Fees

[jocrom]

Hello. I’m not new to eBay but I am new to selling. I sold my first item for 96$ + 12$ for shipping. Ebay first said I could list for free. Then after listing I was charged 30¢. The item sold and when I was checking my funds I saw a listing fee for 14$ + the 30¢ and a final price of exactly 60$.  I’m confused if this is how ebay works or if something messed up and I lost funds.

[maga_ash · Accepted solution]

The best thing to do is go to ebays help article on selling fees.  It depends on what category you are selling from and also the amount of tax the buyer paid.  You will pay a percentage of the sales price + taxes buyer paid and they call that a final value fee.  Plus they charge .30 fee for each order sold.

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/selling-fees?id=4822

[dryophelia]

@jocrom 

It can be free to LIST on eBay. It is not free to SELL on eBay. 

[714ricki]

You appear to be confusing two different things. Listing fees vs Final Value Fees (The selling Fees) Did ebay offer you free Listing Fees or free Final Value Fees.

Please let us know!

[caldreamer]

Go to ORDERS (click down arrow & select VIEW ORDER DETAILS).   This is will give detailed breakdown of this sale and where the money went.

EBAY selling fees are based on (purchase price + shipping + sales tax) plus 30 cent handling.   There will be additional fees if buyer is "international" or you "promoted" this listing.

[evelyb30]

I use 15% for rough/head math calculations.  Say you sell an item that totals 100 for sale price+shipping+sales tax.  EBay takes $15.30 off the top. If shipping was another $15, your "take" is $69.70.   Obviously the more something weighs the bigger bite eBay gets of the apple.  If it total was the same, but shipping cost $50, eBay takes the same bite in total dollars and cents but a far bigger piece of your "profit".  (you'd get less than $20)

It's one reason most have given up shipping heavier items.  Just not worth it.  

[ibuyoldstuf]

Enough Said!