topic Re: ebay charges in Selling

ebay charges

desaram137 — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:10:00 GMT

how much does ebay charge for selling products?

Re: ebay charges

waddingtonfirstaid — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:38:17 GMT

Try using this calculator to get an idea. http://ecal.altervista.org/en/fee_calculator/ebay.com.au/

For example, if you sell an item for $100, you'll be paying about $14.45 in eBay ($11.39) and Paypal ($3.06) fees. So about 15% of what you sell goes to eBay and Paypal. This is a very large component of a sale when you take into account any profit margin you may have. The percentage and/or fees charge will be higher if you have to pay insertion fees, if you choose add-on features which cost more and/or if you have to add postage costs to the mix.

Re: ebay charges

waddingtonfirstaid — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 23:48:15 GMT

The fee percentage will be critical if you have a low profit margin because it is calculated on the TOTAL sale including your costs such as postage. So, let's say for example your $100 sale includes a 50% profit margin of $50 but your postage costs were $15.00, then once you subtract the eBay and Paypal fee from the $35.00 gross profit, you are left with about $20.00 over all take from the sale. This doesn't take into account your labour and running costs, such as petrol to lodge the parcel, electricity, printing receipts, phone calls or other communications after the sale, subsidized postage by overseas governments allowing their people to list items cheaper on eBay etc... Think very carefully about selling on eBay as a business venture as it could cost you more than what it is worth in the long term.

Re: ebay charges

bigbrickshop — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:08:04 GMT

The Selling fees table is located under Sell in the main menu

Fee Calculator
http://www.fees.ebay.com.au/feeweb/feecalculator

Re: ebay charges

waddingtonfirstaid — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:42:07 GMT

Please be aware that the eBay fee calculator does not include Paypal fee costs that you must account for as eBay will not permit a listing unless it offers a Paypal type payment.

Re: ebay charges

cherry*135 — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 01:35:58 GMT

A seller (non business) receives 40 free listings a month. Over that limit it they cost $1.50 each.

eBay may have random promotions offering 100 or more free listings.

Re: ebay charges

davewil1964 — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:34:11 GMT

@weducational2 wrote:
Try using this calculator to get an idea. http://ecal.altervista.org/en/fee_calculator/ebay.com.au/

For example, if you sell an item for $100, you'll be paying about $14.45 in eBay ($11.39) and Paypal ($3.06) fees. So about 15% of what you sell goes to eBay and Paypal. This is a very large component of a sale when you take into account any profit margin you may have. The percentage and/or fees charge will be higher if you have to pay insertion fees, if you choose add-on features which cost more and/or if you have to add postage costs to the mix.

For example where are you getting your figures from?

A $100 item will attract a FVF of, max, $9.90. Paypal fees would be $2.70.

Significantly different to the numbers you have pulled out of the ether.

Re: ebay charges

diecastcode3 — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 01:30:34 GMT

For example where are you getting your figures from?

A $100 item will attract a FVF of, max, $9.90. Paypal fees would be $2.70.

Significantly different to the numbers you have pulled out of the ether.

but you left out postage so in fact

weducational2

is much closer to true cost.

Re: ebay charges

davewil1964 — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 11:27:59 GMT

weducational mentioned nothing about postage. Which would be 'free' if I was selling something for $100.

Most of us aren't telepathic and it behoves those putting up numbers to justify them. Which neither you nor the main protagonist have done. if postage on top of $100 is included in the calculation that needs to be spelt out. ie What sort of postage? How much insurance? .....

Those figures MIGHT change the situation, but they need to be included in the calculation.

Re: ebay charges

alanajoyce — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 01:46:17 GMT

Are the free listings now gone? I've just listed an item and was charged $3.50, no mention of free listings remaining...

08-Aug-14 17:53:14 AEST

Insertion fee

AU $3.50

Re: ebay charges

pennyforum14 — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 03:26:07 GMT

If you don't have a store, you get 40 free listings at the start of each month and once you use these up you start getting charged listing fees. Ebay of late have been granting random bonus free listings (usually 100-150 at a time for non store owners), but they generally have a limited shelf-life, 4-5 days only. The links to these are received by some in emails, but are almost always posted here in the forums, so keep an eye out for them. The last lot were a few days before the end of the month, but they expired last Sunday at midnight. If you have used all your regular monthly free listings , that would be why you are being charged.

If you go to your My Ebay page and scroll right to the bottom, you should see any free listings you may have available spelled out for you.

Re: ebay charges

cmcoins2000 — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 03:43:00 GMT

Good afternoon. And - doesn't it make a difference which category the item is listed - different % for different categories. I have noticed on my activity list the FVF is stated separately from the Postage fee - so different %s. --- if you leave me - can I come too ---

Re: ebay charges

iamanark — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 04:00:56 GMT

If you sell a book for $15.00 …. Postage in Aust Post satchel … $13.40 … total sale $28.40

Epay will charge 9.9% fee on total … $2.80

Paypay (owned by epay) will charge … $1.12

Total $3.92

Which is approx 26% of your sale price ($15.00)

So from $28.40 … deduct $13.40 (actual postage cost) … leaves $15

From $15.00 deduct $3.92 … leaves $11.08

From $11.08 deduct (say) $5.00 that the book cost at the car boot sale … leaves $6.08

From $6.08 deduct $0.50 for packaging/tape/etc … leaves $5.58

From $5.58 deduct (say) $3.00 for petrol/car costs to go to PO … leaves $2.58

From $2.58 deduct miscellaneous costs … electricity/internet/ general … (say) $1.00 … leaves $1.58

No even enough for a meat pie and sauce …

epay/paypal made more than double than you did !

And that has not even taken into account your time and energy !

It is not over until the fat lady posts

Re: ebay charges

davewil1964 — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 12:01:31 GMT

A lot of assumptions there. A lot of which would probably be able to be disputed. eg - I don't pay more than $1 for any of my stock, but very few of my listings sell for anywhere near $15.

Re: ebay charges

badbundybear — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:10:26 GMT

EBAY CHARGES AN ARM AND A LEG TO EBAY SELLERS IN LISTING , FINAL VALUE FEES , PAYPAL FEES AND KNOW WAIT FOR IT...........DRUM ROLL............EBAY NOW CHARGES THE SELLER A 10% FEE ON THE POSTAGE THE BUYER HAS TO PAY TO GET ITEM TO THE SELLER...............GREED , PURE GREED BY EBAY..............I WILL BE CONTACTING THE ACCC ABOUT THIS LATEST FEE ON SELLERS ON POSTAGE ................EBAY YOU HAVE LOST THE PLOT!!!!

Re: ebay charges

pennyforum14 — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 22:44:33 GMT

Quote: .I WILL BE CONTACTING THE ACCC ABOUT THIS LATEST FEE ON SELLERS ON POSTAGE

About three months and several petitions too late I'm afraid, and the ACCC already ruled it is okay for Ebay to levy this charge.