Examples

New Pricing: What It Means for Sellers

An average fixed price seller who previously spent $5,000 in fees per year on eBay would now spend only $4,450 – a savings of 11% or over $500. His/her upfront fees would drop from 41% of total fees to only 6%.
An average Consumer Electronics seller who previously spent $5,000 in fixed price fees per year on eBay would now spend only $4,013 – a savings of nearly 20% or $987. His/her upfront fees would drop from 32% of total fees to only 5%.
An average Computer seller who previously spent $5,000 in fixed price fees per year on eBay would now spend only $3,239 – a savings of over 35% or $1,761. His/her upfront fees would drop from 34% of total fees to only 7%.

Shown below are five examples of how the price change for fixed price listings impacts the fees that are paid. For more information on Basic Fee Changes, please click here.

	Current	Future
Listing Duration	7 days	30 days
Listing Fees	$2 (x3)	$.35
Final Value Fees	$4.81	$9.00
Total Fees	$10.81	$9.35
FEE SAVINGS		14 percent

*Assumes sheet set sells at fixed price after being listed three times for 21 days.

	Current	Future
Listing Duration	7 days	30 days
Listing Fees	$3 (x3)	$.35
Final Value Fees	$10.06	$18.00
Total Fees	$19.06	$18.35
FEE SAVINGS		4 percent

*Assumes watch sells at fixed price after being listed 3 times for 21 days.

	Current	Future
Listing Duration	7 days	30 days
Listing Fees	$3 (x3)	$.35
Final Value Fees	$8.31	$15.00
Total Fees	$17.31	$15.35
FEE SAVINGS		11 percent

*Assumes guitar sells at fixed price after being listed three times for 21 days.

	Current	Future
Listing Duration	7 days	30 days
Listing Fees	$1 (x3)	$.35
Final Value Fees	$2.19	$3.00
Total Fees	$5.19	$3.35
FEE SAVINGS		35 percent

*Assumes collectible sells at fixed price after being listed 3 times for 21 days.

	Current	Future
Listing Duration	7 days	30 days
Listing Fees	$4 (x3)	$.35
Final Value Fees	$51.31	$56.75
Total Fees	$63.31	$56.75
FEE SAVINGS		10 percent

*Assumes plasma tv sell at fixed price after being listed three times for 21 days.