eBay.com caps BIN listing fees for a week

for buy it now items. From 7th to 14th May 2008, insertion fees will be capped at 50c, meaning that any item selling for $10 or more will be cheaper to list. The offer includes media categories and parts and accessories in Motors, though there are several other category exclusions, primarily from Business and Industrial. Auctions are not eligible for the promotional pricing. is running a similar promotion.

I’m seeing a few trials of this capped pricing structure across various eBay sites. I suspect this year’s switch in emphasis from insertion fees to final value fees is not the last “rebalancing” of eBay fees we’re going to see.