Originally Posted by
jsdavis
Don't forget the posting fee, buy it now fee, picture fee. All the fees add up and for a sale of $20 widget plus $5 shipping, the fees will total at least 30% the gross sale for even the most basic listing.
That's just not true. If a seller is paying much more than 12% of the gross on a basic listing (total to ebay/Paypal), then he or she is doing something wrong, such as buying frivolous or useless features, or endlessly relisting an item at too high a price, etc.