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Deduction - I’m the seller

kara.l.stevo — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:25:15 GMT

I’ve recently sold an item for $72.

I got an email from eBay saying the funds would appear in my bank account and have been paid $59.56 - this seems like a large deduction and no explanation of fee breakdown. Any ideas please

Re: Deduction - I’m the seller

twyngwyn — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:30:33 GMT

Selling fees without an eBay Store | eBay

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davewil1964 — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 09:10:03 GMT

Seems about right 13.4% + 30c.

Freely avaliable, as twyngyn has provided, in the bit about selling fees you agreed to when you opened your account. And also said you had read.

YOU ticked the box...

Re: Deduction - I’m the seller

kara.l.stevo — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 09:35:20 GMT

Thanks guys.
I’ve held an eBay account since 2008 and have never been charged this amount for one item. I understand the payment has changed but didn’t think the “shop” part was applicable as I’m a casual seller, nothing professional or anything like that so I guess I misunderstood that part.

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eol-products — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 09:52:06 GMT

Some categories are charged a higher fee and clothes may be one of them. There should be an option in your ebay to view the fees that had been charged on the sale.

Re: Deduction - I’m the seller

countessalmirena — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 10:38:00 GMT

@kara.l.stevo

The percentages /fees payable haven’t changed for years. It may look more to you because with the relatively new (two years old) Managed Payments system all of the fees are bundled together and deducted from your transaction’s payout. Also, perspective will often change when you see what you RECEIVE IN TOTAL as opposed to what you receive gross, with the fees paid separately on a monthly basis.

You’ll be charged FVF on both item price and postage price. You’ll be charged the usual amount which PayPal used to take as a transaction fee. You’ll be no worse off but your perception might tell you that you are.

Re: Deduction - I’m the seller

imastawka — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 10:49:22 GMT

@kara.l.stevo wrote:
Thanks guys.
I’ve held an eBay account since 2008 and have never been charged this amount for one item. I understand the payment has changed but didn’t think the “shop” part was applicable as I’m a casual seller, nothing professional or anything like that so I guess I misunderstood that part.

The link given for the fees was selling without a store, soooo misunderstanding that as well, it seems

Re: Deduction - I’m the seller

kara.l.stevo — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 10:57:08 GMT

Oh interesting thank you.

as the seller, I pay for postage and went with pre paid satchels from Australia post so it shouldn’t affect the $ here

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*sons_and_daughters* — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 12:57:00 GMT

@kara.l.stevo wrote:
Oh interesting thank you.
as the seller, I pay for postage and went with pre paid satchels from Australia post so it shouldn’t affect the $ here

Buyer pays for postage, regardless of how you choose to post. If you choose to pay the postage, more fool you. If you offer free postage, then the postage cost should be incorporated into the purchase price. That way, the buyer pays it.

I hope if you chose to use a prepaid satchel, that you used a small one. Otherwise, you've ripped yourself off.

Edit: I should have added that fees are charged on both the purchase price and the postage cost, so the fees you were charged are correct. Even if you had a postage charge in your ad, the fees would have been the same.

Re: Deduction - I’m the seller

bjlcr — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 05:11:45 GMT

Fees have gone up a lot in the last year or so..I am being charged almost double on sold items now.From 12 months ago.Fees have definatly changed for me,

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*sons_and_daughters* — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 09:31:56 GMT

@bjlcr wrote:
Fees have gone up a lot in the last year or so..I am being charged almost double on sold items now.From 12 months ago.Fees have definatly changed for me,

No, fees have not gone up. What you're seeing now is, all the fees in one hit. In the old days, you had your ebay fees which you paid monthly, and PayPal fees which I believe were taken at the time of the transaction. 2 years ago, in a single transaction, you may have paid $2.50 in ebay fees, and 50c in PayPal fees. Now, you're paying $2.98 straight to ebay with nothing going to ebay. It's actually marginally cheaper than what it was before Managed Payments came in 2 years ago.

Edit: Back then, you only saw the $2.50 fees because it was taken after the sale. Now, it's bundled into one. While it may appear to be more, it's no different to what you were paying when you could still use PayPal. You didn't see the PayPal fees. Out of sight, out of mind.

Re: Deduction - I’m the seller

davewil1964 — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 10:48:33 GMT

To be fair, SaD, OP has an impressive 4 feedbacks per year for their 14 years. Obviously they would keep up with the everchanging eBay policies.

Or not...

Re: Deduction - I’m the seller

gutterpunkz05 — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:06:28 GMT

Ebay now charge an additional 5.5% for Below Standard sellers, apart from that ebays fees have been pretty much stable for the last 2 years.

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janeababe — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:47:22 GMT

It’s cost you $12.44 to sell that item. Plus, time to pack and post, adding cost of fuel if you have a bit of a drive to the post office.

Is this cost, worth it for you?

I don’t sell on eBay and haven’t done for over 10yrs. (I sell on other platforms)

I’ve always thought the fees were too high, while others think it’s reasonable.
Each to their own, and what ever works best for you, is what you need to think about.