For what it's worth, this is an email I just received. make of it what you will.

Thank you for contacting eBay in regard to the 100 free listings promotion.

We just received an update from the Marketing Promotions Team that the 100 free listings per day have been paused. There is no timeframe provided yet as to when they can resume or offer back this promotion. Members should be notified once it is already available.

I'm getting it again on another ID, at least for today. They're obviously fiddling. BTW, did they make an announcement about listings going up to $1.65? Or is it just a surprise too?