How much does it cost to open a store on eBay? What categories should I sell?

eBay is also a cross-border e-commerce platform. It is completely free to open a store. Legally operating corporate users have no problem opening a store on eBay. Although it is free to open a store, sellers still have to pay other fees. Let's learn about these fees below.

1. Listing Fees

eBay is like a large shopping mall. Every business that sells on eBay is like a display window for every product in the mall. Of course, if you sell on eBay, you have to pay an entry fee to the owner.

The fees incurred will vary depending on the listing format you choose - auction or fixed price.

Note: If the number of listings exceeds the free listing amount, a $0.30 listing fee will be charged for each listing. Some categories or products are not included in the free listing.

2. Transaction Fees

eBay transaction fees are calculated based on the fees paid by the buyer, including product and logistics costs. If you do not have a store, most products are charged at 10% of the total sales (this ratio may increase when the account's sales performance is not good), but the upper limit is US$750.

3. PayPal Fees

This fee is also charged based on sales. Depending on the monthly sales range, it will be charged at a standard rate or a preferential rate.

4. Other optional expenses

There are two charging methods: monthly and annual. The number of free listings per month, the proportion of transaction fees, and the collection of listing fees vary depending on the store level. However, the higher the store level, the more free listings you can get, and the lower the rates of other fees. If you want to add additional store auxiliary functions, you need to pay extra.

What categories do you sell in your store?

We analyze the attributes of the eBay platform and start from the hot-selling categories on the platform to find suitable products for optimization. The current hot-selling products on eBay mainly include smartphone accessories, sports shoes, coin collectibles, drones, Marvel-related toys, etc. You can find new sales inspiration from these products.

As long as sellers establish a stable business on the platform, choosing products that are in demand with consumers can not only make them hot sellers but also save a lot of cost investment for themselves.

If you just want to open a store on eBay, it doesn't cost any money. The things that sellers need to spend money on are the cost of purchasing goods, labor and the cost of preparing materials for opening a store, as well as some operating expenses. The amount of these expenses varies from seller to seller.