Hello...this is Stephanie Tilenius, Senior VP & General Manager for eBay North America Marketplaces. Many of our sellers combine the marketing power of eBay with the flexibility and branding capabilities of their own web presence. eBay's ProStores solution helps many eBay sellers launch their own Web store easily and efficiently.

And now eBay sellers can open a ProStores Web store in a matter of minutes. With the latest tools that ProStores 9.0 offers, you can automatically import your eBay listings, categories, shipping, and other settings. After setup, ProStores can mirror your eBay listings and synchronize your inventory with your ProStores Web store. This makes it possible for you to make items available for sale from both locations - on the eBay marketplace and your ProStores Web store - without the worry of double-selling unique or low-stock items.

And - as a special offer to eBay Stores sellers - I'm pleased to let you know that you can try the new ProStores Starter store [http://www.prostores.com/prostores_starter_store.html] and pay no monthly subscription fee through September 2008. That's up to six months on us. Over the next couple weeks, watch your email and mail box for information on how to access this special offer. After your free trial subscription, eBay Stores sellers always enjoy 30% off our low monthly subscription rates every month. So, if you've considered opening your own Web store, this is a great time to try out our newest ProStores release which has been designed with the eBay seller in mind.

Join Our Online Workshop

I hope you'll join the ProStores team for an introduction to ProStores 9.0 at their online workshop [http://forums.ebay.com/db2/forum.jspa?forumID=93] on Wednesday, April 2, 1-2 p.m. PT. The team will be on hand to tell you more about the new tools available, and answer any of your questions.

In the meantime, check out all of the great new features in ProStores 9.0. http://www.prostores.com/newfeatures.html

Sincerely,

Stephanie Tilenius

Senior VP and General Manager, eBay North America