Sales commissions

I wanted to start selling again (I did it about ten to twenty years ago). I’d like to be a private seller. What I wanted to ask you about is the total commission on a sale and how the money is paid out. If I understood correctly, by providing the bank account, eBay would take care of getting me the amount for the item sold, or am I wrong? So with Paypal there are no more fees to pay, right? Can you give me an example:

Let’s say that on June 20 I sell an item that, including cost and shipping expenses, comes to 100 euros, which the buyer pays using the method they prefer. At that point, how much of the 100 euros will I receive, where (I assume into the bank account) and after how long?

Thank you for your help.

birillo_27

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Posted 2 years ago · Edited 2 years ago·Last reply 2 years ago

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birillo_27

OP2 years ago

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Thanks a lot for the reply. So if the buyer pays me with Paypal, I don't have to add the related fees, since they're already included in what eBay withholds, that is, 5%. Right?

marioelegio

·2 years ago

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Yes, no fee is due to PayPal.

mario

heavenwelkin

·2 years ago

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@birillo_27 wrote:
Thanks a lot for the reply. So if the buyer pays me with Paypal, I don't have to add the related fees, since they're already included in what eBay withholds, i.e. 5%. Right?

5% plus 0.43% for regulatory compliance

https://www.ebay.it/spaziovenditori/novita-venditori/febbraio-2024/tariffa-adeguamento-normativo

Kind regards.

marioelegio

·2 years ago

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If your account is a private account, you can continue using it as such (you can switch from private to business, but it is impossible to switch from business to private).

The standard listing is free. Selling fees are 5% on the total item+shipping cost plus a fixed 35 c per sale.

https://www.ebay.it/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/tariffe-per-venditori-privati?id=4822&st=3&pos=1&query=Tariffe%20per%20venditori%20privati&intent=tariffe%20privati&lucenceai=lucenceai&docId=HELP1456

Regardless of the payment method chosen by the user, the funds are handled by ebay, which deducts its fees and then makes a bank transfer to the current account associated with the seller's ebay account. https://www.ebay.it/help/selling/getting-paid/registrarsi-come-venditore?id=4792&st=3&pos=2&query=Registrarsi%20come%20venditore&intent=verifica%20conto%20corrente&lucenceai=lucenceai&docId=HELP1461

For new users or infrequent users, ebay holds the payment for about 15 days. If you exceed 15 sales/year, it goes down to 2 days. https://www.ebay.it/help/selling/getting-paid/getting-paid-items-youve-sold/payments-hold?id=4816&st=3&pos=1&query=Pagamenti%20in%20sospeso&intent=pagamenti%20sospesi&lucenceai=lucenceai&docId=HELP1450

mario