Ebay fees

[whataboutbob]

Just sold a coat for £46, postage £7, eBay charging £5.60 which seems a bit fierce. Is about 10% normal for eBay fees? Is there any way of reducing eBay fees? Thanks

[Chrissy41]

no - in short. Unless it is a collected item and then you only take cash so don't have the paypal fees. The final amount is about 15% after paypal fees are added in too

[lljkk]

Do not pay any kind of listing fees, there are lots of ways to avoid them, and they all involve patient planning. Not much else you can do.

[whataboutbob]

lljkk- how do you avoid listing fees?

[Chrissy41]

make sure you use the 20 free listings and take advantage of any free listing weekends. Schedule ahead if needed and if auction end in the evening - or do cheeky buy it now with a best offer and free p&p - try Hermes for postage. Under £3 if under a kg and free tracking in that too.