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@electrical-rebuilders-group wrote:Every item sold has a final value fee right?
So, 100 items can be listed (without insertion fees), I can sell 100 items. But, when I sell these items I will be charged a final value fee.
It seems expensive to pay 1.60 on a $12.00 item. Does paypal then take another fee when it gets to paypal?
I add 10% above whatever i want to get for it inclusive of postage. Can someone tell me what I should be thinking about percentage wise to cover my ebay fees and paypal fees>
I run three selling accounts and the fees range from around 13.5% - 16% so your $1.60 on a $12 item is not out of the question.
The 16% comes from a larger store that currently has around 1500 listings of which 400 are free with my store package. The rest incur listing fees which bump the average selling cost up.
Is it expensive ? Most B & M businesses pay rent on buildings and often hefty franchise fees if affiliated with a major brand. These would be a lot more than 16 % of most businesses turnover. While it seems a lot of money for a bit of digital space, it is just a cost of doing business.
If you read ebays quarterly reports to the U.S stock market, they are not actually making a squillion. The company is struggling to maintain turnover, cash returns to investors are actually falling slightly and the share price is fairly static. Not the picture of a company that is raking in a fortune.
I suspect Ebay managers are dancing on egg shells trying to balance how much they can charge for their services before it all gets too expensive and sellers go elsewhere. I hate to admit it but I almost have a bit of sympathy for them. ......ALRIGHT, I DID SAY ALMOST 
