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When you list an item on eBay, you're charged an insertion fee. If the item sells, you're also charged a final value fee. The basic cost of selling an item is the insertion fee plus the final value fee.

The basic fee structure depends on the type of listing—auction-style or fixed price format—you use.

All fees are in US dollars.

Important: The fees described on this page do not apply to eBay Motors, eBay Stores, Classified Ad, or Real Estate listings. Please see the fees below for more information.

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Insertion fees for auction-style format listings

Auction-style format listings

Starting or reserve price

Insertion fee

$0.01–$0.99




Free for 50 listings
per month



$0.10

$1.00–$9.99

$0.25

$10.00–$24.99

$0.50

$25.00–$49.99

$0.75

$50.00–$199.99

$1.00

$200.00 or more

$2.00

To learn more, visit our insertion fees page.

Final value fees for auction-style format listings

Auction-style format listings

Total cost to buyer (less any sales tax)

Final value fee
(Based on the total amount of the sale, including the cost of the item, shipping, and any other fees a seller may charge, excluding any sales tax)

Item not sold

No fee

$0.01 or more

9.0% of the item's total cost to buyer with a maximum charge of $250.00.

To learn more and see an example of a final value fee calculation, visit our final value fees page.

Insertion fee for fixed price format listings

Buy It Now price

Insertion fee

$0.99 or more

$0.50

Note: The insertion fee applies to each listing, regardless of the quantity of items in the listing.

To learn more, visit our insertion fees page.

Final value fees for fixed price format listings

Fixed price final value fees
(Based on the total amount of the sale, including the cost of the item, shipping, and any other fees a seller may charge, excluding any sales tax)

Total cost to buyer

Electronics*

Clothing, Shoes and Accessories

Books, DVDs & Movies, Music, Video Games

All other categories

Item not sold

No fee

No fee

No fee

No fee

$0.99– $50.00

7.0% of the total cost to buyer

10.0% of the total cost to buyer

13.0% of total cost to buyer

11.0% of the total cost to buyer

$50.01–$1000.00

7.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 5.0% of the remaining balance ($50.01–$1,000.00)

10.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 8.0% of the remaining balance ($50.01–$1,000.00)

13.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 5.0% of the remaining balance ($50.01–$1,000.00)

11.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 6.0% of the remaining balance ($50.01–$1,000.00)

$1000.01 or more

7.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 5.0% of the next $50.01–$1,000.00, plus 2.0% of the remaining balance ($1,000.01–total cost to buyer)

10.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 8.0% of the next $50.01–$1,000.00, plus 2.0% of the remaining balance ($1,000.01–total cost to buyer)

13.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 5.0% of the next $50.01–$1,000.00, plus 2.0% of the remaining balance ($1,000.01–total cost to buyer)

11.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 6.0% of the next $50.01–$1,000.00, plus 2.0% of the remaining balance ($1,000.01–total cost to buyer)

*This category includes Consumer Electronics, Computers & Networking, Cell Phones & Smartphones, PDAs and Pocket PCs, Video Game Systems, Pro Audio Equipment, Cameras & Photo, and Car Electronics.

To learn more, visit our final value fees page.

Note: These fees are per item. If you sell multiple items to the same buyer, your final value fees will be calculated separately for each item and combined. For example, if you sell 10 plates to the same buyer, and each plate costs $10.00 total, you'll be charged $11 (11% of $10.00 x 10) in final value fees.

Business & Industrial equipment fees

Certain Business & Industrial* capital equipment categories have the following fees:

Business & Industrial Capital Equipment category specific fees

Insertion fee

$20.00

Reserve fee

$5.00

Final value fee

1.0% of the final sale price (maximum charge $250.00)

*Includes the following capital equipment categories and the related subcategories: Agriculture & Forestry > Antique Tractors & Equipment > Tractors; Agriculture & Forestry > Tractors & Farm Machinery; Construction > Heavy Equipment, Trailers; Restaurant & Catering > Concession Trailers & Carts; Healthcare, Lab & Life Science > Imaging & Aesthetics Equipment; Industrial Supply, MRO > Forklifts & Other Lifts; Manufacturing & Metalworking > Manufacturing Equipment; Manufacturing & Metalworking > Metalworking Equipment; Office, Printing & Shipping > Commercial Printing Presses.

