Ebay Fee Change - How Much

[paultp]

Just about to start selling again on ebay and was rummaging around wondering if a shop would be useful when I noticed this gem:

https://web.ebay.co.uk/businesshub/index.ph...nges_uk_general

Essentially, from 20th Feb, they are reducing the listing fee by 33% but putting up the final value fee by .... 33%! They say the increase balances out the listing fee reduction !

To offset this they are introducing a discount scheme on the final selling fee % based on the seller ratings (not feedback). The discount for ordinary sellers is 20% but you need to be registered as a business on eBay and also do a volume of 100 items (or £750) per month on average for 3 months.

At first look it seems that if you are a casual but successful seller on ebay you are about to lose even more of your money.

[Diggin' Dave]

Yep, eBay are true masters when it comes to 'adjusting' fees. And it'll be like this until people stop using it...

I decided to do things the hard way and I've started building a website for myself. I know it'll be harder to sell my stuff, but i'll be very glad if I don't have to deal with the ever-rising eBay fees anymore.

[Guest JJMMWGDuPree]

You could try eBid. I've no idea how successful they are but their fees seem fairer than eBay.