eBay Canada adjusts fees for selling sneakers

eBay Canada recently announced that eBay is adjusting the sales fees for the sports shoes category. Starting October 27, 2022, sellers will see the following changes in the fees for the sports shoes category.

For sneakers priced under $150, the final value fee will be 12.9% for sellers without a Basic Store subscription or above, and 12% for sellers with a Basic subscription or above. In addition, eBay will maintain an additional $0.30 fee on each order.

If a seller has used up their monthly zero-insertion-fee allotment, items priced under $150 will again be subject to an insertion fee, while sneakers priced at $150 or more will continue to receive free insertion fees.

Other than the above changes, final value fees for other sneakers will not change.

eBay provides customers with a trusted marketplace through the Authenticity Guarantee. On eBay, a pair of sneakers is sold every five seconds. eBay will continue to work closely with sellers to collect seller feedback and improve the sales process.

It is worth mentioning that last month, eBay US announced that eBay will cooperate with FedEx to simplify the shipping service for sneaker sellers. Starting from October, when selling, eBay will provide sellers with free FedEx shipping labels so that sellers can ship sneakers to the authentic certification center.

The change applies to new and revised listings, and eBay will default to FedEx as the domestic shipping service. When sellers use a FedEx shipping label, eBay will provide sellers with compensation if the item is damaged or otherwise in transit to the certified facility.

FedEx has more than 2,000 delivery locations nationwide. If you have a printer, you can print shipping labels at home from your desktop or the eBay app.

If you don’t have a printer, eBay Labels will provide a QR code that can be automatically emailed to you. You can use the QR code at the drop-off location to have FedEx print a shipping label and attach it to your shipment.

Alternatively, sellers can use their existing FedEx account to arrange pickup. If the seller has not set up one yet, please register a new FedEx account to facilitate pickup. Sellers who want to use this free shipping service must ship the sneakers to the certification center within 3 business days or less after the customer places the order.