Posted on March 1, 2010 - by admin

eBay’s fee change and what you need to know

On March 30, 2010, eBay will be changing their fee structure around and it potentially can be a benefit to you depending on your listing style. If you are a casual lister without an eBay store subscription, you can list up to 100 auction style listings under $1.00 with no listing fee per month. After 100 listings, the fee is $0.10 for each. The Final Value Fee does go up from 8.75% to 9% though.

Here’s the kicker. This is probably about the only savings you’ll find on this fee change. If you are an avid eBay seller, you have to at least subscribe to the Basic eBay Store subscription at $16.99 a month. If you don’t, the Final Value Fees will come back to bite you.

For example, if you sell an item at $500, without the eBay Store subscription, FVFs are $45. With the store subscription, it is $22.38. The reason is eBay now will take a flat 9% on any sale if you do not have a subscription. With a subscription, it’s 8.75% up to $50, then 4% after that.

All this said, if you sell items under $50, there may not be a need for a subscription. If you plan on selling at least two items at $200 or more per month, it would make sense to get the store subscription.