What would cause you to save money with one Store and lose it on another? That depends mainly on two things:. With a Basic Store or better, most final value fees drop. By how much depends on the category or categories you sell in. You can see fees without a Store here managed payments and here legacy payment system. Fees with a Store are available here managed payments and here legacy. Take a moment to find out how far your fees would drop, if at all. The chart below shows whether you would save money on a Basic Store.
Of course, it gets more complicated if you sell in different categories that save different amounts. You can use the formulae at the end of this article if you need to calculate that. For now, just make a note of how your final value fees would be affected.
This never changes in any scenario. Keep in mind that there are also tiered final value fee benefits for Store subscribers on managed payments. For example, say you sell expensive women's handbags. Normally, you'd pay A Basic Store or better changes that to The cheapest option is a Starter Store. If you don't have managed payments, a Starter Store increases your free listings from per month to per month.
Managed payments sellers get free listings whether they have a Starter Store or no Store at all. A monthly plan is worth it if you create at least listings per month.
Why is that? The savings add up fast! There's no question it's worth it. For managed payments sellers, you'll want to get a Basic Store first rather than a Starter Store.
As you go into higher Store levels, you get more free listings, and the insertion fee drops further. All Stores at the Basic level and higher also have a bonus benefit for auctioneers. If you pay an insertion fee on an auction in a qualifying category and successfully sell the item, you get your insertion fee payment back. This means you theoretically have unlimited free auctions if most of them sell!
This is a powerful marketing tool that can boost your sales. If one benefit other than savings might make an eBay Store worth the cost, the Promotions Manager is it. You can learn how to use promotions and markdowns effectively in our article on marketing your eBay Store. You can visit the Store shown above here. You basically get a mini-website on eBay that features only your products. But, anyone who visits your Store will stop seeing your competitors and only have your products to choose from.
Of course, few shoppers are likely to be curious enough to visit your Store rather than going back to a normal eBay search. Not a lot of people are likely to find your Store on search engines like Google, either. Only artists, craftspeople and very distinct brands should expect any real results from this benefit. Consider the Store itself a minor perk that might boost your sales a little.
This gives you access to all kinds of valuable data on product and category performance. Probably the most useful feature is that it identifies categories with high demand and low competition.
If you're always looking for new opportunities, Terapeak Sourcing Insights can easily be worth the cost of a Basic Store subscription. It can dramatically reduce the time you spend researching what to sell next. If you have an Anchor or Enterprise Store, you get dedicated support.
This person or team should know you and your Store well. Note that this does not mean eBay will answer customer requests for you. Other discounts include savings on eBay-branded shipping supplies and partnered services like QuickBooks and TurboTax. These discounts could theoretically amount to hundreds of dollars. There is one clear and meaningful discount. To account for final value fee savings, pick one of the categories you sell in.
Repeat the process for all categories you sell in and add up all the savings. Write down that this value equals X and use it in the equation at the end of this section. Total your average number of fixed-price listings created per month. Use this value as P. Y is how many insertion fees a Store may save you money on every month.
Many professional eBay sellers merely use eBay as a platform to sell their inventory just like they would any other platform, like Amazon or Walmart. In fact, many big-name retailers, like Best Buy and Newegg , even have their own eBay stores. Depending on the store, you may even be able to return an eBay-bought item at a brick-and-mortar location when those open up again, of course.
Best Buy offers this monitor for the same price, but getting it shipped through eBay allows you to use any other eBay coupons or gift cards you have on hand. This extends to the actual brands themselves, too. Furthermore, eBay offers something almost no other site does: extended warranties on used products. In a partnership with SquareTrade, the Allstate-owned electronics insurance provider, you can purchase extra protection against products that fail within the insurance period, not to mention accidental damage like drops or spills.
Just make sure you research the seller before you buy. Most importantly, BuyDig is an authorized dealer of Samsung products , so this deal comes with the standard manufacturer warranty. With a Basic eBay Shop you get 50 free auction listings. With a Featured Shop you get free auction listings. However, surprisingly it would work out cheaper for you to subscribe to a Basic eBay shop with 50 free auction listings and paying 15p for additional auctions.
A Featured or Anchor shop enables you to list on 13 additional overseas eBay sites with the equivalent listing allowances as sellers with shops based in those countries. There are plenty of reasons for having an eBay shop.
Fees are a part of the equation, but an eBay shop also gives you:. What a bargain. Thanks eBay!!!! Which level eBay shop should I subscribe to? By Chris Dawson February 28, - pm. No Shop If you do not have an eBay shop then you will be paying 30p per fixed price listing. What are the free auctions worth?
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