Costs

Stuff U Sell fees are inclusive of all eBay, PayPal and other processing fees - these are typically 14-17% for many common transactions. The following table illustrates the eBay and Paypal fees that would be due on items selling for £30, £50 and £100.

eBay charges a listing fee plus a final value fee, as well as additional fees as outlined here. Paypal charges a fee on the total sale price, including P&P, as outlined here.

The information is correct as of May 2009.

Auction start price Sale price eBay listing Fee eBay final value fee (10%)

Paypal fee

(3.4% + 20p)

Total fee

Total fee as % of sale price

£0.99 £30.00 £0.00 £3.00 £1.22 £4.22 14.1%
£30.00 £30.00 £1.00 £3.00 £1.22 £5.22 17.4%
£0.99 £50.00 £0.00 £5.00 £1.90 £6.90 13.8%
£50.00 £50.00 £1.00 £5.00 £1.90 £7.90 15.8%
£0.99 £100.00 £0.00 £10.00 £3.60 £13.60 13.6%
£100.00 £100.00 £1.30 £10.00 £3.60 £14.90 14.9%

Notes

Excludes any listing upgrades (gallery plus, bold etc).

Excludes any Buy-It-Now fees.

Excludes any reserve price restrictions.

 

Assumptions

The above figures relate to private sellers who sell less than £1,500 of items per month.

The item for sale falls within a standard item category (not mobile phones, media, property etc).

The item is assumed to sell first time - if it doesn't, eBay may charge additional fees.