As a reminder, eBay's 2006 fee changes, outlined in Bill Cobb's letter on January 18th and highlighted below, will go into effect at midnight on February 22, 2006.

  • For core insertion fees for auctions and Fixed Price listings on eBay.com, the lowest tranche fee (i.e. for items with a starting price of $0.01 to $0.99) will be lowered from a quarter to twenty cents.
  • For feature fees --

    • Picture Show and Sales Reports Plus will be free for everyone.
    • Reserve Fees will be capped at a $50 maximum.
    • The fees for the second and third tiers of Picture Manager will be reduced and the storage levels you get will be increased.
    • Two new bundles of optional listing features will be available which can save you up to 39% per listing.
  • The final value fee for the middle tranche will increase from 2.75% to 3% for auctions and Fixed Price listings on eBay.com.
  • There are no changes for eBay Stores fees.

To learn more about the upcoming fee adjustments, click here.