eBay is holding a 1-day promotion for eBay.com and eBay Canada on Wednesday. Sellers will get 50 percent off the insertion fee for Fixed Price listings, and a free "Buy It Now" listing upgrade for auction-style listings on March 2, 2005.

Listings created prior to March 2, 2005 and scheduled to start during the promotional period will also be eligible for the special promotional rate. The promotional rate does not apply to listings with a start date prior to March 2, 2005, including those listings revised during the promotional period. The promotional rate also does not apply to listings created during the promotional period (March 2, 2005) that are scheduled to start after the promotion ends.

The promotion does not apply to eBay Motors vehicles and non-vehicles, International, Live Auction, Professional Services, Real Estate, Ad Format, and Store Inventory listings. In addition, certain Business & Industrial categories are excluded from this promotion. All other fees apply, see Website for details and restrictions.

http://pages.ebay.com/promo/springsale03

http://www2.ebay.com:80/aw/marketing.shtml#2005-03-01163949

eBay is also running a sweepstakes for a chance to win an 8-Day Caribbean Cruise, or one of 400 shipping scales. Register for the eBay March Shipping Sweepstakes and every time you print a USPS Priority Mail or Express Mail label on eBay during the month of March, you'll earn one entry into the sweepstakes.

http://pages.ebay.com/shipping/sweepstakes.html