There is a problem with ebay at the moment and this is happenning to a lot of people.

We are supposed to have 40 free listings per month but it's not working.

I have spoken to ebay and they said go ahead and list then contact them for a refund.

You just have to make sure you get your refund at the right time. eg if you are to have an invoice time from the 1st  of the month to the 31st, then you must claim your refund before the end of the month.

If your invoices run mid month to mid month, then you have to list and get the refund within that time.

As you are new to ebay you may need to contact them to find out which one you are in.

These forums have a lot of people saying they never got the refund, but maybe they ran out of time.

good luck