Consigning with Probstein123

[Cory]

What % do you normally give up to consignment on ebay? Ebay takes 10-13%, right? How much additional does the consigner take? Similar? Is the all in fee 20%? 30%? more?

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Cory

What % do you normally give up to consignment on ebay? Ebay takes 10-13%, right? How much additional does the consigner take? Similar? Is the all in fee 20%? 30%? more?

The amount that eBay takes depends on the consignor.

If you sell yourself on eBay, including the payment fees, you're more like at ~16%, at least up to $7,500 in value. Above that amount, then it declines. This assumes that you don't have a fancy eBay store. If you did, you would have lower fees, potentially a lot lower.

My understanding is that Probstein's rates vary depending on the final value for your item:

>$2,500 = 10%
$1,000 to $2,500 = 11%
$100-$999 = 12%
$50-$99 = 13%
$25-$50 = 14%
$10-$25 = 15%

Naturally, these could change, but this is the most updated that I've seen.

If you're wondering how he makes his money, I suspect it's mostly from:

1) paying less to eBay because he has one of those fancy stores so he pays lower rates to eBay, and
2) making a bit on shipping charges.