![]() ![]() We also don’t know if the 2.7% fee will remain for all merchants or if that is the promised introductory rate and actual fees for merchants will be higher. Here on Tamebay we’re interested in the merchants who will see higher fees as they are the ones with the most to lose. All we know is that they have stated that ‘most’ merchants will see lower fees. In fairness to eBay we have to point out that we don’t know the final fee structure that they will offer. Will this be the final fee schedule for eBay Managed Payments? Every time eBay fail to display the saving that means your payment processing fees will go up under eBay Managed Payments. You’ll find the eBay Managed Payment fees calculator on the eBay site and will be able to run the calculations for your own average selling prices. Use the eBay Managed Payment fees calculator For higher value transactions, due to the fixed 20p charge, the percentage cost of eBay Managed Payment fees will be even greater. Those on 1.9% PayPal business rates will end up paying around 5% higher fees when they move to 2.7% eBay Managed Payment fees. ![]() This is because eBay doesn’t yet want to tell you that normally your PayPal fee would be 1.9% of £30 plus 20p or 77p but with eBay Managed Payment fees of 2.7% you’ll end up paying 81p. Hover the mouse pointer over the blue question marks to see the fees. Select 'Custom' from the PayPal drop down box to use. I added custom PayPal fees for international users. The reverse fee calculator is the most accurate you will find. Now change the PayPal rate to 1.9% for a larger seller and eBay don’t display any saving (because there isn’t one, it’ll cost you more) and instead display a message stating “ If you have been invited to managed payments and have questions on rates please contact us.” We suspect that eBay are only intending to invite sellers to take part in eBay Managed Payments if they would currently save money on fees. I have updated the eBay calculator to use fees effective. With eBay Managed Payment fees of 2.7% your fee will be 81p eBay Managed Payment fees calculator for high volume merchants Normally your PayPal fee would be 3.4% of £30 plus 20p or £1.22. eBay Managed Payment fees calculator for low volume merchantsĪs an example, if you take eBay’s published rate of 2.7% as the eBay Managed Payment Fee (we don’t know if this is the promised introductory rate and if it may increase in the future) and enter zero as a per transaction fee and 3.4% plus 20p as your current PayPal rate, then for an average selling price of £30 eBay say that you’ll save 41p per transaction. eBay are keen to demonstrate that for most merchants fees will be lower with eBay Managed Payments than with PayPal. The calculator aims to give a payment processing fee comparison and whilst it doesn’t specifically mention PayPal, we all know that the vast majority of payments on eBay are via PayPal. Following on from our earlier article where we argued that eBay Managed Payment fees may be higher for large merchants than current PayPal fees, we’d like to draw your attention to the eBay Managed Payment fees calculator that eBay have published. ![]()
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