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Compare 8 eBay fee categories vs 2 simple Market Express fees

eBay Fee Structure:

eBay has 8 fee categories: Store subscription, insertion fees, final value fees, per-order fees, international fees, promoted listings, upgrades, and below-standard penalties. Market Express has just 2: annual membership + GMV commission. Plus, eBay sellers must handle their own fulfillment and shipping.

Your Business Inputs

$50K$1M
$10$200
Estimated units: 6,000
2.5% (lowest)15.3% (highest)
Category-dependent: typically 5-10% for most products
0%50%
Cross-border sales incur additional 1.65% fee

Annual Savings

-$90
-0.2% less than eBay at $300,000 GMV

eBay Total Cost

Store Subscription:$335
Insertion Fees:$1,250
Final Value Fees (12.31%):$36,930
Per Order Fees:$2,400
International Fees (1.65%):$495
Total Annual Cost:
$41,410
13.8% of GMV

Plus you handle your own fulfillment, shipping, and returns - additional costs not shown

Market Express Total

Annual Membership:$24,000
GMV Commission (10% above $125K):$17,500
Total Annual Cost:
$41,500
13.8% of GMV

Includes warehousing, fulfillment, and enterprise shipping rates

Key Differences: eBay vs Market Express

8
Fee Categories (eBay)
Subscription, insertion, FVF, per-order, international, promoted, upgrades, penalties
vs
Simple & Transparent
2
Fee Categories (Market Express)
Annual membership + GMV commission

eBay Limitations

  • Self-fulfillment (you handle shipping, returns, storage)
  • 8 separate fee categories to track
  • Category-dependent fee variations
  • Additional fees for international sales
  • Below-standard penalties if performance drops

Market Express Advantages

  • Full warehousing and fulfillment included
  • Just 2 simple fees to track
  • Consistent pricing regardless of category
  • Multi-channel selling (eBay + Amazon + own site)
  • Enterprise shipping rates (FedEx, UPS, USPS)

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Stop juggling 8 different fee categories. Get transparent pricing with fulfillment included.