eBay will increase listing fees on eBay.com effective February 2, the company announced today. For items with a starting price of between $1 and $9.99, it will cost an extra 5 cents (35 cents) to list on eBay.com. For items with a starting price of $500 and up (a new category in eBay's fee structure), it will cost $1.50 more to list ($4.80). In addition, eBay doubled most Reserve Price fees, increased fees for running optional 10-day listings, increased the subscription fee for its Seller's Assistant Pro software, and increased fees for using listing designer with Turbo Lister.

eBay also increased fees for eBay Motors, see the full announcement for more information about changes to eBay Motors fees.

There was some positive news included with the fee change announcement. eBay Storeowners will pay less (2 cents instead of 5 cents for 30-day listings); the special promotional price for Home Page Featured will become permanent ($39.95 instead of $99.95); and sellers who re-list items that were won but not paid for by the buyer will be eligible for the standard re-list credit. Previously sellers were only able to receive credit for Final Value Fees when filing Non-Paying Bidder reports.

In addition, some changes were made to auctions that end without meeting Reserve Price; beginning in mid-March, sellers will be able to make Second Chance Offers to under-bidders, and if a Second Chance Offer is accepted, the Reserve Price fee will be refunded.

eBay is increasing the subscription fee for its Seller's Assistant Pro software from $15.99/month to $24.99/month, and on April 12 will begin charging for using "Listing Designer" within Turbo Lister.

eBay will continue to charge a 30-cent listing fee for items posted for 99 cents or less. See accompanying chart below for more information, and eBay's announcement board for eBay's full announcement. http://pages.ebay.com/help/announcement/1.html

When asked about the fee changes, eBay spokesperson Hani Durzy said, "we only make changes when we think it's the right thing to do for the vibrancy of the eBay Marketplace. We feel that the overall impact of the changes will be positive."

eBay had last adjusted fees in March 2003 (http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y03/m02/i17/s01) and eBay increased Final Value Fees in January 2002 (http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y02/m01/i17/s01). eBay announced no changes to Final Value Fees in today's announcement.

eBay is also changing fees in Canada http://www2.ebay.com/aw/marketing-ca.shtml#060401205718, UK http://www2.ebay.com/aw/marketing-uk.shtml and Australia http://www2.ebay.com/aw/marketing-au.shtml; check announcement boards on eBay's international sites for further information.

In related news, eBay UK is holding a free listing day on January 8, and sellers on eBay's French site are threatening to strike on January 14, 2004 when higher fees go into effect on eBay.fr http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y03/m12/i23/s01

Listing Fees
Item Starting Price	Current Fee	Item Starting Price	New Fees Beginning Feb. 2, 2004
.	.	$0.01 - $0.99	$0.30
$0.01 - $9.99	$0.30	$1.00 - $9.99	$0.35
$10.00 - $24.99	$0.55	$10.00 - $24.99	$0.60
$25.00 - $49.99	$1.10	$25.00 - $49.99	$1.20
$50.00 - $199.99	$2.20	$50.00 - $199.99	$2.40
$200.00 and up	$3.30	$200.00 - $499.99	$3.60
.	.	$500 and up	$4.80

Reserve Price Fees
Reserve Price	Current Fee	Reserve Price	Fee as of February 2, 2004
$0.01 - $24.99	$0.50	$0.01 - $49.99	$1.00
$25.00 - $99.99	$1.00	$50.00 - $199.99	$2.00
$100 and up	1% of reserve price (with a maximum of $100.00)	$200 and up	1% of reserve price (with a maximum of $100.00)

Store Inventory Insertion Fees
Duration	Current Fee	New Fees Beginning Feb. 2, 2004
.30 days	$0.05	$0.02
60 days	$0.05 plus .05 surcharge	$0.02 plus .02 surcharge
90 days	$0.05 plus .10 surcharge	$0.02 plus .04 surcharge
120 days	$0.05 plus .15 surcharge	$0.02 plus .06 surcharge
GTC	$0.05 plus $.05 per 30 days	$0.02 plus .02 per 30 days

Features
.	Current Fee	New Fees Beginning Feb. 2, 2004
Home Page Featured Fee	$99.95 for single item $199.95 for multiple items	$39.95 for single item $79.95
10-Day Listing Fee	$0.10	$0.20