Hi everyone...I'm Mike Maffeo with our Seller Experience team, and I'm here to add some detail to Jim Ambach's recent announcement about an easier listing process for new sellers [http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200709121216292.html].

Our current version of the Sell Your Item form is great for experienced sellers. However, it can be a little complicated for our newer sellers who aren't as familiar with all the options and choices available – and sometimes even experienced sellers just need the basics. To help these sellers out, my team has been working on a simplified listing process that will be available in the next couple of days.

When a seller starts at the Sell hub, they'll soon have a choice of whether to go through this simplified listing process, which consists mainly of our most popular listing options, or the current flow that we recommend for more experienced sellers. Those choosing the simplified, "list with popular options" flow will see:

-A shortened, colorful listing flow with only the most common listing options available. This will dramatically cut down on the number of choices a seller has to make to get their item listed.

-Several of the fields pre-filled, but editable. For example, all listings will have a pre-filled $0.99 starting price, although the seller can of course change that if they wish.

Rollout Plans

We're going to roll out this simplified process over the next few weeks so we can carefully monitor for unexpected issues. Roughly half of our sellers will be able to access the new flow in the next week or so. Assuming everything goes smoothly, the other half will be able to do so as well in the following few weeks.

You can also learn more about this simplified flow by checking out my video on the Chatter blog.

http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2007/09/list-with-popul.html

Happy Selling!

Sincerely,

Mike Maffeo

Seller Experience