Fees on $0.99 eBay sale

[wowsite]

Hi everyone!

I am curious if there is a way to avoid huge charges on small sales. If I sell something on eBay for $0.99 - my fee is $0.33, so the end amount I get is only $0.66 - that's sad... Is there a way not get get chopped off that much of what you make with smaller eBay sales?

Thanks!

[lizgrisham1990]

This would be more of a eBay question, PayPal only charges (I Think) near 3% (not exact but estimate) eBay also charges a Fee, I do think they have specials available for auctions starting at 0.99cents - but they will ALWAYS charge for listing a Buy it Now item.

[PayPal_Adrian]

Hello everyone!

The PayPal receiving fee is 2.9% + 0.30 USD in most cases for US based sellers.  If most of your payments are going to be under $12 or so, you might want to look into the micropayments pricing instead.  Check out our FAQ above or www.paypal.com/fees for our full fee schedule.

Thanks!

Adrian

[wowsite]

Hi Adrian,

You were helpful, but obviously I was hoping for more.

Is there a way to charge less than $0.30 per each transaction for certain amounts - I would say under $5? I mean - my auctions are under $1 ($0.99) and that means that PayPal charge is 33% in this case. I need PayPal to be more helpful to people who sell products/services for low amounts (especially around $1).

I am certain that this improvement on the Fees policy will motivate many sellers to be more competitive on eBay.

Thanks!

[profdata]

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@wowsite wrote:

Hi Adrian,

You were helpful, but obviously I was hoping for more.

Is there a way to charge less than $0.30 per each transaction for certain amounts - I would say under $5? I mean - my auctions are under $1 ($0.99) and that means that PayPal charge is 33% in this case. I need PayPal to be more helpful to people who sell products/services for low amounts (especially around $1).

I am certain that this improvement on the Fees policy will motivate many sellers to be more competitive on eBay.

Thanks!

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Adrian was just stating that paypals normal fee is 30 cents plus 2.9% and for lower dollar items to look into paypals micro payments

Micro payment accounts charge 5 cents plus 5% , so on a $1.00 sale the charge would be 10 cents

[lizgrisham1990]

HEY! Adrian, I feel retarded now.

I knew there was a 9 in it, should have researched more... *Smacks herself*   lol.

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