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eBay Motors vehicle listings are those within the Cars & Trucks, Motorcycles, Powersports, Boats, and Other Vehicles categories.
Fees are different for Motors Parts & Accessories.
The Fees schedule includes this page and the below links for standard category listings, Real Estate, select Business & Industrial categories, Stores subscribers, and Classified Ads.
Fees are different for:
Standard category listings
Real Estate
Select Business & Industrial categories
Stores subscribers
Classified Ads
In addition to the fees on this page, other fees may apply, including:
PayPal fees
Seller tool fees
There are 2 options for your Motors vehicle:
National listing
Local Classified Ad
Learn more about selecting a Motors selling format.
National listings and Local Classified Ad fees are based on (among other criteria) whether you're a low- or high-volume seller.
Low- or high-volume seller?
Each time you submit a vehicle listing or relist a vehicle, it counts as 1 listing.
You're a low-volume seller if you've submitted 6 or fewer listings in each of the previous calendar years.
When you've submitted 7 or more listings in a single calendar year, you're considered a high-volume seller. Once you become a high-volume seller, you're permanently a high-volume seller and high-volume seller fees apply.
A calendar year starts on January 1 and ends on December 31.
Seller A has never listed on eBay Motors. He lists 2 cars between January 1 and July 30. One car does not sell, so he relists it. It does not sell again, so he relists it a second time. When the next calendar year starts on January 1, because Seller A submitted 4 listings the previous year, he is still eligible for low-volume seller fees.
Seller B has also never listed on eBay Motors. She lists 6 different cars between January 1 and November 30. She is charged low-volume seller fees. When she lists a seventh car on December 15, she's no longer considered a low-volume seller and fees for high-volume sellers apply because she has submitted more than 6 listings in a calendar year. When the next calendar year starts on January 1, she'll be considered a high-volume seller.
Basic fees
Insertion fee
You may be charged a listing (or insertion) fee for listing a vehicle. If applicable, you're charged one insertion fee per listing.
Insertion fees for National listings and Local Classified Ads are based on if you're a low- or high-volume seller.
Insertion fees for Local Market listings vary depending on your Local Market subscription agreement.
Successful listing fee
If the vehicle sells, you may be charged a successful listing fee. There are no successful listing fees for Local Classified Ads.
For National listings, you may be charged a successful listing fee if:
You receive a bid on an auction-style listing without a reserve price
You receive a bid that meets your reserve price on an auction-style listing with a reserve price
A buyer clicks Buy It Now in a listing offering a fixed price
You accept a Best Offer
The amount of the successful listing fee depends on if you're a low- or high-volume seller, and the vehicle price.
The vehicle price is the final bid amount, Buy It Now price, or accepted Best Offer.
There's no additional fee charged on the actual sale of the vehicle after it sells. However, you'll be charged a successful listing fee regardless of whether you carry out the sale with the buyer.
Optional Fees
Advanced listing upgrade fees
If you add advanced listing upgrades to your National listing, fees apply. (Advanced listing upgrades aren't available for Local Classified Ads.)
Supplemental service fees
If you use supplemental services, charges associated with these services may be included on your seller invoice as fees.
Listing your vehicle nationally is often a good choice for older, more unique cars.
You have the option of an auction-style or fixed price selling format
Auction-style durations: 3, 5, 7, or 10 days. (There's an extra fee for a10-day duration.)
Fixed price durations: 3, 5, 7, 10, or 21 days. (There's an extra fee for 10 and 21-day durations.)
National listing fees for low-volume sellers
Category or subcategory
Successful listing fee Based on the vehicle price
$2,000 or less
More than $2,000
Cars & Trucks, RVs & Campers, and Commercial Trucks
Free
$60
$125
Motorcycles, Powersports, Trailers and Boats
Powersports under 50cc
$10
All other vehicles
National listing fees for high-volume sellers
$5,000 or less
More than $5,000
$50
$20
$30
Upgrade
Price
Value Pack
Gallery Plus, Listing Designer, and Subtitle packaged together for a discount.
$7
Reserve price
Add a minimum price that must be met for your item to sell. Only available for auction-style listings.
$15
21-day duration
Extend your listing's duration to 21 days. Only available for fixed price listings.
$40
10-day duration
Extend your listing's duration to 10 days.
$18
Scheduled listing
Manage your listings' starting and end times by scheduling them in advance.
Buy It Now
Give a buyer the option to purchase your item immediately.
Only available for auction-style listings.
$5
Gallery Plus
Attract buyers with a larger version of your listing picture in search results.
$2
Picture services
Add pictures to your listing.
4 pictures free
$0.15 per additional picture, up to 24 pictures total
Listing Designer
Improve the visual appeal of your listing by adding a theme.
Free for Selling Manager Pro subscribers.
Bold
Set your listing apart in search results by displaying your title in bold.
Subtitle
Add descriptive information about your item to make your listing stand out.
$3
Picture pack
Include up to 24 pictures in your listing, with zoom and Supersize features, at a discounted fee.
Listing your vehicle with a Local Classified Ad is a good choice for older or lower-value vehicles that would mostly interest local buyers.
Buyers will see your Classified Ad if your ZIP code is within 200 miles of their search range.
Duration: 7 days
Motors Local Classified Ad insertion fees are based on whether you're a low- or high-volume seller. There are no successful listing fees for Local Classified Ads.
Low-volume seller
High-volume seller (starting with the 7th listing in a calendar year)
$15 each
Motors Local Market listings are for dealers with a Local Market subscription.
Duration: 30 days or Good 'Til Cancelled
Monthly subscription:
$1,000
Insertion fee (per VIN):
Successful listing fee:
Actual fees may vary depending on your Local Market subscription agreement.
If you use supplemental services or other services offered by eBay or third parties, then charges associated with those services may also be treated as fees. Depending on the service, and at eBay's option, these charges may be included on seller invoices as a fee, which may be charged to your automatic payment method on file, if any.
Insertion fees and advanced listing upgrade fees apply to each listing you create, are charged at the time of listing, and are nonrefundable. Fee amounts are based on the terms in effect when the listing goes live and when it renews.
Not all listing upgrades are available with every listing tool and not all advanced listing upgrades, when purchased, may be displayable across all our sites, services, applications, and tools.
We require payment in full each month on accounts with an amount due of $1 or more. If you haven't paid the amount due by the payment due date each month, late fees may apply. Learn more about payment requirements, due dates, and late fees.
We may limit the exposure of duplicate auction-style listings to ensure a positive buyer experience. If you list duplicate, identical auction-style listings, you'll be charged the full insertion fee for each listing even if a listing doesn't appear on eBay for the full duration of the listing. See the duplicate listings policy for more information.
Seller fees don't purchase exclusive rights to web pages on eBay. We may, in our sole discretion and without consent from or payment to sellers, display third-party advertisements (including links and references thereto) and listings from other sellers on any eBay web page.
When you submit your listing, it might not appear immediately in a keyword or category search. This can take up to 24 hours. Therefore, we can't guarantee exact listing durations.
All fees are in US dollars.
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