EBAY FEE INCREASE, SUDDEN SELLER UPDATE 2025

[@RockstarFlipper]

I think I already know how everyone feels about this!! Link to the update- www.ebay.com/sellercenter/resources/seller-updates/2025-january Link to 80% off the Full Time Reselling Bundle- rockstarflipperonline.com/2025-reselling-training-1

[@prettycolorsish]

I do know they are doing something

[@Chicago48]

We knew this was coming. Buckle up it's going to be a rocky ride. I'm almost ready to open my own store on Wix.

[@mr.buysalot]

Wouldn't mind the fees if they stopped suppressing listings...

[@RockstarFlipper]

Or fixed the glitches

[@M6NZAH]

woww i thought i was being paro, ur so right

[@chaunceywilliams8405]

Yeah something is going on this last 10 days. Listed 10 items this morning.,all high sell through rate items. As of 6:30pm none of those 10 listigs have had a view. Not one single view.

[@dottyjyoung]

@@RockstarFlipper Yeah, I can't upload videos to my listings right now. /headdesk

[@Chicago48]

Exactly, give us FREE promoted listings. Pre-owned IMPERFECT, that's how I list my "damaged" items.

[@robinbonanno3543]

It would be great if eBay fixed the platform. I wouldn’t mind paying increased fees if the platform was fixed.

[@RockstarFlipper]

YESSSS THIS!!

[@beckyl6362]

You know they can't fix one thing without breaking 3 other things. In my experience, it's been that way since the late 90's/early 2000's...

[@ra_tw_01tqw76]

totally agree with the pre owned conditions opinion. i think they shouldve just let it as is imo. the current system was working for me as a used clothing seller

[@KatsAlluringTreasures]

Just like everything else - rates and costs go up. My opinion is it is still a better platform than the others and, like you mentioned, still lower costs then some, even with raising them.

[@Chicago48]

Agree you can sell almost anything on Ebay. That's what makes it stand out.

[@DerekWPatt]

Thanks for sharing. No shocker. Just got to keep trucking.

[@RockstarFlipper]

It was bound to happen eventually

[@keithhahn4882]

They're only doing this because people like me refuse to use promoted listings, and the greedy bastards are going to take our money one way or another. I hate eBay.

[@taylty]

I always calculate my stuff at 15% so until they top 15% I'm fine. I was selling on Amazon and that was a lot. Ebay fees don't bother me.

[@gobeklipepe]

Things that are guaranteed in life. Death,taxes, eBay fees raises.

[@patland1762]

It wasn't 13-14% before it was actually much higher since they charge fees on taxes and shipping. If you simply think of it in terms of 13ish percent on your sale item you are way off.

[@RockstarFlipper]

Shall we do the math….dont, I assure you, you’ll lose this math

[@patland1762]

@@RockstarFlipper Yes lets do the math, I will use my stats degree LOL. 13% of item sold price, plus on shipping charged, plus on taxes collected is obviously way more than 13% fees charged only on the item sold especially depending on cost of item versus cost of shipping or a high value item leading to high tax vcollection (depending on state). That's second grade math sir. But heck it is your channel so you win by default LOL.

[@karenyee9812]

If I have something that fits the new category "Pre-Owned - Fair" I don't sell it.

[@vickiwood4450]

Not happy about the used clothes. I have 1200 items & not thrilled I need to go in change everything. Why can’t they grandfather our old listings? What if I still add the description with the details of flaws etc . That shouldn’t get us a INAD

[@blakewillson18]

The fee percentages on all these platforms is absolute insanity.

[@NA-kp1lk]

They change the conditions thing and now fees 😂😂😂 I'm going to get an emotional therapy dog to work with me next to my desk. The stress ball is torn up 😂😂😂😂

[@oilman-y9e]

Pass all added fees onto the consumer!

[@patland1762]

I will in a handling charge or making offers that are less percentage off.

[@scarletspider1240]

That’s a nice thought…but you know most eBay sellers are idiots and will keep their prices the same or race to the bottom because they think that’s the only way to get sales. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@RockstarFlipper]

@@scarletspider1240not most. Some. Not all

[@IntoTheVerticalBlank]

@@patland1762 handling charge is the way

[@uncommonthrifts]

I think what will happen is careful buyers will ignore the categories and do their usual diligence scrutinizing the photos.

[@dixiegirl999]

If it's not fee's going up, it's postage going up 3-4 times a year.

