I just found this posted on one of eBay’s discussion boards:

As part of the changes Bill Cobb announced on Tuesday, effective February 20, 2008, Store Inventory and Fixed Price listings must have a starting price of at least $1.00. The Buy It Now feature, which can be added to Auction-style listings, must also have a minimum Buy It Now price of at least $1.00.

Sellers will have 60 days (from February 20, 2008) to edit their Store Inventory Good ‘Til Cancelled listings that currently have a Buy It Now price of less than $1.00. Additionally, when revising items below $1.00, sellers will be prompted raise the price to meet the new minimum amount.

After the February 20, 2008 grace period, the remaining Store Inventory Good ‘Til Cancelled inventory under $1.00 will remain active and will continue to automatically relist, however, these items will not surface to buyers in search results. These items will be suspended from appearing in search until they have been revised to meet the new minimum price. Selling tools will also be updated in support of these changes. Markdown Manager will not permit items to be marked down below $1.00, while Best Offers will be restricted to a minimum of $1.00.

To update your live Store Inventory listings that currently have a start price below $1.00, follow the below steps:

My eBay, Selling Manager, and Selling Manager Pro
1. Within Items I’m Selling in My eBay, or the Active listings view in Selling Manager and Selling Manager Pro, click the check box next to the listings you want to edit. Then, click on the Edit button at the top or bottom of the section.
2. You’ll be taken to a screen where you can choose which fields you want to edit and whether you want to edit in mass (edit many individual listings separately on the same page) or in bulk (apply the exact same change to many listings at the same time).

File Exchange
1. Using the File Exchange Center, upload a file with the action equal to Revise for each listing you want to edit.
2. Include the Item ID of the listings If you wish to edit your items, include the column headers and relevant information you wish to edit. You will need to ensure the file you submit complies with the edit or end rules
3. Visit the File Exchange Center for more information on how to use File Exchange to list items.

Blackthorne Basic and Pro
1. On Monitor Listings, select the running Store Inventory listings. Go to Listing Actions -> Bulk Change Fields. Select the fields to be changed and click on Assign.

We hope this clarifies the changes.

Thank you,
The Stores Team

Just thought you might like to know about this in case you haven’t heard it yet!

Best Regards,

Keith