Thread: FYI - E-bay fees change for sellers starting 4/19

I do free shipping on a lot of stuff. Helps sales and many times simplifies the process. I just got a notification that on April, 19 a seller can list up to 50 auction style listings per month free, with a free buy it now. A guy I knew who was quite an entrepreneur would define the added fees as 'the cost of doing business'. Beats paying rent, lights, licensing fees for a brick and mortar.

it is a real shame you don't have a thing like Marktplaats in the US. Marktplaats is free for buyers and sellers for the small stuff. It generates revenues from the ads and sales of cars and homes. Ebay bought it off the founder a couple of years ago but hasn't changed the free listing policies.

I have to say that on this one I agree with Gugi. eBay is a business and is run for profit. Whether they changed the policy and assessed fees is profit driven or problem driven is not relevant.

That said, if it keeps some sellers from charging 20 bucks to ship you a razor, then it's a good thing in my eyes. And yes, that happened to me - got a bit enthusiastic about the blade and neglected a basic sanity check.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I just got a notification that on April, 19 a seller can list up to 50 auction style listings per month free, with a free buy it now.

Thanks for this info. It'll come in handy.

Originally Posted by ghostonthehorizon

To me it seems almost a damned if you do, damned if you don't. It's great for the people that rip you off in shipping fees ($28.30 for a lighter), but at the same time it seems like they're punishing the ones that do shipping fairly.

Agreed.