Understanding Ebay Fees

geckowhipsMember

Hello,

I am relatively new to listing my inventory items on Ebay..

I have a small business in which I am listing items that sell for $10.95 up through $70.00.

I have created Fixed Price listings for these items and listed approximately 100 of them on ebay...

It seems that the Ebay Insertion fees are eating up any and all revenues...Am I doing something wrong?

From my research, it looks like Ebay charges an insertion fee when products are listed...Then charge a final fee if they are sold...

When I set them up on Auctiva I use "Estimated Fees" and most times it is $0.35...

I am being charged $0.35 for the insertion and then $1.31 for a Final Value Fee....That is $1.66 on a $10.95 sale...That is not to mention the Paypal fees, etc. etc....What am I doing wrong? How are people selling items for $4.95 and making any money?

It is my understanding that Fixed priced items do not qualify for a relist credit on the insertion fee??

When I first listed these items, I did not even know about the inseration fees...I thought that Ebay was paid only if an item sold...What a deal for them!

What recommendations do you have for a small busines that will keep selling the same items over and over and over...List for 21 days Make many available??

Thanks for any advice...I have to figure this game out..

Mike

12/29/0911:18 AM

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marinesupplydirectMember

It all depends on what you are selling. If you are listing that many items and resisting them then you might want to look at a ebay store. Here is the Link http://pages.ebay.com/storefronts/subscriptions.html

It is a monthly fee $15.95 a month but your insertion fees are .03.

Most people are buying right and living on lots of sales per day not how much you make on selling 1 or 3 a day. I don't make a lot on my $10.00 sales but if they then buy a $50.00 item or come back later then the small sale pays off. Most people are using eBay as another route to supplement there Brick and Morter store.

I look at me eBay fees (and no one is happy with them) as the same expense as a real store. In other words if you are working on a 40% markup then after all your fees you should make the same amount as if you subtracted what your expenses would be in a B&M store.

This is why we are here at AucComm trying to get our own stores going, so we can get away from eBay.

12/29/092:52 PM

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gullcottageMember

So - fast forward to March,2010 and what do you think now? Going from 3 cents a listing in store format to .40 or more in Fixed is going to kill me! My Bear Clothes average $10.00 each. Are you still going to use eBay Stores format? My head is spinning trying to figure this out! I'd appreciate your response.

Sara
Gull Cottage Mercantile

2/14/104:41 PM

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marinesupplydirectMember

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Originally posted by gullcottage:
So - fast forward to March,2010 and what do you think now? Going from 3 cents a listing in store format to .40 or more in Fixed is going to kill me! My Bear Clothes average $10.00 each. Are you still going to use eBay Stores format? My head is spinning trying to figure this out! I'd appreciate your response.

Sara
Gull Cottage Mercantile

Hi Sara,

It just means more money in eBay's pocket.

It depends on how many items you list a month.

My only way that I see is to dump my under $10.00 items increase my big ticket items and hope that I can get it to balance. I will have to bite the middle tier store as I have over 700 listings a month.

My other salvation might be my AucComm store where sales are growing every week.

2/14/105:26 PM

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