Selling on US eBay

[pickapresent13]

Sorry everyone, first time I`ve posted a question here, and obviosly hit the wrong button and only posted a title

My question is, can/how do I list items via US eBay. I have read that there are lower fees for us on AU eBay if we now list on US eBay, and I`d like to give it a go. Mianly due to what I think is a ridiculous "Auction Style" listing fee of $1.50 on the AU site, compared to about 30 cents on the US site

Am I able to do it by just logging into the US site ? I tried, but the listing seem to automatically default to an AU listing and charged at $1.50

Any help/advice would be greatly appreciated

Thanks Everyone 🙂

[digital*ghost]

You should be able to list on US eBay by simply being logged into the site when you list - I'm not sure why it would default to an AU listing, so all I can suggest is perhaps ensuring you're logged out of the AU site in any other tabs, or maybe even try using a different browser for listing on the US site.

They do have lower insertion fees, but just keep in mind that FVF is also charged on postage, and there will be different policies your listings will be subject to. 

[thecatspjs]

I have found that one way to access the extremely attractive listing fees and fantastic incentives (that more than compensate for FVF that are levied on post) offered to US sellers on the US site is to register an id via ebay.com - and go through the prompts accordingly. 

In any case, my advice is to log onto ebay.com and have a good read through the policies that apply to the US site, as buyer and seller disputes are managed quite differently, you must offer post to the US and there may be some $$$ involved in the US to AU conversion rate when you make payment of your US ebay seller account. 

[pickapresent13]

Thanks for that information, i will try again tonight. I do think I didn`t actually log out of my account the firt time i tried it. Will the US fees just be added to my normal AU fees, or will they show up seperate (not that it matters, just interested)

I don`t mind the FVF being added to the postage as well, if I`m going to sell more stuff, it will be irrelevent in the end

[phorum_junkie*]

Your fees will be changed into Au$ and added to your bill in the usual way. You will have to use flat rate postage as you will not be able to use calculated as that only applies to the US postal service, you wiol also have to have proof of delivery, not just proof of posting as you do with Australian buyer protection. Your payments will all be in US$ so you will have to set your Paypal account up to accept that currency and will pay a conversion charge when you go to convert it to AU$. As you get 40 free listings on the au site it may be better to consider using more than one id if you want to sell more than 40 items a week.

[thecatspjs]

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@phorum_junkie* wrote:

Your fees will be changed into Au$ and added to your bill in the usual way.

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If you are using your AU account to list - yes they will be converted.

But for a seperate US account I did not realise you could set your account currency to AU ?  How can you do this ??

[pickapresent13]

Thanks

I actually have a Store, and get 200 listings free, but normally wait til the 5000 free listing offer comes around each month to list most of my stuff.

I`m only really interested in the US site for listing Auction format, as its far cheaper. Any BIN format I will continue with the AU site

[thecatspjs]

Yes, I intend to dabble in listing from the US for auctions as well - and see how visibility and interest in AU shapes up.

Worth a crack I reckon,

[pickapresent13]

I was thinking of listing a few auctions of the same items on both US and AU and see which one gets the most hits, and the best price, as a bit of a trial first