I'm sure ebay will not let you make contact without some sort of fee. I'm hoping that this is because of the other sites that have this feature, and ebay is starting to feel some competition. I'm waiting for them to lower some of the fees. (but not holding my breath ) My personal gripe is the 25cents for gallery. Come on!! Or the extra for buy-it-now etc. I'm surprised they don't charge us for time spent looking!!
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