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[eBay Plus] 50% off Variable Fees on up to 3 Transactions @ eBay AU

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unlikely it has started yet, no direct link, not under promotional offers

Terms & Conditions

When does the promotion run?
This Promotion commences at 00:01 (AEDT) on 10 March 2025 and ends at 23:59 (AEDT) on 31 March 2025 (“Promotion Period”).
eBay reserves the right to cancel the offer at any time as set out in the Changes clause below.

Who is eligible for this Promotion?
“Eligible Sellers” means sellers who:
do not have a current eBay Basic, Feature or Anchor Store subscription;
have Australia or New Zealand as their registered address on eBay.com.au (the “Site”);
have an active eBay Plus membership. The eBay Plus Terms and Conditions will apply in respect of your membership;
receive an invitation from eBay to participate in this promotion;
activate the Promotion by either clicking “Accept offer” on this Terms and Conditions page or clicking “Get offer” under the “Promotional Offers” section of their My eBay account; and
received confirmation that “you’ve accepted the offer”.
Sellers whose eBay accounts are temporarily or indefinitely suspended, made inactive or are subject to listing restrictions, or whose seller performance level is Below Standard, whether prior to or during the Promotion Period, are not eligible for this Promotion.

This Promotion will only apply to the eBay account that receives the invitation, and is not transferable, exchangeable or assignable to any other eBay account.
What is the Promotion?
The Promotion entitles Eligible Sellers to 50% off Variable Fees (which is a component of Final Value Fees as defined below) on the sale of three (3) Eligible Listings sold during the Promotion Period (the “Promotion”). For the avoidance of doubt, if the promotion is not activated by the end of the "Promotion Period", it shall be forfeited by you.
“Eligible Listings” means listings that are:
newly listed on the Site during the Promotion Period (i.e. it cannot be an item that has been automatically relisted or relisted as a Good ‘Til Cancelled (“GTC”) listing);
listed in multi-quantity or single quantity fixed price or auction format only; and
not listed in one of the Excluded Categories (as defined below).
For the avoidance of doubt, the discounted Variable Fees will only be applied to the first 3 Eligible Listings that are sold during the Promotion Period. For any subsequent sales, standard eBay fees will apply.

Once you have accepted the offer, the Promotion will be automatically assigned to your account and will be visible within My eBay. The Promotion will only apply to Eligible Listings listed by the eBay account the Promotion is assigned to.
The discount will automatically apply to all Eligible Sellers and Eligible Items (up to the maximum, if applicable) during the Promotion Period, in most cases. If the discount does not automatically apply once an Eligible Item has been sold, please allow 24 hours for your account to be credited. Any dispute about discounted Final Value Fees must be submitted to eBay in writing within 60 days of the date you incurred such charge, otherwise you waive such dispute and such charge will be final and not subject to challenge.

Final Value Fees are the selling fees charged on the sale of an item, calculated as a percentage of the total sale amount paid per item (item price plus postage and handling charges) called a “‘Variable Fee”’, plus a fixed charge of $0.30 per order (incl. GST for non-store subscribers) (“Final Value Fee”). More information about eBay selling fees without an eBay store subscription can be found here.

What exclusions apply?
Items listed in the following categories are excluded from the Promotion: Websites & Businesses for Sale (11759), Aircraft (63676), Boats (26429), Caravans, Motorhomes (32633), Cars (29690), Motorcycles (32073), Trucks, Commercial Vehicles (6049), Real Estate (10542), Services (316), Flights (3253), Tickets (1305), Travel (3252), Gift Cards (172009) (together, the “Excluded Categories”).
This Promotion does not apply to:
listings created before the Promotion Period even if they are scheduled to start during the Promotion Period;
listings scheduled to start after the Promotion Period ends;
listings that are relisted during the Promotion Period, either manually, through the automatic relist function, or the Good ‘Til Cancelled function;
listings that are listed during the Promotion Period but do not sell and are relisted outside of the Promotion Period;
any item sold before the Promotion Period or before the Registration Date; and
listings in the Classified Ad format.
The Promotion only applies to Variable Fees (a component of your Final Value Fees). For the avoidance of doubt, the Promotion does not apply to the $0.30 (incl GST) fixed order fee for non-store subscribers (or otherwise have registered for a tax exempt status with eBay), fees for optional features or services (including Feature Fees), international selling fees or any other fees set out on the Site, as varied from time to time. See our help page on Selling fees without an eBay Store, for more information.
You may be excluded from the Promotion if your eBay account is subject to listing restrictions, suspended, restricted or made inactive, or if you fall below eBay’s minimum performance standards, prior to or during the Promotion Period.
Listings that contravene eBay's policies or fail to comply with these Terms and Conditions are excluded from the Promotion.
Unless otherwise indicated in these Terms and Conditions, this Promotion cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotional discounts, offers or waivers in respect of seller listings for Eligible Ite

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Comments

  • +2

    It's a start I guess. Assuming you're lucky enough to get an invite.

