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Here are the main benefits:

• It's Faster. Sellers have asked for a form with fewer pages. Our new SYI form reduces the number of pages and fields required to list an item. For sellers who list a lot of similar items, you can create re-usable listing templates to save you time. In fact, in our tests with over 100,000 members, those using the new form finished 25% faster on average than those using the old form.

• It's Flexible. All of the same features in the current form are still available, but you can customize it to hide the options you rarely use. Plus we’ve added new features, as well as scores of new fonts and colors that let you put together creative, eye-catching listings.

Over the last couple of months, we've received a lot of input from sellers who have helped us test, ranging from kudos to tips about bugs and needed enhancements. For example, thanks to comments you’ve shared, we've focused on making the description editor easier to use, we've made entering your own HTML much simpler, and added photo insert capabilities for our Picture Manager subscribers. More improvements will also be appearing later this month.

Here are a few the comments we've received:

• "I think this is a wonderful new feature. Faster and more efficient when posting. Easier for the beginner, and handy for the advanced."

• "The form was well thought out. I used to dread having to list many items, but this system is fast, accurate, and easy to use. What's more, it's logical and makes sense. I am very happy to see this improvement. I will be more happy if it is permanent."

• "Being able to see the completed listing as it will actually BE (not just a description preview) was a great idea."

Transitioning Sellers to the New SYI Form
We realize that any change to your business tools can impact you. Many sellers rely on the SYI form to list their items, making it one of the most important tools of the entire eBay site. For these reasons, we are committed to making the transition to the new tool as smooth as possible for our sellers.

Beginning later this month, we'll be slowly opting in sellers who use SYI today to our new form. Over the following several weeks, we will gradually move over more sellers until everyone has been converted by late September. (This transition will only apply to eBay.com – if you list on eBay Motors, you will continue to use the current form.)

Please note that during the transition, sellers will still be able to return to the old version at any time, if necessary. You can do so by clicking the link near the top of the new Sell page. The old SYI form will be available until it is retired early next year.

Attend an online workshop
To help you get started with the new form, we’ll be hosting several more workshops during the transition. The next one is scheduled for August 21st at 2:00pm.

Thank you for your input
On behalf of the whole SYI team, I want to thank everyone for your support and input during this project. We hope you are pleased with the final result of the new SYI form. We're interested in hearing your feedback, so feel free to post your comments to the New SYI Feedback discussion board thread.

Sincerely,

Senior Manager, Product