Looking to open an account, as i have alot of things to sell on ebay at the mo, what are the charges?

I mean how much do they charge you for using it, so i can make it clear that the buyer pays them

cheers, pete

 

3.4%

 

do you charge that 3.4% to the buyers of goods from you tim?

and that's just for the goods i take it? not added to the postage and things?

 

ebay state your not allowed to add paypal fees to the winning bids, there your fees to pay, they seemed to have clamped down on this quite a bit these days

 

As Fil says..if you want to cover your fees..make sure the start price/buy it now or whatever is 3.4% more than you want for the item..as you can't charge people any more than the auction finishes at + postage

If you're confused about the postage/item price..basically you are charged on whatever they pay you..so say I buy something for Ł90 + Ł10 postage..I'll paypal you Ł100...you'll then have 3.4% taken from that Ł100..so takes a % from whatever you are paid..item price/postage

Hope this helps!

 

ok, think i understand, if i sell somethiing for say Ł10, the buyer will pay me by paypal and ill only get say Ł10 minus the 3.4%, so 34p less?

i expect people will bump there posrage and packing up to compensate

 

no i do not,was banned over a year ago anyway,i can claim these charges against tax so no need to charge the customers.

 

and our postage rates are better than most on ebay still as well.

there is a set fee then % by paypal.i think its 20p.

 

Exactly what people do...but as long as people can see the total they will pay when they bid..that's all ebay is bothered about..but if postage is extortionate people don't tend to bid..I certainly don't anyway.

 

sorry, didn't mean to accuse, i understand now

 

its ok,i know you wearn't.

 

It is not the straight forward

If someones pays you through Paypal using a credit card or bank account transfer then you will pay a % which varies acording on the amount but averages out at about 4%.

However if someone pays you from the balance they already have in their Paypal account then you do not get charged any %.

So it always worth checking with the winning bidder how they are paying if it is a significant amount.

And loads of sellers especially those in Europe still apply 4% premium on purchases, they just hide the small print at the bottom of the page with their postage rates

 

bit of a con really, as you pay for placing the advert, then they charge you again for selling it, by charging you 3.4% max of the winning bid