zero insertion fee listings

[sirknight115]

My question is if I subscribe to the eBay starter subscription will I get the 250 zero insertion fee listing and the other 250 zero insertion if I didn't have a eBay store which will be a total of 500 free insertion fees? Or will I only get the 250 ?

[wooden_flower]

Just the 250 - the non-store 250 goes away when you subscribe to a store of any level.But - in the month you subscribe, you get the full 250 for the store, no matter how many of the 250 non-store insertions you have already used.  So that could be a bit of savings in the first month of your subscription.

With a starter store, insertions above the 250 cost you $.30 instead of $.35.

[sirknight115]

Hello and thank you for your help! But then what is the point of getting the eBay subscription starter if you are not going to get that much ? It's almost the same if you don't have a eBay store, does this sound right ?

[disneyshopper]

I have no idea why anyone would subscribe to the Starter store because you only get 250 free insertions.  At one time, you needed to have a store subscription in order to have a vacation mode, but now everyone can use Time Away.  You don't even get the free store supplies coupon (as yo need a minimum of a Basic store).  I'm not sure which promotions are available that are not available without a store subscription.

[sirknight115]

Well I'm trying to find out if it is worth to me? I'm selling but I don't think I make any big sales to subscribe to basic store subscription? So far this month I got charged $8.40 for this month for relisting fees  but the month is not over yet. I'm just thinking if it is all worth it?

[wooden_flower]

You have 342 items listed right now.  If you are going to maintain this level of active items, you are going to pay roughly  $32 (92 x $.35) per month in insertion fees - enough to pay for a basic store at $28.

With a basic store, you also pay about 10% less in final value fees, plus get $25 per quarter to spend on eBay shipping supplies.  While not a great value, the supplies do save you some $.

A starter store will save you about $4.60 per month (92 x $.05), so not really worth it unless you put a high value on using the marketing tools to run sales.