Final Value Fee cap on high dollar item?

[onlythe30s]

I am selling my complete inventory & pursuing other interests. I have had listed in classifieds (low visibility) due to no final value fee & may switch to regular (fixed price with best offer) listing in Business & Industrial> Websites & Businesses for Sale> Other Businesses for sale. Is there a final value fee cap (max)? Premium store subscriber; can't seem to find an accurate answer & would help me price listing. Thank you!

[nobody*s_perfect]

eBay lowers the FVF rate above select thresholds in selected categories, but not in the one you mentioned.  AFAIK they  currently have no caps.

 https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/store-fees?id=4809

[stainlessenginecovers]

Since ebay names/feedback etc CANNOT be sold or transferred, are you selling your inventory with a website? or just the inventory?

If just inventory, just try selling in 'lots' with 'reasonable' size/counts for shipping purposes etc. 

[onlythe30s]

Thanks! The ebay link is confusing, "most" categories & "up to..$ calculated" etc.. I know there used to be a cap. Thank you again!

[stainlessenginecovers · Accepted solution]

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@onlythe30s wrote:

Thanks! The ebay link is confusing, "most" categories & "up to..$ calculated" etc.. I know there used to be a cap. Thank you again!

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Would be the 'top box' if you are NOT in one of the three sub-categories shown below, then it would be the 2nd box down.

Doubting you are in the 'bottom box'...you would be like this:

12.35% for the first $2500 and 2.35% for everything OVER $2500 

example: sell for $100,000; would pay about $2600

12.35% x $2500 ($308 fee) plus  

2.35% of $97500 ($2291 fee) 

(2nd box down) 2.5% of first $15,000 and .5% of everything over

example $100,000 sale would be about $700

First $15000 x 2.5% is ($275 fee) plus

$85000 x .5% ($425 fee) 

Most Business & Industrial categories, except:	12.35% on total amount of the sale up to $2,500 calculated per item 2.35% on the portion of the sale over $2,500
Heavy Equipment, Parts & Attachments > Heavy Equipment Printing & Graphic Arts > Commercial Printing Presses Restaurant & Food Service > Food Trucks, Trailers & Carts	2.5% on total amount of the sale up to $15,000 calculated per item 0.5% on the portion of the sale over $15,000

[onlythe30s]

Thank you so much for explaining it in an easier to understand way. I would be in the first box I believe, which broken down as shown, fvf would only be about 2.6% on 100k+... that is very reasonable and am switching listing to regular fixed price from classifieds. Thank you again. In regard to your previous question: I am selling complete total inventory and didn't really want to break up or separate into lots. Its over 100 pallets!

[stainlessenginecovers]

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@onlythe30s wrote:

Thank you so much for explaining it in an easier to understand way. I would be in the first box I believe, which broken down as shown, fvf would only be about 2.6% on 100k+... that is very reasonable and am switching listing to regular fixed price from classifieds. Thank you again. In regard to your previous question: I am selling complete total inventory and didn't really want to break up or separate into lots. Its over 100 pallets!

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Are you aware that 100 pallets would take 3 to 4 Semi Tractor/Trailers to ship at about (aprox 30 pallets each figuring 1500 miles) would cost about $7500 each ($5 mile-full truck), or $30000?? 

Might be a hard sell trying to get someone to pay that much for shipping;

Is the merchandise new or used? 

[onlythe30s]

Yes; I am aware of shipping cost. Items are new old stock (unused), mostly from 1990s-2010s... Specialized field (Defense Industry), with an acquisition cost of around 9 million when purchased by the government.

[stainlessenginecovers]

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@onlythe30s wrote:

Yes; I am aware of shipping cost. Items are new old stock (unused), mostly from 1990s-2010s... Specialized field (Defense Industry), with an acquisition cost of around 9 million when purchased by the government.

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So in reality, about $50 worth since we know the Government buys Toilet Seats for $15000 each (j/k)