eBCalc is also capable of calculating fees for eBay Stores. You may be wondering, what is
this eBay Stores thing anyway? Well, eBay Stores is basically a way for large-volume
sellers to list many items at once at a reduced cost. If you operate an eBay Store you can list your items on eBay in a
special format called the Store Inventory Format. Items listed using the Store Inventory
Format operate on a different fee schedule than regular eBay.com and also have a different placement within
eBay search results.
Unlike normal auctions which have a relatively short duration (1, 3, 5, 7, or 10 days), items listed
using the Store Inventory Format have an extended duration of 30 days. You can also list an item on
eBay Stores with a duration of "Good 'Til Cancelled" which will basically run your auction indefinitely
charging you the applicable fees every 30 days. eBay Stores used to offer extended durations of 60, 90, and 120 days but
they have since removed those and now you are only allowed to list an item for 30 days or "Good 'Til Cancelled" in eBay
Stores. eBCalc still has options for these durations though, because sometimes it's helpful to know what the fees would
be for a duration of that length (60, 90, or 120 Days).
When eBCalc goes to calculate fees for a duration that's not 30 days (for instance 60
or 90 days), it simply takes the current fee amounts for a 30-day listing and multiples it by the approriate amount. For
example, if you were to use eBCalc to calculate the fees for a 60-day eBay Stores listing, eBCalc will first calculate
the applicable fees for a 30-day eBay Stores listing and then multiply it by 2. Or if it were a 90-day listing it would
multiply them by 3, and so on.
Another important thing to remember about eBay Stores fees is that they are not dependant
on quantity. Whether you are selling 1 or 1,000 items within the same listing you will still pay the same listing fees.
Items listed using the Store Inventory Format also have heavily reduced listing fees. Currently the
listing (inertion) fee is only $0.05 for a 30-day listing. However, the Final Value Fees for eBay Stores are slightly
increased. See the current eBay Stores fee schedule.
Listing Upgrades also work a little differently with eBay Stores. First of all, only a few of them are
available and secondly their prices are much different. Here is a list of the listing upgrades you can use on eBay
Stores with items listed using the Store Inventory Format along with their prices:
• Gallery (Cost: $0.01 / 30 days)
• Subtitle (Cost: $0.02 / 30 days)
• Listing Designer (Cost: $0.10 / 30 days)
• Bold (Cost: $1.00 / 30 days)
• Border (Cost: $3.00 / 30 days)
• Highlight (Cost: $5.00 / 30 days)
• Featured Plus! (Cost: $19.95 / 30 days)
With eBay Stores you pay a fixed monthly fee (called your "subscription fee") which can
vary depending on which type of store you have. Currently the minimum subscription fee to operate an eBay Store (called
a "Basic Store") is $15.95 per month. If you would like to see the difference between all the different types of eBay
Stores and what the fees and benefits are for each level you will want to visit eBay's
Subscription & Fees Page for eBay Stores. Also to
open an eBay Store you must meet one of the following requirements:
• Have a feedback score of 20 or higher, or
• Be ID Verified, or
• Have a PayPal account in good standing