topic Re: Excessive Listing Fees in Selling

Excessive Listing Fees

debu-1545 — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:04:22 GMT

Hi all

I have about 180 items listed and add around 10 items a month. I just received an invoice with a listing fee of $90.00 for one month.

I’ve read as much as I can and can’t find a definitive answer and some eBay menus that could provide the answer take me to a dead end.

Am I paying a listing fee for listings which are renewing? Even so I still don’t think I’d reach the maximum of 40 free listings a month. I sell in collectables and pottery and glass.

Thank you and kind regards
Debra

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

gutterpunkz05 — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:19:17 GMT

GTC listings are counted every time they roll over. you currently have 148 listings, whiich is well over the 40 free ones

It is 40 free listings, not 40 sales

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

gutterpunkz05 — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:26:37 GMT

Edit above,, should read 178 listings

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

pauls1239 — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:43:40 GMT

Am I paying a listing fee for listings which are renewing?

The answer is yes... Another hidden Ebay trap for the unwary. You have to watch your ending times. A way around it is to end your listings before they can be renewed.

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

springyzone — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 22:49:43 GMT

My interpretation of 40 listings per month would be that if you are not a shop, you could have 40 different ads for free. And that after that, you would be charged a listing fee.

If you have 178 listings, that would be well over the 40 limit?

I wouldn't necessarily interpret it as 40 more free listings on top of what is already in the system.

I am not sure about what happens when ads roll over as I am not a seller. But by the sounds of it, not all of yours have rolled over for free.

There may be a way around it, in that I believe it is perfectly legal to have more than one ebay account. I am not sure what the maximum number is though. Maybe 4 or 5? Someone else will be able to tell you or else ebay help.

So you could possibly open a couple of new accounts and spread your items out.

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

wide-world-of-stamps — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 22:55:54 GMT

You will no longer have the problem when you transfer your account across to Managed Payments.

Every seller, store or non-store, will currently get 250,000 free listings per month.

One of the few benefits of Managed Payments (it's actually not that bad once you get used to waiting a couple of days for the funds to be transferred).

edit - meant to reply to the OP, not you springy. Sorry

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

debu-1545 — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 12:37:22 GMT

Hi all - thank you all very much for your reply I really appreciate it. As you say it is a trap for the unwary and I had come to the conclusion before reading this that I would have to end my listings that weren’t selling. I really don’t sell enough volume or high value items to justify constantly paying relisting fees.

And yes opening several accounts could also be a solution so thank you for that idea as well.

However, the last solution to transfer to Managed Payments is the answer from what I’ve read of it so far and confirmed what I thought would be the best outcome.

I’m out of pocket about $150 and was quite upset thinking I would have to end this just as I was getting going, but I will transfer to Managed Payments ASAP and problem solved!

Thank you all again and kind regards
Debra Burns

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

pursson — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:06:40 GMT

Hi Springyzone

You say that "You will no longer have the problem when you transfer your account across to Managed Payments. Every seller, store or non-store, will currently get 250,000 free listings per month."

I'm a non-store seller in Australia, and I was wondering if you could be kind enough elaborate on this for the benefit of the less well informed. I've never heard of Managed Payments before reading your post that I can remember, and there is no reference to it on "My eBay". There is an option to use "Automatic Payments" for eBay fees. Is this the same thing?

Also, about a month ago eBay insisted I receive payment by direct bank transfer. Maybe this is is Managed Payments? If not, what is it and how do I access it.?

The only thing I've noticed since going to direct debits is that my free listings counter has been stuck on 40. If I have 250,000 free listings why woiuldn't this show on the counter instead of 40? Does the 250,000 only apply in certain countries?

I think one thing is clear, eBay needs to improve their communication about these matters. Or perhaps they make the system deliberately opaque so that sellers are duped into paying avoidable listing fees.

Hoping you can clarify, thanks

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

pursson — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:12:54 GMT

Hi gutterpunkz05, up until the end of last year non-store sellers got 8 free relistings that did not count against the 40, I myself have had up to 250 items listed at one time.

This has now changed, maybe the eBay servers are overloaded and they need to reduce their listings. Whatever, it means less profit for them.

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

instylecollectables — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:18:02 GMT

Ebay would have sent you an email asking you to register for managed payments and then ebay will inform you when you have been successful in registering.

Ebay will then inform you again that you're now on MP.

But until ebay inform you that you're on MP it's business as usual for you with only 40 free listings per month.

But when you're actually on MP then you have 250 000 free listings.

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

instylecollectables — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:20:01 GMT

@pursson wrote:
Hi gutterpunkz05, up until the end of last year non-store sellers got 8 free relistings that did not count against the 40, I myself have had up to 250 items listed at one time.

This has now changed, maybe the eBay servers are overloaded and they need to reduce their listings. Whatever, it means less profit for them.

The free relistings have ended

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

curraone — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:35:55 GMT

https://sellercentre.ebay.com.au/managed-payments

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

padi*0409 — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:46:24 GMT

Looking at your listings, they have Gpay as an altenative method of paying for your items. I was under the impression that when that appears the seller is already on Managed Payments.

Perhaps someone else will clarify that.

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

instylecollectables — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:07:28 GMT

@padi*0409 wrote:
Looking at your listings, they have Gpay as an altenative method of paying for your items. I was under the impression that when that appears the seller is already on Managed Payments.

Perhaps someone else will clarify that.

No as I and many other sellers I know are on MP but we don't have the G Pay as a payment option on our listings.

Plus ebay has to inform a seller when they're are on MP.

I'm certain that the dead line for many is the 15th March as mine is on another account and some have the 25th March as the dead line.

Also the 250 000 free listings would have shown up.

This is all my own observation but it may/is different for others.

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

padi*0409 — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:13:25 GMT

Thanks Instyle, looks like I've got the wrong end of the stick........again.

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

instylecollectables — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 01:21:00 GMT

@padi*0409 wrote:
Thanks Instyle, looks like I've got the wrong end of the stick........again.

I don't think you've got the wrong end of the stick padi as ebay have just dealt with each seller differently but as time has gone by with the MP it seems it may have got a lot more complex with a few issues that need to be tweaked a bit.

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

imastawka — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 01:32:39 GMT

I've been on MP since September.

My counter on 3 accounts read 9,600 free listings - which was odd.

Just recently the featured store account counter disappeared entirely.

I keep listing, but nothing reappears.

Doesn't matter - won't use 'em all anyway.

But, just saying the counter is not there on one account.

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

instylecollectables — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 01:39:16 GMT

I think some sellers were saying that the counters kept on accumulating over time say from 1500 then 3000 and so on.

Are you noticing them disappearing at the end of the monthly cycle and then not reappearing again which I've noticed and I've put it down to just another ebay glitch.

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

imastawka — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 02:04:28 GMT

Hmmm, no, but I'll keep that in mind and keep an eye on it.

Like I said, it doesn't really matter. I won't use 9,600 let alone 25,000

Re: Excessive Listing Fees

pursson — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 03:45:25 GMT

Thanks, I've had a chat to the MP team, and I am on it, but no 250,000 free listings for me. They said my counter is stuck on 40 because of some technical issue that will be resolved soon,