How much does it cost yo be a member on eBay?

Answer 1

If you only want to browse it costs nothing to register and look around at all the auctions.

When you bid on a seller's auction and win, or use the Buy It Now button to make an immediate purchase, you pay the seller your winning bid amount plus any shipping that is shown on the listing (unless it's included in the opening price).

If you decide to become a seller there are eBay fees (insertion and, if your item sells, final value fees). The amount you pay depends on what you are listing and what extra features you choose. Sometimes there is a free promotion where you can list items for free; however, this usually only covers the insertion fee.

If, as a seller, you subscribe to an eBay store you pay a monthly subscription fee in addition to your other listing fees.

There are more subscription items available, but these would not normally be of interest to a new seller.

If you do decide to sell on eBay then in addition to the listing fees from eBay you will also incur processing charges from whatever service you might use for processing buyer payments. (Example: PayPal, etc. )

Details on all applicable fees can be found in the help section of your own local eBay site.

Answer 2

No, it is free to register with eBay.

If you only buy, you don't pay anything to eBay at all.

If you sell, you will have to pay eBay to "list" (or advertise) your items and you will also have to pay a further fee if one of your item sells.

You can find the fees applicable to your own country by going to the eBay home page, selecting the help tab in the top-right of the page and typing the word "fees" into the help pages search box.

Answer 3

You will be charged an insertion fee, usually once per listing. If the item sells, you will be charged a final value fee, which is calculated based on the total amount of the sale and are charged per item.

Answer 4

An eBay account is entirely free if it's only used for bidding and buying. A basic seller account is also free, save for final value fees on sales. However, an eBay store has a monthly charge.

Answer 5

No, there is no fee for joining eBay. Nor is any fee payable if you simply use the site as a buyer. Fees only become payable if you want to try selling things.

Answer 6

It does not cost anything as such but you must also have an account with Paypal which takes a cut of all your sales.