Fees Calculator

Overview

The Fees Calculator lets sellers estimate the total listing fees before creating a listing. Access it at Selling → Seller Tools → Fees Calculator. Fill in the listing details and click Calculate to see a breakdown of all applicable fees.

PHP Pro Bid — Fees Calculator full form showing all fields: List In, Listing Type, Category, Short Description, Images, Media, Digital Downloads, Buy Out Price, Accept Offers, and Feature Your Listing

List In

PHP Pro Bid — List In dropdown set to Site
  • List In — where to list the item: Site, Store, or Both. Fee structures may differ depending on the selection

Listing Type

PHP Pro Bid — Listing Type dropdown set to Product
  • Listing Type — the listing format: Auction, Product, or Classified. Different listing types may have different base fees

Select Category

PHP Pro Bid — Select Category section showing Main Category button and Additional Category checkbox
  • Main Category — the primary category for the listing. Some categories may have different fee structures
  • Additional Category — check this to list the item in a second category. Listing in an additional category may incur an extra fee

Short Description

PHP Pro Bid — Short Description checkbox, unchecked
  • Short Description — check this if you plan to add a short description to the listing. Adding a short description may have an associated fee

Images

PHP Pro Bid — Images field showing number of images, free allowance, and per-image cost
  • Images — enter the number of images you plan to upload. The help text shows the free allowance and the cost per additional image

Media

PHP Pro Bid — Media field showing number of media files and per-upload cost
  • Media — enter the number of media files (videos) to upload. The help text shows the cost per upload

Digital Downloads

PHP Pro Bid — Digital Downloads field showing number of files and per-upload cost
  • Digital Downloads — enter the number of downloadable files to include. The help text shows the cost per upload

Buy Out Price

PHP Pro Bid — Buy Out Price field with USD currency prefix
  • Buy Out Price — set a fixed buy-out price for the listing. Enabling buy out may incur an additional fee

Accept Offers

PHP Pro Bid — Accept Offers checkbox, unchecked
  • Accept Offers — check this to allow buyers to submit offers on the listing. Enabling offers may incur an additional fee

Feature Your Listing

PHP Pro Bid — Feature Your Listing section with all three options checked: Feature on home page, Feature on category page, Highlight listing
  • Feature on home page — displays the listing in the featured section on the home page
  • Feature on category page — displays the listing in the featured section on its category page
  • Highlight listing — adds a visual highlight to make the listing stand out in browse and search results

Fee Breakdown

After clicking Calculate, the page displays an itemized breakdown of all fees:

PHP Pro Bid — Fees Calculator results showing itemized breakdown of listing fees with a total
  • Listing Setup — the base fee for creating the listing
  • Home Page Featuring — fee for featuring the listing on the home page
  • Category Pages Featuring — fee for featuring in the category page
  • Highlighted Item — fee for highlighting the listing
  • Listing Images — total fee for additional images beyond the free allowance
  • Listing Media — total fee for media file uploads
  • Digital Downloads — total fee for digital download uploads
  • Total — the combined cost of all fees for this listing
The fees shown in the calculator are estimates based on the current site fee structure. Actual fees are calculated when the listing is created.