# eBay for Charity opens up to UK charities

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/11/28/ebay-charity-opens-uk-charities/
- Published: 2005-11-28T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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eBay for Charity, the new initiative that allows individuals to sell items on eBay
to benefit charities, has opened its services to UK charities after its launch partnership
with BBC Children in Need.
eBay for Charity, a partnership between MissionFish UK
and eBay.co.uk, enables charities to benefit from buying and selling on eBay.

It allows individuals to sell items and donate between 10 and 100% of the proceeds
to charity. In addition it enables charities to sell their merchandise or donated
goods online, either individually or via a branded shop front.

Already over 200 charities have registered to benefit from the scheme, and eBay 
users are being encouraged to list their items on the trading site to benefit one
of these charities.

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All items listed by a charity will be distinguished from other eBay listings by 
a blue and yellow eBay for Charity ribbon which appears next to the title of the
item and in search results. In addition, every item includes the charity’s logo 
and mission statement, along with a link to your MissionFish charity homepage. In
this way, a charity can use its presence on eBay to promote its work and need for
support, as well as directly generating income.

In the USA the top-selling charity item to date has been TV presenter Jay Leno’s
signed Harley Davidson motorcycle, which sold for $800,100 (£432,000).

To benefit from eBay for Charity, UK charities need to register with MissionFish
UK.

MissionFish and eBay will be presenting details of their new service at tomorrow’s
[UK Fundraising Perfec Pitch – Gift Aid](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/perfectpitch.php?pageid=65)
in London.

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