Ebay Eliminates Auction Listing Fees for Casual Users

Pete Prestipino — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:18:00 GMT

Online auction marketplace eBay is eliminating some fees.

Users will soon be able to list up to five items for auction every 30 days without paying any listing fees - which previously ranged from $0.10 to $4.00. Under the new fee schedule sellers will continue to pay a flat 8.75% of the sale price but there is a cap of $20 per item.

eBay previously forced sellers to pay different rates depending on the sale price with no cap. The changes is slated to take effect on June 16th. The new schedule also does not apply to fixed-price listings. According to an article from the Associated Press, the majority of the 25 million people who sell on eBay are occasional sellers, and many of them stand to benefit from the change. Some could end up paying more in fees, though, particularly for items that sell for $50 to $450.

For example, if you sold a pair of concert tickets for $300, you would owe eBay $20 under the new fee structure. Under the current system, you would pay up to $3 to list the tickets and $11.82 as a final value fee, for a total of less than $15. However, you'd pay the listing fee of up to $3 even if the tickets don't sell, whereas you'd owe nothing under the new system.

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Selling Manager Apps from eBay

Pete Prestipino — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:14:00 GMT

Auction powerhouse eBay has launched an interesting app platform that allows third-party developers to embed their own custom applications within the popular Selling Manager tool at eBay.

The Selling Manager Applications Beta will enable sellers to pick and choose from a number of third-party apps that will help them better manage their eBay business. One add-on available now is from UPS, whose WorldShip shipping software application lets sellers manage shipments without leaving eBay and receive some decent cost-saving to boot.

For those not in the know, in the eBay Selling Manager, professional eBay sellers manage (invoicing, tracking, shipping) their eBay business. The sales tool is free for basic Store subscribers and ranges from $4.99 to $15.99 for pros. The solution enables eBay merchants to view which post-sale activities were completed, use customized email templates and stored feedback, automatically relist items, relist multiple sold and unsold listings at once, send feedback to multiple buyers and file, track and manage multiple unpaid items and final value fee requests.

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