Amazon Sellers fees WOW pretty damn dear

[carswell05]

Hi

Dont know if i posted this on the right part of the forum but anyways I use to have a small ebay buisness that made me quite a tidy profit selling old games consoles . Paypal and ebay noticed i had another account from years ago and banned me with no appeal avalible

So yesterday i thought i will see if i can start selling on amazon and just roughly seeing what sells good and bad . I put a copy of celebrity juice the juicy bits up for £5 + £1.26 postage and packaging . Anyways it sold pretty fast but when i was checking fees i was shocked to see they took £1.88 worth of fees on a £5 sale . Surely thats abit much .

Anyways is it possible to get a business buying things cheap and selling them abit dearer and still make profit

[Gamefreak]

They charge 10-15%. Ebay is actually way more ( for games ) but you dont realize it as everything is not in 1 place as with amazon. If you have a regular account they charge $1 FVF fee on each sale. That could be a big part of your fees

[dancnbaby]

Originally Posted by carswell05

Hi

Dont know if i posted this on the right part of the forum but anyways I use to have a small ebay buisness that made me quite a tidy profit selling old games consoles . Paypal and ebay noticed i had another account from years ago and banned me with no appeal avalible

So yesterday i thought i will see if i can start selling on amazon and just roughly seeing what sells good and bad . I put a copy of celebrity juice the juicy bits up for £5 + £1.26 postage and packaging . Anyways it sold pretty fast but when i was checking fees i was shocked to see they took £1.88 worth of fees on a £5 sale . Surely thats abit much .

Anyways is it possible to get a business buying things cheap and selling them abit dearer and still make profit

I get hit with 25%+ depending on price of item. Lower item price higher percentage they take out.

[rsot]

Az fees are high on the low end sales for sure

[dancnbaby]

Originally Posted by rsot

Az fees are high on the low end sales for sure

For a 2.99 item I get about .63, whew!! LOL

[arwoodco]

Originally Posted by carswell05

Hi

Dont know if i posted this on the right part of the forum but anyways I use to have a small ebay buisness that made me quite a tidy profit selling old games consoles . Paypal and ebay noticed i had another account from years ago and banned me with no appeal avalible

So yesterday i thought i will see if i can start selling on amazon and just roughly seeing what sells good and bad . I put a copy of celebrity juice the juicy bits up for £5 + £1.26 postage and packaging . Anyways it sold pretty fast but when i was checking fees i was shocked to see they took £1.88 worth of fees on a £5 sale . Surely thats abit much .

Anyways is it possible to get a business buying things cheap and selling them abit dearer and still make profit

Dude, that is highway robbery.

Maybe wise to just sell high priced items with high profit margins.

[AmazonStealth]

Low Cost, High Volume.

[mcmx]

Never thought about selling on Amazon for a single second. Never bought anything off there before either.

And yeah those selling fees seem terrible. Makes eBay look good

[dancnbaby]

Originally Posted by mcmx

Never thought about selling on Amazon for a single second. Never bought anything off there before either.

And yeah those selling fees seem terrible. Makes eBay look good

Amazon reaches more people.

[DoubleA]

They are very high, but you do get that huge customer base.

[rsot]

Also tends to ensure higher quality of bidders.