eBay fee and profit answers for sellers

Short answers to the questions eBay sellers ask most about fees and profit, each worked out from eBay's published rates with the math of the free fee and profit calculator.

• How much does eBay take from a sale?

  eBay's fee on a $50 or $100 sale, worked out from its published rates: the final value fee plus the per order fee, with and without a Store.

• What is eBay's final value fee for each category?

  Every category rate on eBay's Selling fees and Store selling fees pages in one place, with the per order fee that goes with it.

• What is the eBay per order fee?

  eBay adds a per order fee to the final value fee: $0.30 on orders of $10 or less and $0.40 above that. What it costs as a share of small sales.

• Is an eBay Store worth it for the lower fees?

  A Basic Store lowers the final value fee on most categories. The monthly sales at which the saving covers the subscription, worked out from eBay's published prices.

• How do I calculate my profit on an eBay sale?

  Profit is what the buyer pays you, less eBay's fees, your shipping label and what the item cost. One worked sale, with margin and return on cost.

• How much do eBay Promoted Listings cost?

  The Promoted Listings ad fee is the ad rate you set, charged on the total sale when the promoted item sells within 30 days of a click on your ad. What 2%, 5% and 10% do to profit.

• What is the eBay international fee?

  eBay charges 1.65% of the total sale when the delivery address or the buyer's registered address is outside the US and the item is not shipped through eBay International Shipping. A worked example.

• What is the lowest price I can sell an eBay item for and still make a profit?

  The markdown floor: the lowest price that still leaves the profit you want after eBay's fees, with worked examples and the free calculator that finds yours.

• Which eBay seller tool should I use?

  An honest comparison of eBay seller tools: what each does, what it costs as listed on its own page, and when it is a better pick than Tyasi. Every competitor fact links its source with the date checked.

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