How do I put something for sale on ebay?

How much should a person charge to put in item up for sale on ebay for them?

• I have an account with ebay and I have people who have asked me to put something up for sale on ebay. What percentage commission should I ask for?

• Answer:

  It will depend on how much effort you will need to do. Clarify with them who will handle the following functions and how will these be decided: - Take good photos of the item - Write item description - Accept payment (if by Paypal and it's through your account, remember you get charged for Paypal processing fees). How much payment fees will you charge them? - Packaging the item - Going to the post office or arranging UPS man to pick up item for delivery - Who will pay for selling fees (listing + gallery fees and other add-on features + final value fees if the item sells) - How many relists would they want? And if so, who will absorb the listing fees for all the relists? You may have an item that simply won't sell even if you relists it 5 times - and that means 5 listing fees charged to you by ebay If you will be doing all of the above, you can charge as anywhere from 5-30% of the amount of item's selling price. I suggest you study the fee structure of services such as ebay drop off stores. One example is iSoldIt.com, and their commission is basically 30% of the amount the item's selling price http://www.i-soldit.com/fees.asp . Plus, they will deduct the selling fees incurred as well as payment processing fees. One thing to stress to them is that selling on ebay is not as cheap as they might think it to be -- and that NOT EVERYTHING sells. Make sure you have a contract and that they understand the process involved in selling on ebay and why are you charging these much fees.