Buyer fees 2025

[tulipsorange12]

If I sell something for £1 is it true that the seller is charged a 75p flat fee? That is so  off putting as a buyer and seller. 

If I send an item via Royal Mail's untracked service when will I get paid - will it be 48 hours after the estimated delivery date. 

These changes are rubbish for everyone.  Surely they will impact sales adversely.

[goidor]

you really need to stamp this out 😂

[*devils.advocate*]

Certainly been given some definitive advice!

[abbotstamps]

Fine so what you are telling me we are not allowed to trade because of Ebays rules and because we are too small.  That is restrictive practice. We are trying to trade correctly, it is Ebay preventing it.

You have ducked the questions. You ducked the comment about how I was paying higher fees  before Ebays ill thought out and global changes and no seller fees from October. Therefore you have no right to try to judge. As said before Ebay could adapt somehow quite easily to accommodate smaller hobby businesses. There is no point selling on Ebay if their fees are greater than any profit you would make. Basic business common sense. Ebays high charges,  lack of understanding and inability to correctly adapt, could ultimately be their downfall. 

[jdaw-2564]

It's not about being "too small". You're quite clearly trading as a business, what private seller needs 1500 listings?

It's actually hilarious that you complain about these fees that actual proper registered businesses have to pay - why should you get to sell for free whilst legitimate business sellers that are doing things properly are subsidising you - and then we get undercut.

"Waaah, waaah, waaah, I can't undercut business sellers and have to actually pay something towards the platform that brings me millions of potential buyers."

Boohoo.

[abbotstamps]

1. In my category 1500 unique listings is not excessive as there is predominantly only 1 of each item. The category requires both knowledge and skill.

2. I would gladly pay the fees, which were slightly higher than most sellers selling as a business so that I pay something towards the platform bringing me potential buyers.

3. I would change to a business listing if Ebay offered packages for sellers with low turnover, where you could actually make any money. They don't.

4. The proposed buyer facing fees are excessive for low value items as 75p will be charged on each item, which is the main problem many sellers will have.

5. So I am not complaining about fees for sellers, just the lack of thought put into this by Ebay for each category, especially where the categories cannot be listed on the likes of Vinted, Depop etc

As far As I am concerned this is the end of the thread from me. Hopefully someone at Ebay might actually pick this up.

[ady9701]

I think they are bringing in a new system as well where you have to use their postal scheme. It just gets better and better. 😩

[redjulian10]

Facebook marketplace 

[c63]

If you think about this, it's actually a seller fee. If you list something for £20, ebay will add 75p plus 80p to the price, so the price the seller sees is £21.55. They have no idea they are paying a fee - just that your item is £21.55. When (if) the item sells, you get £20, and ebay keep the £1.55. If you know that the item you are selling is only worth £20, you have to list it at £18.50, so that when the 4% plus 75p is added, the price shown on your listing is £19.99. Whichever way you looks at it, you are getting less than the sale price for an item, So it's a seller fee.

[jdaw-2564]

Like business sellers have to do.

[ytwo64]

eBay buying fees sucks for buyers

eBay only paying sellers once and item has been confirmed as delivered will suck for sellers, also RM will be delivering 2nd class letters only two or three days a week, so to be a pilot scheme, but gonna be rolled out by the summer. That's another reason for sellers to post Tracked 48. 

eBay simple postage will eventually suck for sellers, with the *bleep*py choice of RM 2nd class (for items that fit into a letter), or a cheap 'n' cheerful courier (i.e. Evri)

Those eBay buyers buying things for £1+2nd class pp are going to be paying nearly double. 

Basically, it sucks all round. 

So, farewell to eBay, it was nice knowing you.

[jrob5591]

Is this right? Reading eBay’s description and looking at what’s happening since yesterday, it looks like:

listing price £1

’buyer fees’ 79p (included in the listing price so no nasty surprises for buyers.

Seller proceeds 21p!

The nasty surprise has found a home!

Anyone think this is wrong?

[jrob5591]

Reading eBay’s description and looking at what’s happening since yesterday, it looks like:

listing price £1

’buyer fees’ 79p

(included in the listing price so no nasty surprises for buyers.)

****Seller proceeds 21p!**** From a £1 sale!

The nasty surprise has found a home!

Anyone think this is wrong?

[wilbram01]

Your not selling - I will cut down on buying and maybe stop altogether and I dont sell anymore. So eventually BYE BYE eBay ! 

[c63]

No, what should happen, is that if you list something for £1, ebay add 75p plus 4% (4p) to the price, so the buyer sees it listed at £1.79. If it sells you get £1, ebay get 79p, the equivalent in this instance of a 44% fee

[wilbram01]

No such thing as free postage never has been it costs to send Mail ! 

[c63]

Thing is, nobody cares if you register as private or business. Providing you pay your tax (and ebay tell HMRC if you go over the £1000 hobby selling limit). Up until last week it was definitely worth selling on a private account, even if you are a business. You are breaking no laws providing you give your business address and details in the listing. Ebay have always known that - why else would they throw out 1000 free listings promotions? What truly private seller has 1000 item or the time to list that amount? The new ebay 'buyer' fee simply levels the playing field a bit

[lucy_farmer]

'You are breaking no laws providing you give your business address and details in the listing.'

Ebay come down heavily on 'private sellers' giving out addess and contact details.  Those make it possible to deal 'off ebay'.

And if you have no business details etc, you are breaking UK Consumer Law.

HRMC *don't* give a hoot what sort of account you've got as long as you pay your taxes, true.

[wara_rat]

As I read it you sell for a pound, so the buyer 'pays' but you get 79p less from the sale (don't forget the 4%)

[wara_rat]

Don't forget you will need to track that 99p item as well.

[wara_rat]

Me, I've  been selling my comics,they are definitely mine been collecting 40 years. Lost my job, don't qualify for UC. So I have the time and a few thousand items. Prior to the shake up I could sell for £4 including postage which  was £2.20 postage, 80p packing materials including bag & board leaving £1 for me. Not really worth it but a good day would be a few pints and mainly it's been something to do.