| As an eBay seller, you can list your first five auctions | | | | or $2.19 plus 3.5% of the balance of the closing fee or |
| each month without an insertion fee. This is a helpful | | | | $7.14, for a total final value fee of $9.33. |
| way for sellers to save some money, or is it. Just like | | | | Take the same cell phone and the same sale except |
| you have undoubtedly heard, "There is no free lunch", | | | | you list it as one of your first free listings for the month. |
| free listings aren't always free. | | | | You phone sells for $229 but now eBay takes 8.75% |
| How can something that is free not be free? Even | | | | of the entire closing price or $20 whichever is less. |
| though your insertion fees are free there are different | | | | Your final value fees add up to $20.04 but eBay is kind |
| Final Value Fees or fees that you pay when an item | | | | and takes only $20. You just paid eBay an extra |
| sells. Your Final Value Fees for items that sell for over | | | | $10.67 in fees in exchange for them giving you a |
| $25, for listings that are Free, is 8.75% of the total | | | | free.35¢ insertion fees. Free just cost you over |
| selling price or $20, whichever is lower. Why should | | | | $10 in your hard earned profits. |
| you care? Because that.35¢ you saved in | | | | How do you get around it? If your item sells for $25 or |
| insertion fees for your listing has just taken away $10 | | | | less the normal fee is 8.75% of the closing price which |
| in profits when your item sells for over $200. | | | | is the same as the fee for the free listings. Make sure |
| Let's look at the numbers. The normal auction fee | | | | that the first five auction items you list each month |
| schedule shows that you pay an insertion fee that is | | | | aren't high value items and will sell for less than $25. |
| dependent upon the opening bid amount you post on | | | | This will make the listing fees really free. |
| your listings and the category you post in. Books, | | | | The only way to avoid participating in the five free |
| DVDs, Music and Video games are less expensive | | | | auction listings is to use a service like Turbo Lister to |
| categories to list in for items under a starting bid of | | | | post your listings. Turbo Lister is a free listing tool |
| $25. Over $25, the auction listing fees are the same. | | | | provided by eBay that for some reason has had its |
| You listed a cell phone for sale with a starting price of | | | | listings excluded from the free listings. |
| $9.99. The regular listing fee would be.35¢. Your | | | | Sellers need to keep track of every excessive |
| have a really hot item and the closing bid came in at a | | | | expense in order to be profitable. Remember, if it |
| whopping $229. You are ecstatic as you were hoping | | | | sounds too good to be true or if you hear the word |
| to get at least $100 for your phone. You get charge | | | | free, do your homework and see what free is really |
| from eBay for Final Value fees 8.75% of the first $25 | | | | costing you. |