Millions of buyers come to eBay every day, in search of great deals available only on eBay. And for many sellers—like those without an eBay Stores subscription—auction-style listings are the best way to sell in popular categories like Fashion and Collectibles & Art. To keep our buyers engaged, and to help ensure that new sellers and those who sell occasionally have the best opportunity to succeed, we will be making some updates to the standard fee structure (fees for sellers without an eBay Stores subscription). The following changes will take effect on eBay.com on May 15, 2014 at 3:01 AM ET:
- If you do not subscribe to an eBay Store, you’ll enjoy up to 100 FREE eBay.com listings*—pay no insertion fees—every month.
- 50 of these will be dedicated auction-style listings, which can be used only in the categories listed below. There will no longer be an allotment of free fixed price listings for items listed in these 14 categories, unless you subscribe to an eBay Store.
- You’ll also receive 50 free listings* which can either be additional auction-style listings in the categories listed below, or auction-style or fixed price listings in most other categories.
- The standard insertion fee for fixed price listings in the categories listed below will be30¢ per listing. Note: This 30¢ per listing charge will apply to Good ‘Til Cancelled listings that renew on or after May 15, 2014.
- As before, you’ll be able to add Buy It Now FREE to your free auction-style listings, or Best Offer for FREE to your free fixed price listings.
- The current fee structure for eBay Stores sellers is NOT changing—eBay Stores subscribers will still get the same number of free auction-style or fixed price listings they get today in any category, including the categories listed below.
On June 1st, 2014 at 12:01 AM ET, the same changes will be applied to the standard eBay.ca fee structure and will apply to listings created on eBay.ca. As before, listings created on eBay.ca (English and French) will count toward your eBay.ca free listings total, while listings created on eBay.com will count toward your eBay.com free listings total.
The following categories are affected by this update, and will no longer be eligible for free fixed price listings* to sellers without an eBay Stores subscription:
- Antiques
- Art
- Baby
- Clothing, Shoes & Accessories
- Coins & Paper Money
- Collectibles
- Dolls & Bears
- Entertainment Memorabilia
- Health & Beauty
- Jewellery & Watches
- Pottery & Glass
- Sports Memorabilia, Cards & Fan Shop
- Stamps
- Toys & Hobbies
If you prefer to list in the fixed price format in the categories listed, you can still do so for the 30¢ insertion fee mentioned above. Or you can consider a Basic eBay Stores subscription for just $19.95 a month, or $15.95 a month with a yearly commitment. With a Basic eBay Stores subscription, you’ll get 150 free listings*—auction-style or fixed price—every month, final value fees of 9% or less in the categories listed above, and access to a wealth of marketing tools to help supercharge your sales. Learn more.
We believe that this update will make selling on eBay even more profitable for you. And—as always—thanks for being a part of the eBay community.
*Pay no insertion fees for your allotted free listings per calendar month. Fees may apply for extra features. Some categories excluded. Final value fees apply for successful sale. Terms are subject to change. Learn more.