Optional feature fees

These upgrades can help boost your sales.

Reserve price fees

Reserve price

Fee

$0.01–$199.99

$2.00

$200.00 and up

1.0% of reserve price (up to $50.00)

Learn more about selling with a reserve price.

Buy It Now fees

Adding the Buy It Now feature to an auction-style listing is free for 50 listings per month. If you create more than 50 listings in a month, the Buy It Now fee is as shown in the table below.

Buy It Now price*

Fee

$0.99–$9.99



Free for 50 listings
per month**

$0.05

$10.00–$24.99

$0.10

$25.00–$49.99

$0.20

$50.00 or more

$0.25

Learn how Buy It Now works.

*Listings with the Buy It Now feature must have a Buy It Now price of at least $0.99.

**When added to auction-style listings with free insertion fees.

Listing upgrade fees

Feature

Fee - auction-style and fixed price format (3, 5, 7, 10 Days)

Fee - fixed price format (30 Days, Good 'Til Cancelled)

Value Pack

$0.65

$2.00

Gallery

Free

Free

Gallery Plus

$0.35

$1.00

Listing Designer*

$0.10

$0.30

Subtitle**

$0.50

$1.50

Bold

$2.00

$4.00

Scheduled listings

$0.10

$0.10

List in 2 categories

Insertion and listing upgrade fees are doubled.

Scheduled listing and final value fees are charged once.

Insertion and listing upgrade fees are doubled.

Scheduled listing and final value fees are charged once.

*There's no Listing Designer fee for Selling Manager Pro subscribers.

**Subtitles can be seen when buyers view search results in List view.

Note: eBay-hosted pictures, Picture Pack, and Gallery Plus are free for all listing formats and durations in the following categories: Collectibles, Art, Pottery & Glass, and Antiques.

10-day duration

Listing format

Fee

Auction-style

$0.40

Fixed price

Free

International site visibility

Starting price

Auction-style format (3, 5, 7, 10 days) fee

Fixed price format (3, 5, 7, 10, 30 days, Good 'Til Cancelled) fee

$0.01 - $9.99

$0.10

$0.50

$10.00 - $49.99

$0.20

$50.00 or more

$0.40

eBay picture hosting fees

Feature

Fee

First picture

Free

Each additional picture

$0.15

Picture Pack (1-6 pictures)

$0.75

Picture Pack (7-12 pictures)

$1.00

Note: eBay-hosted pictures, Picture Pack, and Gallery Plus are free for all listing formats and durations in the following categories: Collectibles, Art, Pottery & Glass, and Antiques.

Seller tool fees

Seller tool

Fee

Turbo Lister

Free

Selling Manager

Free

Selling Manager Pro*

$15.99 per month

Blackthorne Basic (Free 30-day trial)

$9.99 per month

Blackthorne Pro (Free 30-day trial)*

$24.99 per month

*Selling Manager Pro subscriptions are free for Premium and Anchor eBay Stores and Blackthorne Pro subscribers.

Half.com fees

To learn about fees and policies for Half.com, review Half.com's policies.

Other terms

  • If your seller account is suspended for any reason, any charges on your seller account are immediately due and payable. eBay reserves the right to charge your billing method for any amounts you haven't previously disputed.

  • When you submit your listing, it might not appear immediately in a keyword or category search. This can take several hours. Therefore, eBay can't guarantee exact listing durations.

  • Good 'Til Cancelled listings renew automatically every 30 days unless all of the items sell, you end the listing, or the listing violates an eBay policy. Insertion fees are charged every 30-day period.

  • You can see your recent account activity by viewing your Account Activity page.

  • Fees apply to each listing you create.

  • Seller fees do not purchase exclusive rights to web pages on eBay. eBay may, in its sole discretion and without consent from or payment to sellers, place third-party advertisements and/or display multiple sellers’ listings (including links and references thereto) on any web page within the eBay website.

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