How much do I have to pay to list something on eBay and how much is it per day?
Ive never sell anything on eBay only bought,I need to know if I really have to pay $1 a day for each item I have listed and all the fees. Thanks
I’ve not familiar with having to pay $1 a day. In my experience the cost to sell on ebay varies on how you list your item. Normally when you list an item, you are charged an ‘insertion fee’ based on the starting price you choose. This includes one free picture and the listing runs for 7 days. If you choose any ‘upgrades’, for instance using more pictures, there are additional ‘upgrading fees’. You are able to see your fees and any upgrade fees on the listing form before you submit your listing. If your item does not sell, you do not have to pay the normal insertion fee. However, presently ebay is offering 50 _free_ insertion fees a month. This sounds like a good deal BUT, if your item sells, you are charged a 9.0% ‘final value fee’ on that amount _plus_ now your shipping costs are adding to the ‘final value fee’! As you might know, shipping is usually pretty expensive so now this adds quite a bit more to the ‘final value fee’ of each item!
Also, ebay owns Paypal and you are forced to use Paypal to receive payment. So in addition to paying ‘final value fees including shipping costs’ to ebay, you have to pay fees on the same amount to Paypal also – kinda like double jeopardy!
I’ve sold on ebay for over 10 years but when I started having to pay fees to ebay and paypal on my shipping costs, I quit….
I would recommend starting with Craigslist.com which is local and completely free, plus you can relist your item(s) as often as needed and there is no shipping involved. Hopefully there is one in your city. There are a lot of spammers on Craigslist that just want you to reply to get your email address to hustle. I avoid that by ‘hiding’ my email and using my telephone number only. Ironically, ebay recently bought a local and free site very much like Craigslist. It’s ‘eBay Classifieds’… as ‘Nashville eBay Classifieds’. It is easier to use than Craigslist but not as well known yet. Another suggestion is to check Yahoo Groups in your city for free _online_ yard or garage sale classified sites. I have four in my area.
Selling Tip: If you do use ebay, they often suggests sellers begin their starting price at 99¢ to encourage bidding. I see that as a definite way to lose money, particularly if only one person happens to bid on your item. So set your starting price at the least amount that you are willing to accept for your item and be aware that ebay and Paypal fees will run over 10%.
Hope this helps…
Fees vary on how you sell it. You can pick how many days, shouldn’t affect cost. The way you sell it, more pics, fancy, etc etc will cost more
Final fees also vary depending on if you select auction or buy it now.
Theres a list of fees on the site
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They just charge you a small percentage of what you make to list the items. If my item does not sell then I have them credit back the fee. They have specials where you can list for free. You can sell on craig’s list for free. I hope that this helps.
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I’ve not familiar with having to pay $1 a day. In my experience the cost to sell on ebay varies on how you list your item. Normally when you list an item, you are charged an ‘insertion fee’ based on the starting price you choose. This includes one free picture and the listing runs for 7 days. If you choose any ‘upgrades’, for instance using more pictures, there are additional ‘upgrading fees’. You are able to see your fees and any upgrade fees on the listing form before you submit your listing. If your item does not sell, you do not have to pay the normal insertion fee. However, presently ebay is offering 50 _free_ insertion fees a month. This sounds like a good deal BUT, if your item sells, you are charged a 9.0% ‘final value fee’ on that amount _plus_ now your shipping costs are adding to the ‘final value fee’! As you might know, shipping is usually pretty expensive so now this adds quite a bit more to the ‘final value fee’ of each item!
Also, ebay owns Paypal and you are forced to use Paypal to receive payment. So in addition to paying ‘final value fees including shipping costs’ to ebay, you have to pay fees on the same amount to Paypal also – kinda like double jeopardy!
I’ve sold on ebay for over 10 years but when I started having to pay fees to ebay and paypal on my shipping costs, I quit….
I would recommend starting with Craigslist.com which is local and completely free, plus you can relist your item(s) as often as needed and there is no shipping involved. Hopefully there is one in your city. There are a lot of spammers on Craigslist that just want you to reply to get your email address to hustle. I avoid that by ‘hiding’ my email and using my telephone number only. Ironically, ebay recently bought a local and free site very much like Craigslist. It’s ‘eBay Classifieds’… as ‘Nashville eBay Classifieds’. It is easier to use than Craigslist but not as well known yet. Another suggestion is to check Yahoo Groups in your city for free _online_ yard or garage sale classified sites. I have four in my area.
Selling Tip: If you do use ebay, they often suggests sellers begin their starting price at 99¢ to encourage bidding. I see that as a definite way to lose money, particularly if only one person happens to bid on your item. So set your starting price at the least amount that you are willing to accept for your item and be aware that ebay and Paypal fees will run over 10%.
Hope this helps…
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My source is my own experience…
Sell What?
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