Technology drives Costs Down

Within the growth of technology, the opportunity for companies to

connect with customers is transformed to the natural collaboration, which brings

company-customer relationship

Do not feed elephants !Remove middleman

Seller

Other

Middleman

EbayAmazon

Etsy

Customer

Let’s take a look at middleman

FEES

Amazon feesProduct Type Referral Fee PercentageAutomotive Parts and Accessories 12%Baby Products (excluding baby apparel) 15%Books 15%Camera and Photo 8%Cell Phone Accessories 15%Consumer Electronics 8%Home & Garden 15%Industrial & Scientific 12%Kindle Accessories 25%Music 15%Musical Instruments 15%Office Products 15%Toys 15%

Resource - http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=1161240

Total amount of the sale

Electronics* Clothing, Shoes and Accessories

Books, DVDs & Movies, Music, Video Games

All other categories

30 days listing fee

0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10

$0.99– $50.00 7.0% of the total amount of the sale

10.0% of the total amount of the sale

13.0% of the total amount of the sale

11.0% of the total amount of the sale

$50.01–$1000.00 7.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 5.0% of the remaining balance

10.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 8.0% of the remaining balance

13.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 5.0% of the remaining balance

11.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 6.0% of the remaining balance

$1000.01 or more 7.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 5.0% of the next $50.01–$1,000.00, plus 2.0% of the remaining balance

10.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 8.0% of the next $50.01–$1,000.00, plus 2.0% of the remaining balance

13.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 5.0% of the next $50.01–$1,000.00, plus 2.0% of the remaining balance

11.0% of the initial $50.00, plus 6.0% of the next $50.01–$1,000.00, plus 2.0% of the remaining balance

Ebay Fixed Priced final value Fees

Resource - http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html

What we get

eBay fees depend your subscription. With no eBay subscriptions, 30 days listing fees are 0.20 per item. The Final Value Fee for fixed price varies from 8%-15%

Amazon fees If you sell more than 40 products per month you have to have a subscription, which is $39,99 per month. When an item sells, they take a 15% “referral fee” and $1.35 “closing fee”.

Difficult to choose?

Is it fairly to give away up to 25% of your profit?

Not at allNOT AT ALL

How to avoid fees?

Avoid intermediariesDeal with your customersGet paid directly from your customers

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