Listing Fees Comparison

CLOTHES AGENCY LISTING FEES COMPARED TO eBAY...

Since the changes in eBay fees at the end of September 2008, Clothes Agency recently conducted an experiment to compare one sale item, and what it would cost to list and sell on The Clothes Agency - as opposed to eBay..

The details were kept simple and an average priced item of £60 (approx. $120 US) was taken. All the upgrade features (such as bold, 6 images, gallery image etc.) were then added - but these were limited to only the ones that The Clothe Agency include as standard - but for which eBay charge extra..

The calculations were based on what it would cost to list the item on eBay for 30 days.

The results were shocking!....

(Note: Clothes Agency listings run for up to 28 days in one selling period - so the eBay costs were multiplied by three to reflect the same time scale, as their regular listings run for a maximum of ten days. Some prices might not be 100% accurate, but they are within a few pence/cents!)

Based on a £60 sale item (or Buy It Now on eBay)	Clothes Agency (28 day listing)	eBay UK (3x10 day listing)	eBay USA (3x10 day listing)

Basic Listing Fee	£1.25 / $2.50	£2.58	$7.20
6 images (1st free on Ebay)	*FREE*	£1.80	$2.25
Gallery Listing	*FREE*	FREE	FREE
Title Highlighted in Bold	*FREE*	£1.95	$6.00
Final Sale Price Commission	*FREE*	£5.25	$5.51

Seller's Total List/Sell Fees	*£1.25 / $2.50*	£11.58	$20.96

A little scary, don't you think?? And to be even kinder - the same item was taken as if it had sold in the first 10 day period on eBay - still the results were a revelation..

Based on a £60 sale item (or Buy It Now on eBay)	Clothes Agency (28 day listing)	eBay UK (1x10 day listing)	eBay USA (1x10 day listing)

Basic Listing Fee	£1.25 / $2.50	£0.86	$2.40
6 images (1st free on Ebay)	*FREE*	£0.60	$0.75
Gallery Listing	*FREE*	FREE	FREE
Title Highlighted in Bold	*FREE*	£0.65	$2.00
Final Sale Price Commission	*FREE*	£5.25	$5.51

Seller's Total List/Sell Fees	*£1.25 / $2.50*	£7.36	$10.66

And finally, the eBay Shop Fees were applied to the same priced item.

Note: The basic monthly 'shop rent' of £14.99 (whereas Clothes Agency doesn't charge a monthly fee at all!) was not added into the equation:

Based on a £60 sale item (or Buy It Now on eBay)	Clothes Agency (28 day listing)	eBay UK (1x30 day listing)	eBay USA (1x30 day listing)

Basic Listing Fee	£1.25 / $2.50	£0.20	$0.05
6 images (1st free on Ebay)	*FREE*	£1.75	$0.60
Gallery Listing	*FREE*	FREE	FREE
Title Highlighted in Bold	*FREE*	£0.65	$2.00
Final Sale Price Commission	*FREE*	£5.54	$9.80

Seller's Total List/Sell Fees	*£1.25 / $2.50*	£8.14	$12.45

So, whichever way you look at it, there's no comparison - and while an eBay auction may give you the 'instant cash fix', what's the point of selling something valuable for peanuts?? Surely, it makes far more sense to perhaps wait a month or two for that sale and realise a better price because..

eBay sellers seem to be paying up to TEN times as much to sell!

Here at The Clothes Agency, making a fortune is not a priority. What IS important is to provide a warm, friendly atmosphere with the smallest fees manageable, so that all YOU have do is to succeed!

Rather than line it's own pockets, The Clothes Agency wants you to line yours - so now's the time to start selling right here!