how do e-bay actually make money bcoz doesnt the money u spend on the good go str8 to the seller?
2006-12-08 06:25:18 · 21 answers · asked by amandeep k 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
...the way that ebay makes money on the sales the sellers make is they get 5% of every sale ... and then over a certain price they get a higher percent ... plus for auctions you have to atleast pay .20 to list an item and the prices go up.... I am a seller and the fees get crazy and the monthly listing bill is even crazier ...
plus ebay gets a % from Paypal ... they get a percent off what you get paid ....
for example:
The insertion fee was .20
D&D WAR OF THE DRAGON QUEEN Redspawn Firebelcher 120041919573 Final Value Fee $0.17
Final price: $3.30 (Auction) + (3.00 shipping)
Then here is the PayPal information on the same item
Total Amount:
$6.30 USD
Fee Amount:
-$0.48 USD
Net Amount:
$5.82 USD
So after all is said and done Ebay and Paypal
Got .85 on a 3.30 sale ....
they get their money from sellers.
2006-12-08 06:44:07 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ Emily ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
e-bay charges a fee to sellers who list things on their website. Due to the fact that they are also the largest and most popular online auction site on the net, they also receive a lot of profits from advertising (other companies advertising on their site)
2006-12-08 06:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The seller pays ebay money to post the item for sale
2006-12-08 06:27:18 · answer #3 · answered by John Scary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They charge you a listing fee to launch it live and then a percentage of the sale of the item.
Then they only allow you to use paypal for electronic payment now..They own paypal.
On average for regular items under $100 You are looking at....3% to Launch, 3% for after sale and 4% to Paypal.
ebay is starting to not be my friend
2006-12-08 06:28:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do so much business, they need only collect a small percentage to make money, and the first 5 to 10 years they lost money.
2006-12-08 06:28:40 · answer #5 · answered by Guy R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The seller pays fees to eBay.
2006-12-08 06:29:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
E-bay charges fees on everything that's listed and an additional fee if the item is sold.
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html
2006-12-08 06:26:45 · answer #7 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it costs money to list items. Simple answer.
And this fee depends gow you list the item, whether you pay extra for bold titles, or big pics.
2006-12-08 06:26:55 · answer #8 · answered by <-tom-> 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a small percent goes to ebay for each sell. And with hundreds of thousands of sells per day, that makes for nice profit.
2006-12-08 06:27:30 · answer #9 · answered by jderk77 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you go to grammar school? This is one of the most poorly constucted questions I've ever seen. Not to mention, it's located in the movies section.
2006-12-08 06:33:12 · answer #10 · answered by Famous Amos {not the cookies} 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