ebay seller question

[TEAMSTI]

hey i was just thinking does ebay have a fee in which u have to pay everytime u sell something on ebay?
because i want to register but dont really want to pay a high price in fees all the time!

 

[minendo]

Yes. There is an initial listing fee + a percentage of the final price.

 

[TEAMSTI]

so u only pay the fee everytime u sell something right? or is it a monthly fee?
sorry im new to ebay!

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: TEAMSTI
so u only pay the fee everytime u sell something right? or is it a monthly fee?
sorry im new to ebay!

Everytime you sell something.

 

[Scarpozzi]

It's almost not worth the trouble to sell low-priced items. I've only used it to sell once or twice. Not worth my time.

 

[Rob9874]

That depends on what you consider a "low-priced" item. Here's a breakdown of how much you keep from an eBay sale:

Final Price / eBay fee / Your profit / Profit %

$1 / 35¢ / 65¢ / 65%
$3 / 46¢ / $2.54 / 85%
$5 / 56¢ / $4.44 / 89%
$10 / 83¢ / $9.18 / 92%
$20 / $1.35 / $18.65 / 93%
$40 / $2.03 / $37.98 / 95%

You can see that the more the item sells for, the greater percentage you keep. But anything over $5 is worth it to me. Actually, I sell junk for $3, just to get rid of it. Who cares that it costs me 15% for the opportunity to find a buyer. Otherwise, I'm stuck with it, and get $0.

 

[TEAMSTI]

whoo i get it now

hehe i think im gonna register to sell some big item stuff