I don't understand these commissions. Can anyone give me any idea why they are so different? Yesterday I earned $18 from a $364 sale like this... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250199654873 but only $9 from a $545 sale like this... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300184413911 And yet I earned $9 from a $129 sale like this... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200183485213
It's actually quite simple. Ebay charges users different rates for buy it now auctions as opposed to regular auctions. You also have to factor in what features/extras the user puts on their pages, as they cost extra too. They also charge differently for the length/duration of the auction. Ebay charges more for buy it nows, which is why that one paid more.
Yeah but the $545 item was "buy it now" "gallery" "featured" "subtitled" and the $364 was only "gallery" with no "buy it now" so I dont get that one. Thanks for the reply. Well, I just noticed the $545 listed multiple items so that probably has something to do with it too.
actually i have also found the fees vary a lot based on the seller's feedback. If they are a brand new user then ebay charges them more to list items. If they have hundreds of auctions closed chances are the fees will be lower. I have gotten $46 off a $52,000 item before ... weird.
That would be heartbreaking. And someone who had 2 ACRU's that day, both of whom bid on something for $1 and didn't win, made $50!
Yep, some commissions stink - I sold a $500,000+ house and the commission was pathetic. Target cheap impulse items and get eBay signups, you'll make more
I agree with this approach 100%!! It is hard to make much on ebay commissions. Thats said I paid for my BANS in about a month.