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You are a new seller with only one feedback and 27 items currently listed. Your items are not big-ticket, pricey things.
Right now, you aren't paying any insertion fees. Your Final Value Fees are at 10%.
You haven't been selling long enough to even request a higher selling limit (90 days). Opening a store does not automatically raise yourlimits, you would still only be allowed to list up to your limit, even with the store.
I made a chart a while back ... it doesn't include text new "Starter" or "Enterprise" level stores ... but it shows what the "tipping point" number of listings is per store level.
@marrie-69 wrote:
@penguins_dont_fly, thanks for the chart. So I Should wait to subscribe to a store for a few more months? my wife and I used ebay before but was restricted due to dropshipping.(total bummer). we recently was reinstated to sell again and now have inventory on hand and was looking to get basic subscription. but waiting for now does seem like the feasible thing to do. thanks again.
Your selling limits will be restricted for 90 days, at least (especially if you have been suspended previously).
You need to prove to eBay that you can fulfill your obligations to buyers and "keep your nose clean" 🙂
After 90 days, if you have had no issues, you can call eBay and request higher selling limits. After that, you can request a limit increase every 30 days, if necessary.
Get through your 90 days. Ship on time, avoid defects and complaints. Then reevaluate your need for a store subscription.
Good luck 🙂
@penguins_dont_fly wrote:
You are a new seller with only one feedback and 27 items currently listed. Your items are not big-ticket, pricey things.
Right now, you aren't paying any insertion fees. Your Final Value Fees are at 10%.
You haven't been selling long enough to even request a higher selling limit (90 days). Opening a store does not automatically raise yourlimits, you would still only be allowed to list up to your limit, even with the store.
I made a chart a while back ... it doesn't include text new "Starter" or "Enterprise" level stores ... but it shows what the "tipping point" number of listings is per store level.
Love this chart, so much work that is so helpful to see on paper. One quick thing I noticed though, you need to update your individual listings cost per listing as they recently increased. Don't know how much that affects your chart, but to be the most accurate.....
I'll work on it ... I just wanted to show the OP a general idea 🙂
I have to add the new Starter and Enterprise level stores, too 🙂
@nobody*s_perfect wrote:
@threshold.sales.group wrote:Fwiw, that is a great chart. Shows everything a person needs to evalute store benefits at all levels of listings & sales. Thank you for taking the time and effort to create it.
It's a comprehensive look at listing fees, but doesn't address final value fees, which can range from 3.5% to 10% depending on category and store subscription level. A seller in a 4% category will find a store worthwhile at a much lower sales volume than a seller in a 9.15% category.
That is very true .... and on my original post of this chart, (last year sometime, before the changes) I made that same disclaimer 🙂
The numbers need to be crunched by each individual seller according to their categories and needs ...
Heck, there used to be a snowbird that posted here ... they had a store just so that they could put their 100 or so listings on vacation for 4 months out of the year and sell on their secondary account when they were in Florida or Arizona or wherever. They didn't care about the monthly fee, they just wanted to be able to get up and running quickly when they got back north 😉
This is a bit off-track, but I wanted to post it here ...
In another thread you recommended a 5 year old book about selling on eBay.
Throw it away. It is obsolete and might get you in a lot of trouble if you are following the advice in it.
The past 5 years have been full of upheaval for sellers. The past 3 years have seen the most changes to policy and procedure than the previous 10.
I suggest you start reading here ... Click on "Getting Started" and read, read, read .... if you have any questions, ask us here BEFORE doing anything:
