Hi, I'm new and the math isn't adding up, Am I missing something and AI did nothing but **bleep** me off

[idahosportscardsbytom]

Can anyone point me to where I might have missed something? I was going to start selling sports trading cards, but with the prices down like they are, I could realistically actually have to pay eBay more than the card sells for. and at best on a $1 card which is the average price now, they would take min. 72% of total sale. If I'm missing something, let me know please. and Thank You. Thoga-1670

[downunder-61]

As listed eBay final value fees are calculated on the amount the buyer pays you - item + shipping + sales tax.

IMHO selling anything on eBay for under $50.00 is not worth the time and effort, best to list elsewhere.

[nobody*s_perfect]

The final value fee rate is a percentage of the buyer's total payment, plus 30 cents.   For low-value items, that 30 cents can be a significant percentage of the seller price, and the percentage on postage can double your fees.

As noted in the other post, every seller has their own threshold regarding how low they're willing to go, based mostly on whether they can make a profit after factoring-in their expenses and the value of their time.

[byrd69er]

If you have cards that are only worth $1 each, consider bundles of 25, 50, 100, whatever.

[frankenhobbit]

Serious question, but if a market is going down that badly, why would you be trying to enter it?  I can see entering as a buyer and holding items if you think they will rise, but to immediately resell?

I may not have understood your situation properly, hence the question. 

[duffy4444]

   If you want to sell them here on eBay, bundle them in lots of at least 10.

Cheers, Duffy

[biggymoe]

It sounds like you are talking about selling A $1 card, with no charge for shipping.  That won't work well.  

I have a bazillion $1 cards.  I sell a lot of $1 cards, but sell for $1.99 with free shipping, or $1 with $1 shipping.  At that rate I net $0.80, give or take a penny, depending on the various state sales taxes.  The hope is that buyers will buy multiple cards in their order.  This is even more likely using variation listings.   Most of these cards only book for around $0.25, but there is a market for them.

To many, this is not worth their time, but I am retired and have plenty of time on my hands.  Looking around eBay, you will find many higher volume sellers than me,  selling $1 cards, and doing very well.  Just depends on what your time is worth to you.