Category Updates – on January 5th eBay announced changes to the structure of 20 categories. You can read the announcement or just take a look at the new category structure.

Update to the Feedback Removal Policy, New Payment Methods and Other Important News – On January 08, 2009, Dinesh Lahti announced several key changes including an update to the Feedback Removal Policy to cover negative feedback received on cross border transactions, the announcement of 2 new payment methods, Moneybookers and Paymate, better Merchant Account integration and a Seller Checklist for complying with upcoming changes. Read the full announcement. The January Town Hall covered these announcements in more detail. Listen to the January eBay Town Hall replay.

New eBay Stores Experience – On January 13, 2009, Nick Donelson from the Seller Experience Team announced changes to eBay stores which include new storefront templates and enhancements to Stores search results. Read the full announcement.
Store owners should preview their store to see how they will be affected. Some custome store templates will need tweaking for the new format.

FAQ and User Guide Available for My eBay – On January 20th, 2009, eBay retired the old My eBay format. On January 21st, Renée from the My eBay team announced the FAQ and User Guide for the New My eBay. Read the Full Announcement.

Classical Music Catalogs on eBay and Half.com – On January 30th, 2009, Ram Rampalli from the catalog team announced the availability of the Classical Music Catalog which contains over 140,000 songs. Read the Full Announcement.