How to calculate your total costs?
At the end of the month, it can be overwhelming when you get hit with a bill that you did not anticipate. Understand how to calculate your total costs with the basic scenarios below (Based on ebay.com selling site).
Take note: Listing upgrades, dispute or international fees, currency conversion charges or other fees will be subject to additional charges. Read more here.
If you are an occasional seller with a low sales volume and a small amount of monthly listings (eg.50), a store subscription won’t be necessary as you can take advantage of the 250 zero insertion fee listings you are allotted monthly.
Scenario: In June, you had 20 listings and you sold 1 ski jacket for $65 with a free shipping option and you’re meeting our performance expectations.
| Charged per | Fee | |
| Store Subscription – None | month | $0.00 |
| Insertion Fee – Utilising monthly free allocation | $0.00 | |
| FVF – 12.9% + $0.30 per order | sold item | $8.69 |
Keep in mind, any other listing upgrades you choose e.g subtitle, will be subject to additional charges. Refer here for the list.
If you are a seller with a small amount of monthly listings (eg.50) but a high sales volume, you will benefit from a store subscription to help you manage your costs. Here we will show you how to calculate tiered FVF charges.
Scenario: In October, you had 30 listings and you sold 1 order of a luxury watch ($15,000 total sales) with a free shipping option and you’re meeting our performance expectations.
| Charged per | Fee | ||
| Store Subscription – Basic | month | $27.95 | |
| Insertion Fee – Utilising free allocation | $0.00 | ||
| 12.5% on total amount of the sale up to $1,000 + $0.30 per order | sold item | 12.5% x $1000 =$125 + $0.30 = $125.30 | Total FVF Fee: $595.30 |
| 4% on the portion of the sale over $1,000 up to $5,000 | 4% x $5000 = $200 | ||
| 3% on the portion of the sale over $5,000 | 3% x $9000 = $270 | ||
For more on Store subscription fees, click here.
If you are a seller with a high amount of listings (eg.500) but a low sales volume, you will benefit from a store subscription to help you save on insertion fees.
Scenario: In March, you had 350 listings. You did not make any sales and you do not have a store subscription.
| Charged per | Fee | |
| Store Subscription – None | month | $0.00 |
| Insertion Fee – Utilising monthly free allocation | $0.00 | |
| Insertion Fee $0.35 x 100 (after free allocation) | $35.00 |
Without any profit for the month, you were charged $35. With a Basic store subscription, you would be entitled to 1000 zero insertion fee listings and would only need to pay the subscription fee of $27.95.
For more information on insertion fee allocations and charges, click here.