[@Faith-Romans10-9-10]

Thank you Casey video is awesome. It’s starting to seem like if you sell $100 item you get $20 out of every hundred from Ebay like you said it was greed but maybe it’s like you said less than other platforms.

[@RockstarFlipper]

It’s $15. Where did you get 20?

[@n-joysilver7752]

Ebay has clearly given up on growing the site. They're in a downward spiral, relentlessly increasing fees on remaining sellers, to offset decreased sales and ensure profits for executive and shareholder.

[@Simdoog]

Here in the UK there are no selling fees for private sellers, except for vehicles and items sold overseas.

[@leroysee64]

Definitely take advantage of that.

[@astracey1]

On bags of any type their fee is as high as Poshmark when they also calculate it on the shipping & TAXES. They're greedy! They want you to pay for store subscriptions, plus insertion fees, plus final value fees. penalize you for USPS downfalls, blah blah...! I feel like they need to get pulled back down to reality.

[@Bloombeauty28]

My lowest overall fees on eBay is 35%. I thought Poshmark is the highest but eBay is almost double.

[@RockstarFlipper]

@@Bloombeauty28you don’t know how to calculate fees. Sorry not sorry. Your adding shipping labels into it

[@RockstarFlipper]

No it’s not. You don’t know how to do the math

[@chaunceywilliams8405]

Don't forget promoted listings

[@Serenasattic]

To many other platforms to sell and make money. The used clothing 3 category will get some accounts suspended! Use to be a cheerleader but not much so more. Fees going up is not the issue!

[@thomasfrench2012]

No, you are not crazy. I have all my "pre-loved" clothing on auctions right now that will end before that takes place. Anything that doesn't sell will go off of eBay. That will only leave me with a few pieces of new clothing. When those sell, or I get tired of waiting for them to sell, I will be out of the clothing business on eBay. The kind of clothing I can get requires volume, and the new requirements just don't allow me to continue selling them. I've done the numbers, I would be better off going and flipping burgers at McDonald's than trying to sell used clothing on eBay. Which is sad for buyers, as I just had a thank you this last week for offering a size most sellers stay away from. I can't help but think she's really going to have trouble finding some in her size going forward.

[@johnhernandez2169]

No biggie. It's the USPS rates that are a pain.

[@RockstarFlipper]

Yup agreed. the combo sucks

[@judithspencer9345]

At least the "Holiday rates" went back down on the 19th.

[@jamesj6976]

USPS keeps raising rates but are getting worse at delivering packages on time. Makes sense.

[@bonniehess816]

anyone else get dizzy watching the beginning of the video with him swinging back and forth..not being mean but it got me..

[@RockstarFlipper]

“Swinging”. Da fuq are you talking about?

[@iPrinceB]

Awesome video, Thanks for the update.

[@RockstarFlipper]

Welcome!

[@DeafYourTube07]

How to compare this with Poshmark, Mercari, and Etsy??? Less money for us right???

[@RockstarFlipper]

Poshmark 20%. Amazon 18-25% If you don’t know How to look this up or know it, stop selling. Seriously. This is common knowledge or common sense 101

[@ForestSills-j6b]

I'm closing my store this month and never coming back to Ebay. They rip you off on the whole process

[@RockstarFlipper]

Care to explain! Or just you posting out of anger

[@shakos4105]

​@@RockstarFlipperwhy are you sassy in all your replies

[@Gem-I-Am]

I think eBay’s fees are the same as Poshmark bc eBay takes the percentage off the total amount not the cost of the item.

[@jantiquesuniques]

Yes, I track it monthly and my average fees for 2024 are 20.14 % of item sale amount.

[@chaunceywilliams8405]

How do you bulk edit a item you need to look at to rate? I'm going to have to view close to a 1000 listings and change them individually. This new revised item condition is not only stupid. It's industrial strength stupid.

[@RockstarFlipper]

Bulk editing listings is just like any bulk edit. If you don’t know how to bulk edit there’s 100 videos. And should already know how. Or don’t sell. Sorry

[@chaunceywilliams8405]

@@RockstarFlipper I know how to bulk edit. But not all items are the same. Some better than others. Some distressed or factory distressed etc.

[@shakos4105]

​@@RockstarFlipperyou're an ass in all your comments wow

[@resellerrowboat7871]

It would be nice if they would take that .35% and put it into making it possible to create a scan sheet for USPS for individual items, not bulk. We have been asking for this feature forever.

[@RockstarFlipper]

Or fix glitches :-)

[@foghornleg90]

"increases ranging up to a maximum of 0.35%" that's .0035 cents per dollar... or .35 cents per hundred; not enough to lose sleep over, or shout they are jacking their prices. Or am I missing something?!?! 13.25% to 13.6% on clothing items.

