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Does freight listed on eBay incur fees?

funlover2250 — Sun, 05 May 2013 04:22:07 GMT

Haven't sold on eBay for nearly 18 months so the final value fee involving shipping is new to me.

I'm doing pickup only as a result.

Have had a request re a courier and tried to work out a quote for sending to Perth - ended up just giving weight and measurements of chairs stacked together. Thought the buyer was always the one to arrange a courier or backload.

My question - if freight is given as an option on a listing is the seller then charged a FVF based on the freight cost?. I think there is some way that freight companies can now be linked to an eBay listing but would that end up penalising the seller, especially with a long distance delivery?

Re: Does freight listed on eBay incur fees?

the-kazbar — Sun, 05 May 2013 05:01:34 GMT

FVF is not charged on shipping on ebay AU, whether it is listed as and Australia Post service, a courier or as any other 'freight' service.

Re: Does freight listed on eBay incur fees?

funlover2250 — Sun, 05 May 2013 05:10:19 GMT

thanks the kazbah....I'm sure I read about final value fees on shipping. Maybe there was a link to the American site?

Re: Does freight listed on eBay incur fees?

the-kazbar — Sun, 05 May 2013 05:24:34 GMT

I would say so. The US site has had fees on shipping for quite some time now 🙂

Re: Does freight listed on eBay incur fees?

kidzcubbies01 — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 07:25:51 GMT

FVF on freight hasbeing charged for months now.

Feeling the pinch from these added FVF on freight, especially for interstate and regional deliveries. If your boxed items, like mine weigh between 15kg to 30kg and can easily cost over $100 freight, with a 8% fee involved its becoming more costly for buyer and seller alike. I have declined some far away buyers because freight is already expensive and add another 8% its just not worth the effort. I encourage local pick and local deliveries only now.

@the-kazbar wrote:
FVF is not charged on shipping on ebay AU, whether it is listed as and Australia Post service, a courier or as any other 'freight' service.

Re: Does freight listed on eBay incur fees?

i-love-my-sheep — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 07:36:20 GMT

@the-kazbar wrote:
FVF is not charged on shipping on ebay AU, whether it is listed as and Australia Post service, a courier or as any other 'freight' service.

That is dreadfully wrong information. FVF's have been charged for postage/freight in AU since May this year. Might be time to do some reading to catch up with what's happening in the world of eBay.

To the OP, yes, you will get charged FVF on the courier cost. You add the cost to the invoice before sending it to the buyer. Make sure you also add the amount it is going to cost you in fees into the freight amount, otherwise you could be out of pocket if it's a large item.

Re: Does freight listed on eBay incur fees?

digital*ghost — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 08:03:07 GMT

Just quietly pointing out this thread (and kazbar's then-correct post) is from May 2013. o.o

Re: Does freight listed on eBay incur fees?

i-love-my-sheep — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 09:03:16 GMT

Oh dear, don't I feel like a complete dill! I didn't even check the date. Not sure why, because normally I do!

*walks away wiping the egg off my face*

Re: Does freight listed on eBay incur fees?

kidzcubbies01 — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 03:34:06 GMT

I knew it was charged since May tahnk you very much. Its been 4 months since its introduction and its just costly for seller and buyer too, especially when freight is already expensive to begin with.

Re: Does freight listed on eBay incur fees?

rf — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 05:20:59 GMT

NVM

Re: Does freight listed on eBay incur fees?

lightandleaf — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:21:04 GMT

yes ebay charge for everything they normally end up making more profit then the seller lol

Re: Does freight listed on eBay incur fees?

*casey* — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:34:44 GMT

This thread is 13 years old

Hopefully a mod will be along to close it soon.

Re: Does freight listed on eBay incur fees?

kh-federico — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:57:09 GMT

Hi lightandleaf,

This topic has been locked because the thread has become a bit dated. If you’d like to keep the conversation going or have additional questions, we encourage you to start a new topic.

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