ebay charges

[desaram137]

how much does ebay charge for selling products?

[waddingtonfirstaid]

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.

[waddingtonfirstaid]

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.

[bigbrickshop]

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

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

[waddingtonfirstaid]

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.

[cherry*135]

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.

[davewil1964]

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@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.

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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.

[diecastcode3]

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.

[davewil1964]

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.

[alanajoyce]

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