topic Re: Being asked to upgrade to business account in Seller Central

topic Re: Being asked to upgrade to business account in Seller Central https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Seller-Central/Being-asked-to-upgrade-to-business-account/m-p/7861752#M736917 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><a href="https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5973259">@mike10010_11</a> wrote: I sell fishing reel spares as something to do more than for the money. I recently advertised a set  of 3 reels for £549 and the fees were around £15. They are now wanting me to register as a business. The business fees for the same item will be  £59.84 PLUS VAT totalling £71.82. How can any business absorb such ridiculous fees? Let's not forget you now have to pay to list every item unless you buy a package allowing you to advertise something like 270 items a month. Who on earth, as a previous private seller, advertises anything like that amount of items? Basically, i will just become an unpaid worker for ebay. It's the end of an era as it's just too expensive. <HR /></BLOCKQUOTE> You are trading as a business though, no matter if you're doing it because you enjoy it or to make money.   A private seller is one who is just selling off their own personal items such as clothes from their wardrobe, bits from their loft/garage etc.   A Business seller is someone who buys or makes items to sell on.  They need to be registered as a business to meet the requirements of UK law. They need to declare income to HMRC once they reach £1,000 worth of sales (eBay will be providing HMRC with your details anyway so it's vital to keep correct accounts for your tax return). You can obviously offset more expenses as a business seller, but can't offset any at all as a private one.    Business sellers can't represent themselves as private individuals   Taken from:   <A href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/selling-policies/selling-practices-policy/business-seller-policy?id=4710&st=3&pos=1&query=Business%20seller%20policy&intent=business%20seller&lucenceai=lucenceai&docId=HELP1375" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/selling-policies/selling-practices-policy/business-seller-polic... </A> Thu, 29 May 2025 13:42:47 GMT *vyolla* 2025-05-29T13:42:47Z