Shop Costs Not Clear and Got Stung for lost of 12ps

[collectablesmix1]

Hi All,

I changed my personal account to a Business account (big mistake as you cannot change back).

I joined mid-month and had 650 items listed and paid up to 1st March (Basic shop £27 + VAT)
I did not realise that as each item renewed there would be lots of 12ps going out.
I was going to delete many lots of 28th February which I down to about 180 fixed listings.

So my first half month as a basic shop has cost me about £60 with very few sales compared when it was personal.

These are just observations and apologies for taking so long to get to the point I am still getting charged lots of 12ps even today 1st March when a new calendar months has started. I only have 180 listings so I am not over the 250 but still getting charged 12p on top for every renewal.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance to all the people that help on this forum.

[ile136yz]

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@collectablesmix1 wrote:

Hi All,

I changed my personal account to a Business account (big mistake as you cannot change back).

I joined mid-month and had 650 items listed and paid up to 1st March (Basic shop £27 + VAT)
I did not realise that as each item renewed there would be lots of 12ps going out.
I was going to delete many lots of 28th February which I down to about 180 fixed listings.

So my first half month as a basic shop has cost me about £60 with very few sales compared when it was personal.

These are just observations and apologies for taking so long to get to the point I am still getting charged lots of 12ps even today 1st March when a new calendar months has started. I only have 180 listings so I am not over the 250 but still getting charged 12p on top for every renewal.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks in advance to all the people that help on this forum.

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When I went from Private to Business Account a few years ago (mid month), eBay only charged me for the days used the first month.

When I have had any problems with eBay fees, I contacted CS in Dublin & they sorted it out quickly.

[thetimetower]

12ps are usually when u have a 2nd category. Also watch out, 10 day listings u get charged for. I binned the shop was just a waste of money. Also if you cancel, it doesnt end till the same date next month which is scandalous so u get another shop sub payment.

[exponential_developments]

Not the same issue, but hey ho....two months in a row i've been over charged, ie charged for listings that were within the 250 basic shop allowance......they refunded, but it's worth keeping an eye on.

[4_bathrooms]

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@thetimetower wrote:

I binned the shop was just a waste of money. 

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Business sellers with more than 90 listings pay less to list with a shop. Without a shop business sellers pay 30p (+VAT) per listing. A basic shop costs £27 (+VAT) per month so the break-even point is 90 listings: 27/0.3=90.

Each shop level becomes cheaper depending upon the number of listings:

Basic shop: 90 to 416 listings

Featured shop: 417 to 2,700 listings

Anchor shop: 2,701 listings or more

Just to explain the above. If you have a basic shop you get 250 "free" listings. The point where you would need to upgrade to a featured shop would be 417 listings ((£77 - £27)/0.3 = 166.6). The difference in the shop subscription price is £50; after the 250 free listings are exhausted it would cost 30p (+VAT) per additional listing. 250 + 167 = 417 listings.   

[4_bathrooms]

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@thetimetower wrote:

12ps are usually when u have a 2nd category. 

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They're not. 12p is for additional fixed price listings beyond the "free" limit of the shop level (10p + VAT).