What Does it Cost to Sell on eBay?
Published April 24, 2009 | 
The cost to sell on eBay varies depending on which eBay site you’re selling on, and how you list your item. When you sell an item, you’ll be able to review your fees on the Sell Your Item form before you submit your listing. Your total cost will be a total of the insertion fee, final value fee, and listing upgrade fees. Here’s how it works:
- Insertion fee: When you list an item, you’re charged an insertion fee for the listing. The insertion fee is based on the starting price and the category of your item. If you specified a reserve price, the insertion fee is based on the reserve price amount.
- Final value fee: If the item sells, you’re charged a final value fee. The final value fee is based on the final sale price and category of the item. It does not include shipping costs.
- Listing upgrades: If you add upgrades to your listing, such as a subtitle, extra picture, or highlighting, there will be an additional charge for each listing upgrade.
To determine the cost of selling your item, refer to the following pages.
It is important to remember that the cost of using eBay is much lower than developing your own auction platform application and the cost effectiveness is greatly increased with the huge size of the market that eBay Nation represents, and being able to connect with a market that size is priceless.