Actual tracking of fees on ebay
Hello, I'm in and out of selling on eBay and to be truthful , I have never once understood and narrowed down what the selling percentage is. I'm aware that the fees are based on the final costs but each time I'm thrown off by both the final fees and the percentage the fees are based on. In general my selling costs seem to be established at 13.2 percent but it never settles this way. It's difficult to establish an asking price when you don't know what your selling percentage will actually be. On top of that is the shipping costs that seems to be higher than a possible buyer is comfortable with. So, what do you sellers get the actual rates that you're working with. Thanks for any feedback.
3 comments
nobody*s_perfect
·1 year agoif you don't have a Store subscription, then the final value fee rate is 13.25% in most categories. You can see the details, including the rates for exception categories, here:
https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/selling-fees?id=4822
The final value fee percentage is charged on the buyer's total payment including item price, shipping and handling, and sales tax paid if any. The buyer's sales tax rate can't be known until the time of purchase, so any preview of fees is just an estimate. A rate of 8% is often used as an average sales tax rate.
monica-sells
·1 year agoThe reason they are never settled exactly the same is you do not know the sales tax rate of the buyer.....
it could range from 0% to 12%, and if you are dealing with a $50.00 item that would equate to an .88 cents differential for the fees (@12.00%). You can be exact with flat rate shipping, but many people will prefer calculated, which can add another $.90 difference coast-to-coast......
example (assuming .1325%)
$50 item with calculated shipping of 5.00 (close to you) at 0% sales tax (exemption for buyer)
$7.68 in FVF (easy peasy)
$50 item with calculated shipping 0f 12.00 (coastal from you) at 12% sales tax
$9.60 in FVF
So, unless you can control those 2 variables it is always a guess
chevymontecarlo88
·1 year agoI find it rather easy to find an online eBay fee calculator that you can input your data (including promoted listings or other) to find out what your bottom line would be. Many will allow you to add your cost, shipping as well so you can really see what your profits might be. YMMV