First Time Selling on eBay - 4.4% Penalty?

Lmagno on 12/09/2021 - 21:54
Last edited 13/09/2021 - 10:27 by 1 other user

I'm planning to sell on eBay for the first time and as a private.

If I manage to sell my item, will I get the 4.4% extra charge (GST included) on top of 13.4% (GST not included??) because I have never listed anything for sale before?

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  JimmyF on 12/09/2021 - 22:03

  I assume you're talking about this

  If your account is evaluated as not meeting our minimum performance standards (i.e. 'Below Standard') in the evaluation on the 20th of a month, you'll be charged an additional 4.4% (incl. GST) on the total sale amount for items sold in all categories during the following calendar month. You can check your current seller performance level in your Seller Dashboard

  Then shouldn't apply as you meet the 'minimum performance standards; as you haven't had any defects etc

  https://www.ebay.com.au/help/policies/selling-policies/selle…

  But best to use the ebay chat to confirm.

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    magno on 12/09/2021 - 22:06

    Thanks! I have used eBay chat. The person just quoted the same thing word for word. I guess they just wouldn't give me a straight answer fearing false info or whatever.

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      thatonethere on 12/09/2021 - 22:32

      +2

      What are you selling? May be better off just doing a cash sale locally on Facebook or Gumtree.

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      JimmyF on 12/09/2021 - 22:49

      What does your seller dashboard show your rating as?

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        magno on 12/09/2021 - 22:55

        It's empty. I've never listed anything.

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      froberts2 on 13/09/2021 - 02:34

      I suspect they are just presuming you can read. The website is pretty damn clear about when the penalties apply. (At an absolute minimum, you have to have 2 auctions where there were issues. You've had zero. They don't apply.)

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        magno on 13/09/2021 - 07:12

        -7

        There’s no info on eBay that says “an absolute minimum of 2 auctions”. Don’t presume shit if you just don’t know or have not been keeping up with the latest changes.

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  iratepirate on 12/09/2021 - 23:59

  +3

  Ebay are bandits. It is likely they will hold onto your payment as well for some time (weeks) before deducting their outrageous fees. If there is any other way you can sell your item you will be better off not having to deal with them.

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    magno on 13/09/2021 - 07:15

    Do you know how many weeks usually?

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      iratepirate on 13/09/2021 - 14:26

      Depends on how much the item sells for. Sometimes when the buyer leaves positive feedback it can shorten the time but up to four weeks…

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  Windows7forever on 13/09/2021 - 06:25

  +2

  Don't do it!

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  Hithere on 13/09/2021 - 08:43

  +2

  I'm planning to sell on eBay for the first time

  Unless you are selling low-value goods and/or are prepared to be scammed and lose your goods plus your received money consider Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree instead.

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    magno on 13/09/2021 - 08:49

    I’m prepared.

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      [Deactivated] on 13/09/2021 - 09:43

      +2

      Well just send whatever it is to me. I can save you all the hassle.

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  bobbified on 13/09/2021 - 09:29

  …will I get the 4.4% extra charge (GST included) on top of 13.4% (GST not included??)

  I haven't sold anything on eBay for years and I don't remember what it was before, but if you do get charged that extra 4.4%, that's almost 20% of the sale price! What the heck??

  They may as well go rob the bloody bank! Not sure if that even includes the listing fees yet!

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    magno on 13/09/2021 - 09:41

    Yeh ebay is very prohibitive but I still can’t deny its huge customer base. I wish there’s an Australian developed solution that’s “pay first, send after” with all the appropriate consumer protection, but sigh… there doesn’t seem to be a mainstream one. High business costs in Australia are really stifling.

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      bobbified on 13/09/2021 - 09:45

      I think if I was to ever use it again, it'll be to get rid of my "rubbish" only. Stuff that I would've otherwise just chucked out.

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  Baysew on 13/09/2021 - 10:29

  Just wait until OP finds out about OzBargain's first post surcharge.