Selling here

[hobal56]

Hi.

I'm an eBay oldie - who left and is returning.

Everything has probably changed.

I see one spot it said the 1st 50 items are free to list - is this correct?

I saw somewhere that it said up to $250.00 is 9% FVFs - with the postage included - is this correct?

I then discovered I was in CANADA - so- am wondering if that was for Canada or all of eBay ( and have no idea how I got to canada either - )

I've been elsewhere since 2006 - some advice on starting prices - listings fees etc - any advice as to how to get the listed fast

is opening a shop worth it - I did have a shop here ( and there) last time

As I haven't been here to sell ( except 2 items ) in 8 years - I think things have changed and I was hoping for advise regarding that.

If I have the wrong forum- I apologise

regards

hobals

[digital*ghost · Accepted solution]

Australia is 40 free listings per calendar month for non-store owners, with 9.9% FVF on sale price, so not on postage, with a $250 cap. The listing can be any format (auction or BIN), and in almost any category (some exclusions apply, eg motors, classifieds). Insertion fees after the free allocation is used is $1.50 for a listing up to $100 (including multiple quantity where the combined value of available items =$100 or less), above that is $3.50.

A shop can be better value depending on the kind of items you sell, what format is best for them (BIN vs auction) and how many items you have. Each store package has a number of free listings included with the package, but they need to be either fixed price, or if an auction, in the collectible category in order to qualify as a free listing. Basic store for $20 p/m includes 80 free, featured for $50 p/m includes 200, and anchored for $500 p/m is unlimited. Fixed price listing insertion fees once the free allocation is used is 50c with a basic, 20c with a featured, or 5c for media regardless of store level. Auction insertion fees are the same as above, except if in the collectible category, in which case they're $1.

The FVF varies for store items depending on the category - tech gadgets over $200 attract the lowest FVF, at around 5%, media (books, CDs, DVDs, video games etc), fashion (jewellery, clothing, accessories) and some other categories start at 9.5%, while others start at 7%, and it goes down by 1% for each store level (that is, if something is 9.5% with a baisc store, it's 8.5% with a featured, and 7.5% with an anchored). 

If you enter some average (or projected) stats into eBay's fee illustrator, it can give you a basic overview as to which option will provide the best value, based on the financial aspect alone, as it can't take into account variable things like whether auctions will perform better.

http://www.fees.ebay.com.au/feeweb/feeillustrator

[hobal56]

thank you 🙂  appreciate the help.

are people getting sales?

cheers 🙂

[straybooksoz · Accepted solution]

There have been issues with searches not working recently. My sales are about the same as this time last year on a sellthrough basis, but the last 2 weeks have been patchy - a few on the weekend, then nothing through the week, where normally I would expect to sell something every day, pretty much.

I think eBay are blaming the issues on upgrades done to the 3 major browsers recently, not their inability to stop fiddling with things, so it might be an idea just to use your 40 free until that is sorted before thinking about a store.

[hobal56]

Hi Stray - nice to see a friendly face

I 100% have kissed it goodbye.

Sick of trying to help and getting nothing but bullied by the Mods.
(there)

cheers

PS EVERYTIME I TRY AND POST SOMETHING- IT SAYS I'VE PUT A HTML IN & TO REMOVE IT ! - weird - I went to the HTML and it has "something" there - so got rid of it and then it posted OK - This is going to be fun !

[hobal56]

Hi

did I read the fee thing correctly.

If you have 40 with fixed price - there's no fee to list them

but if you have 40 auctions it's $60 to list that 40 ?

I just tried the fee illustrator -

so- it is best to do  Buy Now prices - no auctions ? !

correct ?

cheers

[hobal56]

great - I'm talking to myself- replying to my own post- have no idea how I did that one !

whole new ball game to learn - again

[curraone · Accepted solution]

Free listing (insertion fee) entitlement

All sellers on eBay can take advantage of a set number of free listings available every month.

The free listing entitlement is available in most categories, and for many listing formats. Non-Store Package subscribers receive the first 40 Fixed Price or Auction listings free every month. Store Package Subscribers can take advantage of 80, 200 or unlimited free Fixed Price listings depending on the Package they choose.

I probably wouldn't open a store at the moment - if you read all the posts you will see selling is very bad at the moment.

Ps:  when you see the invalid html message thingy, you just press post again because it fixes it for you

[curraone]

pps:  you might want to change some of your ebay about me notes - seller's can't leave negative feedback for buyers

If  the  buyer  leaves  them  a  Negative  for  the  item  being  not  As  described,   that   seller  automatically   leaves   a  Neg.   (  You  leave  me  a  Neg  &  I'll  leave  you  a  Neg !  )  Then  everyone  is  leaving  Postives  for  FEAR  of  Negatives !   WHAT   GOOD   IS   THAT  TYPE  OF   FEEDBACK  ?

[digital*ghost · Accepted solution]

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@hobal56 wrote:

Hi

did I read the fee thing correctly.

If you have 40 with fixed price - there's no fee to list them

but if you have 40 auctions it's $60 to list that 40 ?

I just tried the fee illustrator -

so- it is best to do  Buy Now prices - no auctions ? !

correct ?

cheers

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It's a little complicated at first as the fees are a bit all over the place and it kind of seems like "if this then that except when this other thing but ony if it's listed before 12am on a night that it's a full moon and there's an owl in a tree near you, but there aren't any clouds in the sky..." 

Ok, so without a store, you have 40 free listings no matter what format you choose, so it can be an auction or a Buy It Now (Fixed Price). 

It's only when you have a store that (most) auctions aren't included in the standard free listing allocation.