[@Kayfeathers]

Am I reading this right? In collectibles, non-trading cards, are postcard fees not going up?

[@RockstarFlipper]

Looks like.

[@irisscally950]

So, I'm confused. Did fees go up for antiques and collectibles?

[@RockstarFlipper]

Have to check the list, im not looking at it right this second

[@mauricioalejandrozazuetasa8845]

Everyone increase their prices, due to inflation, except the eBay sellers competition. Do you know why is not everyone increasing their prices online? Is incredible. Ex. Items that are being sold for $10.99 FOREVER. And sometimes instead of increasing prices they lower them a bit more.

[@RockstarFlipper]

Mercari tried fee changes.... amazon fees went up. what do you mean?

[@ER-pc3dx]

He’s saying that reselling is a race to the bottom. I realized the same thing a couple of months ago. Since C-19 all prices have risen - doubled, tripled! Resellers are taking less and less money everyday. It’s a crazy industry.

[@scarletspider1240]

@@ER-pc3dxI haven’t noticed it on eBay, but Amazon is horrible for that. I sell some private label goods on Amazon and my competition hasn’t raised their prices in years so therefore neither can I…but the cost of the goods keeps going up along with Amazon fees. I’ve gone from around a 25% net profit margin on my products to now only like 15%-18%…people are so stupid…they just accept less and less and less..its infuriating.

[@mauricioalejandrozazuetasa8845]

@@ER-pc3dxthanks, thats exactly what I’m saying

[@mauricioalejandrozazuetasa8845]

@@ER-pc3dxeven some sellers I know are losing money selling items, not sure if they are simply dumb and don’t care, but something has to be done.

[@1bidprnfun]

I just prepared an item to ship across the country from Florida to Oregon. I got hit with extra $2 on shipping ( I charge flat rate). It stung a little, but I will recover it down the road. While looking at my numbers for that transaction, I had an “international fee charged because the buyer’s “registered address” is in {another country}. EBay grabbed another 1.65% off total amount collected. There is no way around this? Correct? I would not know the name of buyers eBay account until they already made payment, then I run over to see where they live and then what? Cancel order? I lose a sale and jeopardize my 100% positive feedback status. Any suggestions? I know it’s petty, just curious if there is way to avoid this. I didn’t see anything in settings. Thank you for all the great information you give in your videos and sorry my comment is so long.

[@Vintagesupermarketstore]

That must be the Facebook fee

[@RockstarFlipper]

Huh? I quoted the eBay fees

[@Vintagesupermarketstore]

@ you don’t understand recently facebook will sell items thru eBay that is the fee

[@PPC-oo2dm]

Poshmark charges more but we can get way more money for an item on Posh than we can on ebay and make significant more profit. Ebay also takes fees from shipping which will technically make it more that that 13 blah blah percent. Not to mention store fees and the fact that if you want a chance to sell anything you have to promote. With all that complaining, we do sell more volume on ebay but per item, we make way more on Posh. There are a couple months a year we make a more money on Posh total than ebay.

[@ThrifterGuy]

So more fees and in Canada we lose the shipping credits quarterly and we haveto pay an International fee on all transactions to the U.S.

[@ScottRuen]

these fees are horrendous. beyond greedy

[@Atavae1]

It is evidentally only the items they buy from you on the buyer profile. Is it just for that purchase time or how many Items they have bought from you over time?

[@RockstarFlipper]

The fuq? What are you even saying

[@ThriftWear-c1b]

There is no reason for us to complain about it. We can do one of three things. 1) make your own billion dollar website. 2) find a different selling platform 3) roll with the punches. Im gonna roll woth the punches because i believe ebay is still the best platform to sell on for my small business.

[@302usamagaming3]

How to avoid mc011?

[@OGC37]

.35% is only $350 for every $100,000 you sell. It’s barely anything

[@mikematthews9419]

Yes but it's death by a thousand cuts

[@beckyl6362]

It's going to take so much longer to lust pre-owned clothing now that people are going to skip listing it here & eBay is going to lose listings in this category

[@garyi8608]

I noticed is eBay Standard Envelope at $.69 and $1.25 not sure why is two different prices. If just have to click on this under the carrier's list is fairly easy. Before were so many steps to get the eBay Standard Envelope that could never understand and remember it. I hope when mail out cards that is prints out the label and that is no other commands. I'll use this for sportscards up to $20 in value if so. Otherwise mailing Ground Advantage via USPS starting at $3.78 is a lot plus a bubble mailer.

