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eBay 2013 Spring Seller Update: Part II

Today, we updated our eBay Fee Calculators to use the most recent fee updates for eBay Stores subscribers effective May 1, 2013.  The updates consist of the following:

  1. To cover the new final value fee rates for various categories, we’ve expanded the list of available categories in the category drop-down menu of the calculators.
  2. For non-free Auction-style listings, insertion fees are now 25¢, 15¢, and 10¢ for Basic, Premium, and Anchor Stores, respectively.  Formerly, insertion fees were tiered based on starting price.
  3. For fixed price listings, insertion fees are now 20¢, 10¢, and 5¢ for Basic, Premium, and Anchor Stores, respectively.  One exception is the insertion fee for items in the Books, DVDs & Movies, Music & Video Games category, which is now 5¢.  Formerly, insertion fees for all categories were 20¢, 5¢, and 3¢ for Basic, Premium, and Anchor Stores, respectively.
  4. Final value fees for Auction-style and fixed price listings in Stores are either 4%, 6%, 7%, 8%, or 9%, depending on the category.  Formerly, final value fees were tiered based on the total amount of the sale.
  5. The maximum final value fee for Auction-style and fixed price listings in Stores is $250–the same as the maximum for non-Stores.  Formerly, there was no maximum final value fee for Stores that we’re aware of.
  6. If Buy It Now is added to an Auction-style listing, it must be at least 30% over the listing’s start price.  This applies to both Store and non-Store listings.

These updates, along with the updates mentioned in our previous post, complete the changes required for the eBay 2013 Spring Seller Update.  As always, let us know in the comments if there’s something we overlooked.

Visit eBay’s Stores fees page for more information on eBay fees for Stores.

Insertion fees for Auction-style listings before May 1, 2013.

Insertion fees for Auction-style listings before May 1, 2013.

Insertion fees for fixed price listings before May 1, 2013.

Insertion fees for fixed price listings before May 1, 2013.

Insertion fees effective May 1, 2013.

Insertion fees effective May 1, 2013.

Amazon Marketplace Fee Update: Variable Closing Fees and Shipping Credits

Effective today, April 24, 2013, the following fee changes went into effect for Amazon Marketplace sellers:

  • Variable Closing Fees for Music, Videos, and DVDs increased from $.80 to $1.35
  • Shipping Credits for Music, Videos, and DVDs increased from $2.98 to $3.99 for Domestic Standard shipping, and from $5.19 to $6.19 for Domestic Expedited shipping

Our Amazon Fee Calculator has been updated with the current rates. For more information on their fees, see Amazon’s pages on Fees and Pricing and Shipping Rates and Credits.

Variable Closing Fees effective April 24, 2013.

Source: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=1161240

eBay 2013 Spring Seller Update: Part I

eBay’s 2013 Spring Seller Update can be split in two parts:

  1. Fee changes for non-eBay Stores subscribers effective April 16, 2013.
  2. Fee changes for eBay Stores subscribers effective May 1, 2013.

Our eBay Fee Calculators have been updated to reflect the changes now in effect for non-eBay Stores subscribers,  To summarize:

  1. Fixed price listings with no insertion fee can now be chosen from among the available listing formats in the calculators.
  2. The scheduled listing upgrade is now free for non-eBay Stores subscribers (former price of the upgrade was 10¢).
  3. Auction-style listings incur a 10% final value fee on the total amount of the sale (formerly 9%).  The maximum final value fee for Auction-style listings remains $250.
  4. Fixed price listings incur a 10% final value fee on the total amount of the sale (formerly tiered based on total sale amount).  The maximum final value fee for Fixed price listings is now $250 (formerly no maximum that we’re aware of).
  5. Insertion fee for Auction-style listings is now 30¢ instead of a tiered structure based on starting or reserve price.
  6. Insertion fee for Fixed price listings is now 30¢ instead of 50¢,  One exception is the insertion fee for items in the Books, DVDs & Movies, Music & Video Games category, which is now 5¢ instead of 50¢.
  7. Buy It Now is free for Auction-style listings for non-eBay Stores subscribers (formerly tiered based on starting or reserve price).

eBay has posted the updates to their standard fees page as well.

We plan to release on May 1, 2013 the calculator updates to support the changes that take effect for eBay Stores subscribers.  Please let us know in the comments if there’s anything we missed.

Fees before April 16, 2013.

Fees before April 16, 2013.

Fees effective April 16, 2013.

Fees effective April 16, 2013.