A constant challenge for eBay is to get new users to sign up and sell their items for a fee. Competitor sites, like Craigslist, are completely free to sell your items. Well, now you can list up to 5 items for free every month on eBay.
Instituted recently, this new eBay policy is a great thing for us. We're to the point in our uncluttering that we're only listing a few items a month. Because listings are now free — final value fees are still charged — we can start attempting to sell more obscure items that are lying around the house without fear of losing money.