Why does listing in a second category get a 35 cent fee when I'm under the 50 free listings cap?

[atikovi]

Why isn't it just treated as an additional listing. I ended up just putting it in one category, but couldn't I just as well now put it in the second one manually?

[earlyant-77]

It's a listing upgrade, not a separate listing. They have always charged for that.

The only way to do it using your 50 free is to list one in one category as a BIN only, and another in the other category as an auction(with no BIN). That would use 2 of the 50 free.

[nobody*s_perfect]

As noted, that's eBay's policy: One free insertion per listing.

It would be OK to have both listings in the same category. The rules about duplicate listings say that the auction-format listing can't have a Buy It Now option.

[earlyant-77]

Correct - they can be in the same category, but putting the 2 listings in different categories might gain double exposure, depending on what it is - and provided they have more than 1.

A good example of using multiple cats is antique banks - one cat is collectibles - banks, the other is antique toys, cast iron. When listing items like that, I always use 2 cats and pay for the 2nd cat. I just wish I knew which category generated more exposure, or which one the bids come from.

[the*dog*ate*my*tablecloth]

Does anybody ever browse categories any more? 

[gracieallen01]

It's like getting a cheese pizza for free, but if you want pepperoni on it, it is going to cost you something.

[upgradedendmills]

I think some sellers start multiple accounts  to avoid those expensive fees. I would just start a GoFundMe account to pay for the extras and not worry about it.

[this*old*attic]

@the*dog*ate*my*tablecloth 

Oh my gosh, I used to love browsing categories and throwing out vague searches to get a mix of items from all the categories (i.e. “beach” or “Asian”).

Between the forced AI telling me what I want to see, KWS and cluttered categories full of foreign junk....

You cant really do it anymore 

[earlyant-77]

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@the*dog*ate*my*tablecloth wrote:

Does anybody ever browse categories any more? 

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I go through my categories every day, ending soonest, auction only. A few days a week I check BIN, newly listed.

I don't usually search for anything specific - since what is considered specific to me differs than what is usually returned in search.