Whenever you list an item or make a sale, you will be charged fees by eBay. eBay’s fees can loosely fall in to 2 major categories:
- 1) Mandatory Fees:
- Insertion Fees - When you list an item on eBay, you may be charged a listing (or insertion) fee. You will receive 250 Zero Insertion Fee listings every month on ebay.com site. You will be charged US$ 0.35 for each listing once the 250 Zero Insertion Fees have been used up.
- Final Value Fees - eBay charges Final Value Fees when your items sell. This fee is usually paid at the end of the transaction and is calculated as a percentage of the total amount of the sale. The total amount of the sale includes the item price and shipping service selected by the buyer, sales tax, and any other applicable fees plus a fixed order fee of US$0.30 per order. Also note that additional international fees and currency conversion charges may apply depending on your eBay registered address.
- Example:
- For an Auction-style listing (international fees & currency conversion charges not added in this example) :
- You're selling the latest version of a smartphone in a used condition with a 10-day auction duration. You select a starting price of $199, with a “Buy It Now” price of $400, and you offer free shipping.
- You've already used your allocation of zero insertion fee listings this month. You are meeting our performance expectations.
- The item sells immediately for the Buy It Now price of $400. So since you aren't charging the buyer for shipping or any other costs, $424 is the total amount of the sale (includes 6% sales tax).
- Your total fees for this item:
- Insertion fee - $0.35
- Final value fee (12.55% of $424 + $0.30) - $53.51
- Total fees - $53.86
- You make $346.14, or approximately 87% of the sale price, not including shipping costs.
. 2) Optional Fees:
These fees will apply depending on the eBay services you select. These include (but are not limited to):
- Optional Listing Upgrades - Optional upgrades help your listings to stand out. You’ll pay a fee for these, regardless of whether your item sells or not.
- eBay Stores Fees - When you have an eBay Store Subscription, you get more listings with Zero Insertion Fees and pay lower Final Value Fees, compared to selling without an eBay Store. Depending on the store level chosen, you would be charged the Subscription Fee monthly.
- Promoted Listing Fees - If you choose to promote your listing via an advert (ad), you will pay a fee for the ad (which is a percentage of a sale price) when a customer clicks or taps on your ad and then buys the item within 30 days. You will only be charged the Promoted Listing Fee for the ad if your item sells.
