Is it free to sell things on ebay?

Question

does ebay cost money (with the exceptions of buying things)

Answer 1

no you have to pay a listing fee and also you need to set up a sellers account. the charges are quite reasonable.

Answer 2

You have to pay a listing fee and that is whether or not the item sells. There is an additional fee for gallery which is one of the important ones as it lets you put a picture of your item on and most people won't bid on an item if they can't see a pic of it. Then there is the final value fee which is a percentage of what your item sells for. In addition to the basic eBay fee there is a charge from paypal if you choose to use that service to get paid. Most sellers do as it get the money in their account right away and they don't have to wait for it to be mailed by the buyer and don't have to worry that a check will bounce. In addition to eBay and paypal fees there will be a cost to ship your item as you will need shipping materials plus the fee for shipping. Those costs are usually passed on to the buyer but they are out there.

It can be fun and you can make a little money but be aware that it can also cost you more then it's worth.

Good luck to you!

Answer 3

Unfortunately, yes it does cost.  Ebay charges a "listing fee", which varies by how expensive the item is.  This is how they make money.

After the listing fee, if you sell, they also get a "final value fee", which is their commission, if you want to call it that.  This is usually about 5% but can be less, again depending upon how expensive the item was that you sold.

For more info see:

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/question...

Hope that helps.

Answer 4

no it is 15 cents just to list it but if u want to add a gallery picture it would be 50 cents the first picture is free but if u wanted to add more it would be an extra 15 cents for each one of the pics. hope that helps:)