Insertion Fees?

[glowinni0]

Still don't understand why all at once my listings have started being charged .35 cents when they automatically renew? Also, I distinctly remember clicking on the "do not automatically renew" thing, but all at once a bunch of older stuff started renewing, and charging me .35 cents each time. Last week alone, if I am reading it right, I was charged between 2 and 300 dollars for insertion fees! Thinking about getting out all together.

[slippinjimmy]

Fixed Price listings (all your listings except one) renew every month, there is no way to turn that off, you can end listings before they renew but that must be done manually.

There is an auto-relist option for Auction listings but that would only apply to new and infrequent sellers and there are no fees involved in that limited option.

Fixed Price listings are referred to as GTC (Good Till Cancelled).

You have over 4000 listings, you should have a Premium Store, that would dramatically reduce your listing fees.

[kensgiftshop]

Fixed priced items relist every month, unless you end the listings.

You get a total of 250 free listings a month without a store.

Right now, you have 4100 listings, so you are paying a lot in insertion fees.

[nobody*s_perfect]

Each month you get 250 free insertion fees which can be used for new listings, relists, or when your fixed price listings roll over (on the same date each month as the date they started).  As mentioned in another post, you cannot opt out of those fixed price listings renewing. Each month when a fixed price listing rolls over, it will use up one of your free 250 insertions, When those are used up, each rollover will cost you 35 cents.

Here's are policy page that explain eBay fees:

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

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

[chapeau-noir]

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@glowinni0 wrote:

Still don't understand why all at once my listings have started being charged .35 cents when they automatically renew? Also, I distinctly remember clicking on the "do not automatically renew" thing, but all at once a bunch of older stuff started renewing, and charging me .35 cents each time. Last week alone, if I am reading it right, I was charged between 2 and 300 dollars for insertion fees! Thinking about getting out all together.

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Good grief - open a store! You'll get some breaks doing it, and it will save you loads of money. You'll also get the ability to run sales, and if you do some auctions, that's OK. I think the Basic option would be best - it's really good value.

@glowinni0 

[mam98031]

@glowinni0 

Wow that is one big insertion fee bill you have to pay every month since you do not have a store.  

Ebay gives offers 250 free listings each month for sellers that do not have a store.  Right now, as you know, you have 4,100 active listings.  4,100 - 250 = 3,850 X .35 = $1,347.50 in listing fees.  That is a HUGE bill that is so avoidable.  

You should seriously consider opening a Basic Store.  Which gives you 250 free listings each month in any category and 10,000 additional free listings in certain categories, which you post in.  So you don't need a higher level store.  However a Basic store will SAVE you close to $1,300 a month.

https://www.ebay.com/help/fees-billing/sell-fees-payments/store-selling-fees-managed-payments-seller...

The 10,000 free listings are in the following categories.

You can use your 'select categories' fixed price listings allocation in the following categories:

• Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop > Sports Trading Cards
• Toys & Hobbies > Collectible Card Games
• Collectibles
• Music
• Books & Magazines
• Movies & TV
• Video Games & Consoles > Video Games
• Stamps
• Crafts
• Home & Garden > Greeting Cards & Party Supply > Party Supplies

https://www.ebay.com/sellercenter/payments-and-fees/subscriptions-and-fees

[glowinni0]

Hey, thanks for your wise counsel. I sincerely appreciate it. I don't see clothing in the 10,000 item thing. Is it not included? Also would you know what the discounted insertion fee would be with the lowest priced eBay store? Thanks again. 

[tobaccocardyahoo]

Clothing does not qualify for the 10,000 listings.

Ebay does not feel the need to incentivize that category.

[ryry-jj]

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/store-selling-fees-managed-payments-sellers?...

It's all there 

[nobody*s_perfect]

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@glowinni0 wrote:

...  Also would you know what the discounted insertion fee would be with the lowest priced eBay store? ...

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The lowest-priced Store subscription, called "Starter," has the same final value fees as non-stores. You can see the store levels and final value fee rates here:

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

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

[mam98031]

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@glowinni0 wrote:

Hey, thanks for your wise counsel. I sincerely appreciate it. I don't see clothing in the 10,000 item thing. Is it not included? Also would you know what the discounted insertion fee would be with the lowest priced eBay store? Thanks again. 

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@glowinni0 

I'm glad I've been able to tell you some stuff that is useful to you.

The categories for the 10,000 aren't for clothing, you are correct, but you have plenty of things you do post that fall in these categories.

Sellers can use the additional allocation of fixed price listings in the following select categories:

• Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop > Sports Trading Cards
• Toys & Hobbies > Collectible Card Games
• Collectibles
• Music
• Books & Magazines
• Movies & TV
• Video Games & Consoles > Video Games
• Stamps
• Crafts
• Home & Garden > Greeting Cards & Party Supply > Party Supplies

I would suggest for you a Basic Store.  That gives you 1,000 free listings in any category and the 10,000 additional in the categories above.

In the Seller Hub there is a tile to follow closely if you have any concerns.  It tracks what free listings have been used and what your balance is during a calendar month.

Please let me know if you have ANY other questions.

[glowinni0]

Thank you, once again. 🙂