Ebay and Paypal HELP How Much does it cost to list on Ebay and how much does Ebay and Paypal take if you sell?
How much does it cost to list an item on ebay? I have some rings I need to sell and Plan on putting on 2-3 pics of each ring. Also how much does ebay and/ or paypal take out if you sell it?
I have an ebay account with feedback. I have bought stuff, but have not sold anything.
Thanks for your help.
You have eBay listing fees, eBay final value fees if the item sales, and PayPal fees if you are paid via PayPal. I usually allow about 15%.
Basically the costs are the listing fees for most things to "auction" which are about 10 cents to $2 and the final value fee is about 9% plus PayPal fee if applicable, which is about 3% (see further down).
The fixed price fees really require reading the fees chart, but basically about 7% to 13% plus a 50 cent listing fee unless you have an eBay store. There are add-on options you can add like bold and highlight so as you can see, the fee costs are complicated, depending if it’s an auction or fixed priced listing and any extras. The link to the eBay fee page is below.
The PayPal information is:
There’s no fee to use PayPal to purchase goods or services. However, if you receive money for goods or services (such as from selling an item on eBay), the fee for each transaction is 2.9% plus $0.30 USD of the amount you receive. The link is below.
Here is some additional eBay seller info from their web site:
What are the requirements to sell on eBay? Provide us with a valid credit card, debit card, or bank account information. Let us know how you would like to pay your seller fees. Select the payment methods you’ll accept. Make sure your Feedback Profile is public. We also recommend that you become PayPal verified.
You can add one picture for free with each listing. (Gallery picture).
Hi, costs vary but if you allow 10% of the value plus your listing costs (usually only a few dollars for the actual listing) you’ll be fine. Check on the actual sites for fees, both charge a % of the final value you sell the item for and debit your PayPal account (this is easiest) once a month, the next month. You get emails telling you how much they are taking out. If your item doesn’t sell your only cost is the listing fee. Don’t forget to take good photos and accurately describe. If you aren’t 110% sure a stone is a diamond or whatever, don’t call it that. Always send tracked mail so you have proof of shipping in case of problems with the buyer. Check out similar items (if you can) so you know what price is expected. Read up about the different types of listings, setting reserve prices etc before you do your listing. They have good tutorials on eBay if you look. Good luck.
References :
I’ve sold and bought on eBay for 10 years
You can take a look at all of eBay’s fees here: http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html
But the easiest way to find out is to actually go through the process of listing your item without submitting it. You’ll be told what fees you’ll have to pay as you go through the listing process. However, you’ll want to be aware of the final-value fee as well — the fee eBay charges based on how much the item sells for (final-value fees are listed at the above URL).
As for PayPal, their standard fee is 2.9% plus $0.30 per transaction: https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=marketing_us/fees
References :
You have eBay listing fees, eBay final value fees if the item sales, and PayPal fees if you are paid via PayPal. I usually allow about 15%.
Basically the costs are the listing fees for most things to "auction" which are about 10 cents to $2 and the final value fee is about 9% plus PayPal fee if applicable, which is about 3% (see further down).
The fixed price fees really require reading the fees chart, but basically about 7% to 13% plus a 50 cent listing fee unless you have an eBay store. There are add-on options you can add like bold and highlight so as you can see, the fee costs are complicated, depending if it’s an auction or fixed priced listing and any extras. The link to the eBay fee page is below.
The PayPal information is:
There’s no fee to use PayPal to purchase goods or services. However, if you receive money for goods or services (such as from selling an item on eBay), the fee for each transaction is 2.9% plus $0.30 USD of the amount you receive. The link is below.
Here is some additional eBay seller info from their web site:
What are the requirements to sell on eBay? Provide us with a valid credit card, debit card, or bank account information. Let us know how you would like to pay your seller fees. Select the payment methods you’ll accept. Make sure your Feedback Profile is public. We also recommend that you become PayPal verified.
You can add one picture for free with each listing. (Gallery picture).
References :
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html
https://www.paypal-search.com/socialsearch/query
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/questions/sell-requirements.html
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/pictures.html
http://websellerslunchclub.com/s-sellers-area.html