I am starting up my own little e-Bay business and need some input. Basically, I want to sell things for people (parents or adults) that want to get rid of things but don't have the time to do so. I figured I can take care of e-Bay listings and shippings so they don't have to life a finger.
My question is, what is a fair commission to ask for when selling these goods (could be anything)? I was thinking maybe around 15%...but nothing over. What do you think?
2007-08-10 15:47:02 · 2 answers · asked by Daw 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Small Business
If you're taking care of everything, I think you should charge more than 15% - try 25 - 30%. Think about the time it's going to take you to take photos and edit them, list the items and then pack and ship them. It all adds up to quite a lot of time per item. Add in researching similar items for sale and already sold on Ebay and that's extra time.
And what happens if the item doesn't sell - do you get any money for the time you have spent photographing and listing?
Maybe you could have a scale of fees - a higher percentage for the first $50, then decreasing (a bit like Ebay Final Value Fees!)
Good luck with it, Ebaying is great fun and I think you'll do really well with your idea, but don't sell your talents and time too cheap!
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2007-08-11 02:53:04 · answer #1 · answered by judy-oz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My nephew was charging 1/3 so 15% is more than fair. You might try a fixed amount for a 10.00 item you would only get 1.50 hardly worth the trouble but for a $2,000 item you would be paid more than it was worth so people might do it themselves.
2007-08-10 22:56:49 · answer #2 · answered by shipwreck 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