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BEWARE of eBay final value fee of 10.0% for sellers!

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  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,290 Ambassador
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    zag2me wrote: »
    I just got a fee of £10 to sell a technology item for £100.

    It used to cost about 50p to list things and that was it.

    Am I doing something wrong or is this just the way it is these days on ebay?
    There has always been FVFs but they are now around the 10% mark
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  • negg
    negg Posts: 280 Forumite
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    ...i have paid closer to 16% of the sale price

    That's correct when you factor in PayPal fees etc.

    But where else are you going to go with the same amount of buyers?

    Amazon? They charge 15% for most items (or that's what they quoted me). And they charge the % on the delivery charge as well where eBay don't (but PayPal do!).
  • zag2me
    zag2me Posts: 695 Forumite
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    edited 20 January 2010 at 3:06PM
    Wow, how times change.

    Thanks for the info guys. Sorry for the thread bump, I found it as the top search result on google for Ebay final value fees
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  • milfhunter
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    What does ppr mean next to cyril82s name?
  • soolin
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    milfhunter wrote: »
    What does ppr mean next to cyril82s name?

    It means he is banned from posting 'posting privileges removed'.
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  • StaffsSW
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    milfhunter wrote: »
    What does ppr mean next to cyril82s name?

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    stevew8975 wrote: »
    He was very special...
    So very special...
  • tara747
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    What are paypal fees? I am new to selling on eBay.

    I know about the 10% FVF (yikes) but am trying to list things very cheaply and make a few pence on postage to save money, is that allowed? I see plenty of 1p listings on eBay!

    Thanks for any advice.
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  • StaffsSW
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    tara747 wrote: »
    What are paypal fees? I am new to selling on eBay.

    I know about the 10% FVF (yikes) but am trying to list things very cheaply and make a few pence on postage to save money, is that allowed? I see plenty of 1p listings on eBay!

    Thanks for any advice.

    "Postage gouging" is a grey area - technically you can be reported for it, but in reality all that happens is that you get less bids, lower prices, lower search standings, and reduced star ratings - and if they get too low, then you can be retsricted or permanently suspended.

    Paypal will charge a fee for the total value of the sale, not just the item price. It currently stands at 3.4% + 20p for a regular paypal account; an £8 item with £2 P&P will general cost 80p in ebay fees, and 54p in Paypal fees - although some categories may vary.

    ebay fee structure is here - http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/sell/fees.html
    Paypal fee structure is here - https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_display-fees-outside
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  • tara747
    tara747 Posts: 10,238 Forumite
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    Yikes!!! I didn't even realise there were paypal fees, when am I going to get charged these? Is it even worth selling on eBay???

    How do my star ratings go down???

    p.s. I'm not gouging, just covering my packaging costs!
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