What’s the advantage of having and eBay store?

[best_buys_oz]

Hi guys & gals I have done the figures on free listings vs. the store cost

But are there any other advantages like better results in eBay search etc?

Thanks

John

[*sparklz*]

If you have lots of items to sell and want to list them for 30 days with BIN only then a store is the way to go as it is only 20c for 30 days to list + the $50 store fee.

But you still pay the usual prices when you list for auction and only up to 10 days for those.

If it is more cost effective to do the free listings then go for it BUT once you get power seller or top rated seller status you have to pay to list.

[digital*ghost]

Aside from the cost advantages, having a store allows you to list multiple quantity listings that are good-til-cancelled (i.e. don't end unless sold out or ended manually), which allows you to build better search rankings with sales history on items.

There are also more tools to cross-promote your other items, particularly being able to show your store categories on listings.

[best_buys_oz]

thanks for the replies

john

[mcbautoparts]

I must have read the rules incorrect. I thought you still had to pay a percentage fee(7%???) on top of the BIN listing plus the 20c to list it.

I'm considering doing the same...

[thesoulyearns]

Yes, you still pay the 7% fee for a sold item (for a Basic or Featured Store, 6% for an Anchor Store) but there are other advantages as mentioned. It's really if you think you'll make back the $50 per month.

http://pages.ebay.com.au/help/sell/storefees.html

[mcbautoparts]

I think for me its not worth it. I am selling at best 10 items a week, average around 6, the dearest item is $59, and the cheapest is $17. I put them on a ten day listing and every item does sell. So I think until I expand my range, which I am trying to do. I am best leaving it as is???

Sorry to thread steal, I am relatively new to actually stocking items to sell.

[digital*ghost]

I must have read the rules incorrect. I thought you still had to pay a percentage fee(7%???) on top of the BIN listing plus the 20c to list it.

I'm considering doing the same...

If you don't have a store, but don't have access to the 30 free per month, the insertion fee goes up according to the start (or BIN) price -  for an item up to $19.99 is 50c, then $1.50, then $3.00. Store owners pay 20c for BINs, but the normal (higher) fees for auctions.

FVF without a store is 7.9%, with a store it's 7%, so a small break there.

That doesn't include media categories, though. (Store owners selling media - books, CDs, DVDs, video games etc) pay 5c insertion on BINs and 9.9% FVF. 

If you have access to the 30 free listings, FVFs are capped at $100 per item for those first 30, but not for any subsequent listings that may attract a fee over $100. FVF for store owners is capped at $100 without a limit, so anyone selling high priced items (around $1450 or more), is probably better off with a store.

[recordfairs]

The day will come oneday when the Featured Store will get the boot. eBay wants serious sellers, not casual sellers. Thats why the Basic Store got the boot. Oneday, the Featured Store will go and a store on eBay will cost $500 for an Anchor Store

[kangarooislandleathercraft]

The day will come oneday when the Featured Store will get the boot. eBay wants serious sellers, not casual sellers. Thats why the Basic Store got the boot. Oneday, the Featured Store will go and a store on eBay will cost $500 for an Anchor Store

I rather doubt that.  There are a lot of small scale entrepeneurs selling between $500 - $1000 monthly and paying $100 odd to ebay.  That is a lot of income for ebay to sacrifice.  It is not like B & M stores where you must get the maximum return for limited rentals.  The Featured Stores is a steady income stream.  The Basic Store was a cheap entry option which duplicated the Featured Store exposure to the market.