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 Basic Fee Changes - Insertion and Final Value Fees
Please reference this page for changes which will affect your Insertion and Final Value fees starting on February 22, 2006 at 00:00 PT.  

  Insertion Fee Changes
eBay is lowering the insertion fee for items starting below $0.99 to $0.20.
See the table below for details.

Insertion Fees

Starting or Reserve Price Current Insertion Fee Insertion Fee (starting 02/22/2006)
$0.01 - $0.99 $0.25 $0.20
$1.00 - $9.99 $0.35 No Change
$10.00 - $24.99 $0.60 No Change
$25.00 - $49.99 $1.20 No Change
$50.00 - $199.99 $2.40 No Change
$200.00 - $499.99 $3.60 No Change
$500.00 or more $4.80 No Change


  When will the changes become effective?
New insertion fees will become effective as of 00:00 PT on February 22, 2006. Listings that begin on or after 00:00 PT on February 22, 2006 will be charged the new fees, regardless of when they were created (e.g., through a listing tool or through the Sell Your Item form using the listing scheduler feature).

  What formats and categories are included?
Auction and Fixed Price listings on eBay.com and eBay Motors Non-vehicles (Parts & Accessories) and Business and Industrial Non-Capital Equipment listings.

  What formats and categories are excluded?
Ad Format, Motors vehicles, Store Inventory and Business & Industrial Capital Equipment listings.

Business & Industrial Capital Equipment Categories include:
Tractors & farm machinery (91952), heavy equipment (25249), concession trailers, carts (67145), imaging and aesthetics equipment (92035), forklifts and other lifts (97185), manufacturing equipment (92080), metalworking equipment (92082) and commercial printing presses (26247).

Final Value Fee Changes
The second tier of Final Value Fees will increase from 2.75% to 3.00%.   This will impact all items that sell above $25.00 as noted in the table below.
Final Value Fees

Closing Price Final Value Fee Final Value Fee (starting 02/22/2006)
Item not sold No Fee No Change
$0.01-$25.00 5.25% of the closing value No Change
$25.01 - $1,000.00 5.25% of the initial $25.00 ($1.31), plus $2.75%  of the remaining closing value balance ($25.01 to $1,000.00) 5.25% of the initial $25.00 ($1.31), plus 3.00% of the remaining closing value balance ($25.01 to $1,000.00)
Over $1,000.01 5.25% of the initial $25.00 ($1.31), plus $2.75%  of the initial $25.00 - $1,000.00 ($26.81) plus 1.50% of the remaining closing value balance ($1,000.01 - closing value) 5.25% of the initial $25.00 ($1.31), plus 3.00% of the initial $25.00 - $1,000.00 ($29.25) plus 1.50% of the remaining closing value balance ($1,000.01 - closing value)


  When will the changes become effective?
New final value fees will become effective as of 00:00 PT on February 22, 2006. Listings that begin on or after 00:00 on February 22, 2006 will be charged the new fees, regardless of when they were created (e.g. through a listing tool or through the Sell Your Item form using the listing scheduler feature).

  What formats and categories are included?
Auction and Fixed Price listings on eBay.com and Motors Non-vehicles (Parts & Accessories) and Business and Industrial Non-Capital Equipment listings.

  What formats and categories are excluded?
Ad Format, Motors vehicles, Store Inventory and Business & Industrial Capital Equipment listings.

Business & Industrial Capital Equipment Categories include:
Tractors & farm machinery (91952), heavy equipment (25249), concession trailers, carts (67145), imaging and aesthetics equipment (92035), forklifts and other lifts (97185), manufacturing equipment (92080), metalworking equipment (92082) and commercial printing presses (26247).



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