Affiliate Outlook: eBay Leaves Commision Junction

EBay has officially divorced the Affiliate Network Giant Commission Junction. On April 1st eBay re-launched it's affiliate program, only this time it's going to be run in-house through what is now being called: the eBay Partner Network.

If you had previously signed up as an affiliate through Commission Junction you'll need to re-register and get accepted into the new program in order to participate. EBay also urges all affiliates who are migrating from the old program to the new one to create new banner advertisements and widgets instead of attempting to update the ones created under the Commission Junction housed program.

Payment Structure

EBay's "new" affiliate program gives it's members two options when it comes to getting paid.

One way to earn money is through eBay revenue; the way you earn a commission is when one of your referred users places a bid on an item or uses Buy It Now (BIN) within the first seven days of following your link.

The other way to earn affiliate commissions is when your referred visitor becomes a new active confirmed registered user or ACRU for short. In order for a user to be deemed as an ACRU, the visitor must have followed your affiliate link, registered on the site, confirmed their account and placed a bid on any item or used the Buy It Now feature within their first 30 days as members.

So How Much Do I Earn?

The amount of commission you make is based on a percentage of the fees earned by eBay associated with a winning bid by one of your referred users. It can get pretty in-depth to try to explain it, and the amount of the commission also varies depending on which site you sent the user to, as you have the option of sending your visitors to ebay US, Half.com, or a variety of other Countries' eBay websites. For a complete breakdown of commission payments, please visit the eBay Partner Network website.

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