After selling on eBay for 5 years, I would actually argue eBay fees are a bargain. In this story, I’ll tell you why eBay’s fees are worth paying, and several ways you can even reduce them.
eBay seller fees are relatively high at ~12.5% on average, because it costs money to manage their platform of 187 million shoppers, and provide sellers with services like fraud protection and discounted shipping rates.
eBay fees will vary by category, but on average they are around 12.5% and can range from 0% (shoe category on sales of $100+) to 15% (watches category).
eBay seller fees are automatically deducted when the sales transaction occurs. This creates more clarity for sellers, as opposed to their previous process of sending a monthly bill of the total item fee amount.