@anytime-buys-official wrote:
Mines is 26.3% for this year so far, with free shipping on most items. Just curious how it compares to more experienced sellers on here.
IMHO we need to be precise when answering this question, because
a) "sales" can be an ambiguous term; and
b) counting the cost of postage as a "selling costs" can distort the picture
Let's look at two examples:
Seller A lists an item for $10 and charges $10 shipping, and after all expenses nets $5.
Seller B lists an item for $10 and charges $1 shipping, and after all expenses nets $5.
By the calculation used by some sellers here, seller A's selling costs were $15 and his sales were $20, so he paid 75% of his sales in selling costs.
And under that same calculation seller B's selling costs were $6 and his sales were $11, so he paid 55% of his sales in selling costs.
But in the end, both sellers sold an item for $10 and made $5. So I would argue that the net should be compared to the selling price, not the total amount received.
In other words, I would argue that both of these seller paid "costs" of 50%. I think this is the most meaningful way to assess my eBay activity.
That being said ...
The fact that you are offering free shipping means you and I would be comparing apples and oranges unless you considered your "sales" to be the item price after subtracting the actual cost of the postage.
Using my formula, my selling costs are 22% before cost of goods sold.