[@scarletspider1240]

eBay standard envelope is $.69 for 1 oz…$.97 for 2 oz….and $1.25 for 3 oz.

[@garyi8608]

@@scarletspider1240 Okay. Cool.

[@expertbrian8314]

No worries. It’s just the cost of doing business.

[@RockstarFlipper]

Pretty much

[@schnitzelschnizel9448]

Do not blankedy blank blank smack into the microphone!!!!!

[@jfree111]

I'll chime in on one specific product. Heavily distressed clothing (by design). Some people buy clothing that is, by design distressed. How will eBay's new catagories handle this? Inherently, I'm not a complainer when it comes to business, but I agree with you Casey. Someone in some boardroom made a proposal, mainly bucking for a promotion, to find a way to make eBay more profits. I believe like you that this was a bad decision. But, it is the way of the world. I don't like it, but people. Pay attention to what is happening when corporations have power. This will not discourage me, I will keep punching.

[@80sWavrDude]

"Happy Valentine's Day, we're raising your seller fees!"

[@susanbaker255]

Happy valentines day to us all I guess 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Yup-x3m]

A 3 picture scroll on a store front would be nice.

[@darlenejohanson1245]

I am okay with these changes.

[@RockstarFlipper]

I hate fee increases but its been awhile

[@blynn6240]

I figured this was coming with the fb thing. It would be one thing if they were actually offering good tools in exchange but there’s not a single AI “tool” that’s even usable or helpful. And the research tool has actually tanked a lot of my markets bc people don’t realize how inaccurate the pricing recommendations are in my category, which is consistently 50% off (I sell the same items over and over). I resent that they’re going to charge me to continue screw with my business. We should at least get a vote if we even want these tools. And no, you’re not crazy- that classification is going to be huge mistake.

[@KaraB-y6p]

Ebays AI is a joke. I use List Perfectly and their Listing assistant feature is amazing. I appreciate the option to have about 15-20 options for the AI to use, like 'slightly funny' or 'just the facts'.

[@sparkycloset7596]

Maybe while they’re at it, they can change the returns window to 3 days (like Poshmark and Mercari).

[@Chicago48]

NO NO NO. 14 days return.

[@Rosev]

I think it is dumb as well. I am going to try and keep using what i am using.

[@resellerworldnj]

Could Facebook have affected this or is this our normal wringing from eBay? And I don’t care what anyone says they DO throttle stores! Happy Valentines Day from eBay!

[@rickmiles5297]

Just another pain in rear hoop to jump through.

[@khadmuh1]

It should be Pre-owned with Flaws and Pre-owned without visible flaws

[@cindy7817]

Could be worse... keep on listing

[@RockstarFlipper]

Agreed

[@librasun123]

Just about time to quit

[@RockstarFlipper]

Over .35% ??

[@TheOne-bh9oo]

I'll take your customers 😂

[@Moparguy99-d8z]

Then quit stop complaining

[@jfree111]

It's gonna happen. Just expect it.

[@ldm7770]

The fee increase was bound to happen sooner or later - personally I can deal with that as published. The Condition Description change, on the other hand, is the DUMBEST idea in the history of eBay. I already commented in more detail on this on your 1st vid mentioning this... but it's worth repeating HOW FRIGGIN DUMB THIS IS! eBay better also increased their Customer Service band width 'cause the complaints will multiply EXPONENTIALLY.

[@vickiekasafirek9096]

This is ridiculous.

[@RockstarFlipper]

It sucks for sure, but not "ridiculous"

[@vickiekasafirek9096]

Between paying more to sell and paying more to ship. And shipping taking forever to get to the buyer. Yes it is ridiculous. Independent sellers are going to become a dying breed.​@@RockstarFlipper

[@buythis.notthat]

So we raise our prices. They are only screwing their customers.

[@RyanOnWeather]

Well, atleast it’s not 3% more

[@rickroe1074]

Pay more get less and don’t forget to promote promote promote.

[@schnitzelschnizel9448]

Blankedy blank greed!!!!

[@andyreyno5215]

Another brick in the wall !!

[@RockstarFlipper]

Ehh its minimal compared to other platforms

[@zippie6]

I think it is because of the bird flu. LOL

[@doloresmiller6956]

❤❤❤❤

[@CheerfulWyvernDragon-ie7nj]

Like how he says it's all his fault like he runs eBay 😅😅😅