Why is eBay charging me if I haven't sold anything or received any payments (2024)

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Why is eBay charging me if I haven't sold anything or received any payments? ›

You had a Reserve Price on that listing. There is a 7.5% charge on the reserve price (or $5 whichever is more) which is charged when the listing is submitted regardless of the item sells or not. That is what you were charged for.

Each time you use a reserve, your charged a reserve fee equal to 7.5% of the reserve price, whether the item sells or not. This information is posted on the listing form, and the fees you'll incur are shown right above the button you click to start the listing.

After you've used your zero insertion fee allowance, insertion fees are: Non-refundable if your item doesn't sell. Charged per listing and per category. So, if you list your item in two categories, you'll pay an insertion fee for the second category too.

If you don't have an additional on-file payment method, the payment doesn't go through, or you don't make a one-time payment, we'll then attempt to charge your linked payout bank account. If your eBay account has been restricted or suspended because you owe eBay money, you can make a one-time payment.

Do I pay eBay fees if an item doesn't sell? Yes, you will pay the insertion fees whether your items get sold or not. However, you don't need to pay the final value fee for unsold items. This means that you'll need to carefully consider the number of items you list each month to avoid unnecessary costs.

We charge two main types of fees when you sell on eBay – fees when you create your listing (for example, listing fees and listing upgrade fees), and transaction fees when your item sells (final value fees, regulatory operating fee and international fee, if applicable).

If your item doesn't sell you usually don't pay a final value fee. However, if you offer or reference your contact information to another user or ask a buyer for their contact information, in the context of buying or selling outside of eBay, we charge a final value fee for introducing you to the buyer.

eBay sellers pay an average of 10% of their product's value. The cost changes depending on the value of the sale and the product category.

If you don't pay, 96 hours from the end of the auction the seller can cancel the transaction citing buyer didn't pay. You will get an unpaid item strike placed against your account. 2 of those in a 12 month period will get you blocked from bidding and buying from hundreds if not thousands of sellers on eBay.

Why does eBay automatically charge me? ›

If eBay required you to provide a payment source PRIOR to you making an offer, it will now be automatically charged to the payment source you provided when the seller accepts the offer.

Besides your bank account, do you have an alternative payment method, like a credit card card, on your ebay account? If not and your available ebay funds are not enough, then it will take it from your bank.

Sellers attempting to avoid eBay fees create risk for themselves, and a poor experience for buyers. Examples of avoiding fees includes making offers to buy or sell outside of eBay, requiring the buyer to make additional purchases, or charging excessive postage fees.

If you listed an item and it did not sell you still have fees to pay. Ebay is a business, not a free public utility. It's like taking an ad out in the newspaper to sell a used car. If it does not sell you don't get your money back for the ad.

$5.00 is the minimum fee for a Reserve Price on an auction, so that is the most likely possibility that will result in that exact amount for a single listing. We want your journey here to be as great as can be, so we have put together some links to help you get quickly familiarized with the eBay Community.

Your first 250 listings each month are free and, after, there's a $0.35 insertion fee per listing. Learn more about fees - opens in new window or tab.. What's the best way to ship my item? eBay provides recommendations, but you can choose a preferred shipping carrier.

The two possibilities are your ebay account was hacked to get your card details which were then used to make purchases but not through your ebay account. Or , your bank card was hacked elsewhere and used to make purchases. It's your bank you need to be dealing with, not eBay, even if the purchases involved eBay.

Consider if your making offers (not bids) on multiple same items, or maybe items that are close to the same, old model newer model, trying to get a good price, and three offers are accepted, eBay is going to CHARGE YOUR CARD WITHOUT YOUR AUTHORIZATION for all 3 of same item, buying all three of the same item.

An itemized list of all your selling transactions and associated fees can be viewed under the “Payments” tab in Seller Hub or My eBay. Tip: You can view fees by clicking the “Fees” filter button located above your list of transactions. Go to the Payments tab in Seller Hub or Payments in My eBay.