    Edit: I've got the banner but clicking doesn't take you to accept promotion offer, just to the create a listing page.

  • Targeted?

    • think it's still rolling out, banner was on my home page, but under "Promotional offers" nothing yet

  • +2

    Could someone post a link to the "acceptance" page?

  • Direct link to accept the promotion, anyone?

  • +7

    Something to be mindful of, is that the item needs to be sold DURING the promo period, as opposed to what happened in the past where you just had to list it during the promo period.

    These seller promos keep getting worse and worse

    • Good point

      (The emphasis should probably include 'sold', to be super clear)

      Something to be mindful of, is that the item needs to be SOLD DURING the promo period, as opposed to what happened in the past where you just had to list it during the promo period.

    • Yes this is real pain for the casual seller, ebay has been getting alot more non payers recently, so your choice of auction will run the risk of not sold if it runs beyond the period, or go for buy it now but only with about 20 days listing.

      although in the past, sometimes i was able to have the fee refunded when i went beyond the promotion period by simply contacting CS stating i didnt know

      • +1

        stating i didnt know

        Username checks out

      • +2

        Yes, private selling is a pain. Buyers are getting worse. I have got all the below experience in the past couple of months.

        • bidder winning auction then not respond at all.
        • bidder claimed their daughter accidentally won the auction.
        • bidder claimed he thought it was S24 Ultra and don't want to pay while my listing was for S23 Ultra. Probably a genuine mistake. Samsung making them look identical.
        • A scammer won my auction who abuses eBay returns. Scammer had positive feedbacks from sellers screaming how they got scammed. Glad I noticed them and cancelled the order. Method goes like this. They buy the item and later claim it as faulty and initiate return but send identical but a different item they already have. This works best for computer components where other than serial number item will look identical. Seller then have to work with eBay, prove that the returned item is not the same one they sold.

        Last one is worse than all others. After my cancellation, buyer left a negative feedback for me easily. I tried to get the negative feedback removed by contacting eBay but eBay stood with scammer despite me pointing to existing "positive feebacks" from sellers who got scammed. Sellers can't leave negative feedback even if they get scammed.

        I have had good buyers too. It is a hit or miss for me recently. I had to relist auctions. If eBay allows this to continue and not do something to improve the seller experience, they will just sell on gumtree/facebook marketplace. No point in paying fees and still waste time or get scammed.

        • +2

          Haven't bothered with auctions for years (too many late payer, non-paying winning bidders). Just use buy it now with immediate payment required.

          • +1

            @netsurfer: Scammers can still abuse buy it now as well. It is best to read feedbacks and decide whether to send the item or not. Agree that time wasters can be avoided by buy it now listing

  • +5

    The offer has appeared on my eBay Plus page. Image.

    However, when I click 'Start Selling' it just dumps me into my Seller Hub, and there's no new promotional offer that appears in my Seller Hub Overview.

  • Has anyone succeeded in selling items other than toys or fashion with the current 0% fvf deals? Just using the wrong categories anyway?
    Fashion https://www.ebay.com.au/sellercentre/promo/1017754
    Toys https://www.ebay.com.au/sellercentre/promo/1017755

    Am semi tempted to give it a go but:
    1/ May not appear in searches
    2/ Buyers may not trust use of obviously wrong category
    3/ Might just not work and full fees ensue

    • +1

      Another one you might not have encountered. I've sold items in the past and slightly undercut existing listsings. I've had (what i suspect are) the sellers of those items reporting my listings for any possible (usually false) reason so ebay takes them down, even if the report wasn't true.
      There are some snarky sellers on there

      • Yes, that is a valid point. The dobbing culture

  • +1

    The promotion also appeared on my eBay page. It said the promotion starts on March 10. I listed a new item on the 11th and sold it on the 12th but did not receive the 50% off Variable Fees. So, I assume it probably hasn’t started yet or requires to click somewhere to accept the offer. Hope this helps.

    • You mean this from the Terms…

      Once you have accepted the offer, the Promotion will be automatically assigned to your account and will be visible within My eBay

      • +1

        Cant find accept button from anywhere

        • Classic eBay stuff up. There isn't one yet.

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