your support all year, and wish you safe and happy holidays! Sincerely, Dinesh Lathi Vice President, Seller Experience This announcement was originally posted 12/17, but was republished to correct formatting issues.

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