eBay Announcement 10/15/07

[Marjie]

***Updated: Tests to Make Bidding Faster and More Fun***

October 15, 2007 | 01:58PM PST/PT

Hi everyone...I'm back with an update on one of the bidding tests we’ve been running for about the past six weeks.
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200710151358202.html

For a small percentage of buyers, we added a field next to the Place Bid button at the top of the item page that allowed them to type in and submit their bid directly - just as they can at the bottom of the page. Not only does this save buyers time by removing an extra click of the mouse, but we've seen that it's had a positive effect on bidding. As a result, we're going to introduce this change sitewide in the next few days.

Sincerely,

Subha Shetty
Buyer Experience

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***Updated: Custom Item Specifics Expanded to More Categories***

October 15, 2007 | 09:59AM PST/PT

Hi everyone, I'm back with another update about Custom Item Specifics.

As you can see in my two earlier announcements directly below [http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200710150959382.html], we've been rapidly expanding the Custom Item Specifics functionality to categories that previously only offered "Item Condition." This gives sellers much more flexibility when describing their items, allowing them to highlight the details that are most important to their buyers.

Our tests have gone very well, so we're now going to add Custom Item Specifics to all categories on the site that don't offer standard Item Specifics in the next week. You can learn more about Custom Item Specifics on our information page.
http://pages.ebay.com/sellercentral/...geName=CMDV:AB

As before, these Custom Item Specifics will be available through the Sell Your Item form, Turbo Lister and the eBay API.

Sincerely,

Dan Kramer
Finding Team

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