I also have gotten a couple of calls from eBay within the last 6 months. Which is weird for a large corporation like that.
Both times, they were letting me know that they had specials going on. Which I already knew since I read eBay news all the time.
I think eBay is getting desperate for customers for what I'm reading on eBay forums.
They also have emailed me surveys to take and the last time they did that, I told them that if they would lower their fees and have the stores searchable, then they would get more customers.
I had to close my eBay store because I was hardly getting any sales. As soon as I went back to auctions and Buy it Now, my sales took off again. What I am reading on the eBay forum is that the eBay stores are not as searchable as the other options such as Buy it Now and auctions. I guess they feel that the store fees are not that high so they are not going to promote the store.