Here is all the fine print from that promo:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
For sellers who sign up for an annual subscription: if you would like to discontinue your discounted subscription, you must cancel your promotional subscription or revert back to your original store tier within 30 days of subscribing to the eBay store to avoid paying an early termination fee. Terminating your promotional subscription after the end of the Promotion Subscription Period but before fulfilling your one-year store subscription commitment will result in an early termination fee.
What is the Promotion?
Invited sellers (“Sellers”) who activate the offer and then upgrade their eBay Store Subscription, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein, will be upgraded to the next level tier (Basic to Premium or Premium to Anchor), and will receive a flat discount on their eBay Store Subscription for two months from the start date of the upgrade (collectively referred to as “Promotion”). See the Subscription Fee Table below for discount amounts.
*If you are already subscribed to a Yearly Stores subscription, you must upgrade to the yearly store subscription of the next level store tier. Otherwise, you will be charged an early termination fee and will not receive the Promotion.
When is it?
This Promotion will begin on Friday, July 19, 2019 at 00:00:01 PT (12:00AM plus one second), and will end on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 23:59:59 PT (11:59PM plus 59 seconds), for eBay Stores subscriptions on www.ebay.com (the “Promotion Period”).
The period where you pay a discounted subscription fee as a result of this Promotion shall be referred to as the “Promotional Subscription Period.” See Stores cancellation information for more details about canceling a subscription.
How do I get the Promotional Rate?
Sellers who activate the offer and then upgrade their Store subscription here with the seller’s qualifying eBay user ID, will automatically receive the Promotional Rate on their next invoice. Sellers subscribed to a Starter Monthly Store may upgrade to a Basic Monthly or Yearly Store. Sellers subscribed to a Starter Yearly store may only upgrade to a Basic Yearly Store. Sellers subscribed to a Basic Monthly Store may upgrade to a Premium Monthly or Yearly Store. Sellers subscribed to a Basic Yearly Store may only upgrade to a Premium Yearly Store. Similarly, sellers subscribed to a Premium Monthly Store may upgrade to an Anchor Monthly or Yearly Store. Sellers subscribed to a Premium Yearly Store may only upgrade to an Anchor Yearly Store.
Stores cancellation information
Your Store subscription will be deemed to start on the day you sign up and will automatically renew after the Promotional Subscription Period at the level and term selected during sign up. If you do not want to be charged for your eBay Store subscription in accordance with the Store terms after the Promotional Subscription Period, you will need to cancel your subscription by 23:59:59 PST, on the last day of your Promotional Subscription Period. To cancel, click on Subscriptions within the account tab of My eBay, then click on Cancel Subscription.
If you sign up for a Yearly Stores subscription, a one-year commitment period is required. If you downgrade or cancel the Yearly Stores subscription at any time prior to the last month of your subscription, outside of the Promotional Subscription Period, you will be charged an early termination fee.
The maximum value of the fee discount received for this Promotion will be based on the eBay Stores level that is selected during sign up. See the fees table below:
Example Discount Subscription Fee Table
Current eBay Stores Level (before Promotion Period) New eBay Stores Level (During Promotion Period) Monthly Subscription fee during Promotion Subscription Period Yearly Subscription fee during Promotion Subscription Period (1-year term required, cancel during Promotional Subscription Period to avoid Early Termination Fees)
Starter Basic $27.95 $7.95 $21.95 $4.95
Basic Premium $74.95 $27.95 $59.95 $21.95
Premium Anchor $349.95 $74.95 $299.95 $59.95
†1-year term required for Yearly subscription, cancel during Promotional Subscription Period to avoid Early Termination Fees
What is the Promotion?
If you qualify for the Promotion, the subscription fee discount will be applied to your account during the following billing cycle after you subscribe to an eBay Store.
What will I see on my invoice?
Examples included for illustrative purposes only. Actual invoices will vary based on date of sign up.
Example for sellers on 1st of the month invoicing:
If you sign up on January 1 and do not cancel your subscription prior to January 31, you will see the discounted subscription fee for the Store level selected for January 1–31 on your January invoice. You will also see a standard subscription rate charge for February 1-28 on your January invoice.
Example for sellers on the 16th of the month invoicing:
If you sign up on January 1, you will see the discounted subscription fee for the Store level selected from January 1 - January 15 on your December invoice. If you do not cancel your subscription prior to January 31 at 23:59:59 PST, you will see no charge for January 16 - January 31 on your January invoice and a standard subscription rate charge for February 1 - February 15. You will also see a standard subscription rate charge for February 16 - March 15 on your February invoice.
Summary of Restrictions & Exclusions
Please take time to read the full terms for all the details
The maximum value of the fee discount received for this Promotion will be based on the eBay Stores level that is selected during sign up. See the fees table below:
• eBay Store fees, terms, and benefits will still be in effect.
• This Promotion only applies to existing eBay Starter, Basic, and Premium Store subscribers and is only valid for subscriptions for US.
• Only sellers whose accounts meet eBay’s minimum seller performance standards are eligible. Please view your Seller Dashboard to verify whether your account is currently meeting the standards. Find out more about seller performance standards.
• The Promotional Rate does not apply to eBay Stores subscriptions started prior to the seller activating the offer or with a start date prior to the Promotion Period. Additionally, the Promotional Rate will not apply to eBay Stores subscriptions that are started after the Promotion Period.
