Comments on: Excel Formula for Calculating eBay Listing and Final Value Fees

By: amin

amin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:13:27 +0000

great stuff, but what is e3 (sell through rate) i dont get it.

By: Tom Lewter

Tom Lewter — Sun, 17 May 2009 00:41:42 +0000

I found this on the web:

Listing:
=IF($C12<1,0.15,IF($C12<10,0.35,IF($C12<25,0.55,IF($C12<50,1,IF($C12<200,2,IF($C12<500,3,4))))))

Final Value Fees:
=IF(D12<25.01,0.0875*D12,IF(D12<1000.01,(2.19+((D12-25)*0.035)),36.31+((D12-1000)*0.015)))

By: Skywalkman-Geforce

Skywalkman-Geforce — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:29:41 +0000

All these do not work correctly
This formular is perfect for the Technology fees as long as you sell items under 299.98, if you sell higher just add another IF and put in the correct fees for sales above 299.99

=IF(B29<29.99,B29*0.0525,IF(B29<99.99,(B29-29.99)*0.03+1.57,IF(B29<199.99,(B29-99.99)*0.025+3.67,IF(B29<299,(B29-199.99)*0.02+6.17))))

By: Andy Geldman

Andy Geldman — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:49:35 +0000

There is a tool called 3-Clicks that adds a lot of functions to Excel which can then talk directly to eBay:

http://www.prime2s.com/3-Clicks/
http://www.prime2s.com/3-Clicks/functions.html

If you do the functions yourself you do need to fully understand them because you will need to update them when the fees change!

You could use one of the online fee calculators to test your functions. For example:

http://www.auctionfeecalculator.com/

By: Scott Merrill

Scott Merrill — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:57:38 +0000

I think I backspaced over part of my post. What I meant to say was:

Shouldn�t the part that reads IF(D325.01, D3<1000, 2.19+�..etc? instead read:

IF(D3<=25.01, D3<1000, 2.19+�..

By: Scott Merrill

Scott Merrill — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:55:47 +0000

=IF(D3<=25, D3*0.085, IF(D3<=1000, 2.19+(D3-25)
*0.035,2.19+34.12+ (D3-1000)*0.015))

Thanks for posting this. I have a question though…

The way I read the formula, the first part and the second part are “semi” redundant.

On the “IF(D3<=1000 part, how does the formula know which IF to apply?

Meaning, a $12 final value meets both the first and second condition.

Shouldn’t the part that reads IF(D325.01, D3<1000, 2.19+…..etc?

Seems that way, you allow for items between 25.01 and 1000.00

Did I make any sense just now, or should I just trust that you’re right? Again, I’m not an Excel guru, but the logic doesn’t seem to account for that middle part.

By: trevor

trevor — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:07:49 +0000

Here is the formula for US sellers

=IF(D3<=25, D3*0.085, IF(D3<=1000, 2.19+(D3-25)
*0.035,2.19+34.12+ (D3-1000)*0.015))

By: Scott Merrill

Scott Merrill — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:56:18 +0000

I desperately want to buy you a coffee …and I was *almost* there – but I’m running into more frustration, maybe you can help!

In the formula you listed:
=IF(D3<29.99, D3*0.075, IF(D3<599.99, 2.24+(D3-29.99)
*0.045,2.24+25.65+ (D3-599.99)*0.019))

(assuming D3 is final sales price)

a) the correct first part of that, based on new eBay pricing in Feb 2008 should be =IF(D3<25.00, D3*.0875….)

That part alone saved me a ton of work, as many of my auctions that I track in Excel are less than $25.00. However, I do have a bunch that are over $25.00 and that is where I ran into a problem with the rest of the formula.

I’m not an Excel geek by any means …I can pick apart most things and make them work for me, but the second half of that expression is lost to me.

Here is the new eBay fee structure, and maybe you could help a brother out?:

$.01 – $25.00
8.75% of closing value

$25.01 – $1,000.00
8.75% of the initial $25.00 ($2.19), plus 3.5% of the remaining balance from $25.01 to $1000.00

$1,000.00 and over
8.75% of the initial $25.00 ($2.19), plus 3.5% of the remaining balance from $25.01 to $1000.00 ($34.12), plus 1.5% of the remaining closing value over $1,000.01.

I tried hacking it apart and rewriting it, and just made a mess of it. Would love your help!

Scott