2017 eBay Canada Seller Spring Update – The Details
eBay has released their 2017 Canada Spring Seller Update. So let’s dive into the details:
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FINAL VALUE FEES (for Store Subscribers)
New fee structure is effective May 1, 2017
| Categories | Current Rates | New Rates |
| Select Computers/Tablets & Networking, Video Game Consoles, Heavy Equipment, Concession Trailers & Carts, Imaging & Aesthetics Equipment, and Commercial Printing Presses | 4% | No Change |
| Select Consumer Electronics, Select Cameras & Photos, and Stamps | 6% | 6.15% |
| Coins & Paper Money Excluding Bullion | 6% | 7.15% |
| Select Motors Parts & Accessories and Automotive Tools & Supplies | 8% | 8.15% |
| Body and Frame (found in Motorcycle Parts) | 8% | 9.15% |
| Clothing, Shoes & Accessories, Collectibles, Home & Garden, Select Camera & Photo Accessories, Select Cell Phones Accessories, Jewellery & Watches, Sporting Goods, Toys & Hobbies, Health & Beauty, Select Business & Industrial, Books, DVDs & Movies, Music, Video Games, and all other categories (Exclusions apply) | 9% | 9.15% |
Non-Store Subscribers will continue to be charged a flat 10% on most categories.
Final value fees for sellers who do not meet eBay’s minimum performance standards will increase by 4 percentage points on items sold after May 1, 2017. For Canadian sellers only, the increased final value fees will only apply if the seller falls below standard under both the Global seller performance standards program and the U.S. seller performance standards program.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
The Top Rated Plus final value fee discount will decrease from 20% to 10% on qualifying listings starting on May 1, 2017.
Benefits unique to Canadian Top Rated seller will remain unchanged.
This means the discount will continue to be applied to your eBay.ca, eBay.com, or both so long as you remain a Top Rated under either the the Global or U.S. Standards Program.
You will not need to meet the tracking upload requirements in order to qualify for the U.S. Top Rated discount.
NEW BENEFITS FOR SELLERS
Canadian sellers who have Store subscriptions on either eBay.ca or eBay.com may now use the Promoted Listings feature for listings created on eBay.com. In summer 2017, eBay will launch Promoted Listings on eBay.ca.
Canadians with Store subscriptions on either eBay.ca or eBay.com, or who are U.S. Top Rated, may now use the promoted listings feature on eBay.com to promote their eBay.com listings to U.S. buyers.
Beginning in April 2017, Canadian sellers who subscribe to an Anchor Store on either eBay.ca or eBay.com will receive a quarterly US$25 promoted listings credit, for use on eBay.com.
Also, Canadian sellers who qualify as U.S. Top Rated will receive a quarterly US$30 promoted listings credit for use on eBay.com, whether or not they subscribe to an eBay Store.
The eBay-branded shipping supplies coupon for Canadian Anchor Store subscribers will increase from CAN$105 to CAN$210 per quarter.
In summer 2017, promoted listings will also launch on eBay.ca.
For our take on these updates, check out our post for USA Sellers here.
SOURCE: eBay Canada
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Richard Meldner
Richard is co-founder of eSeller365. He has over 17 years of experience on eBay which includes tens of thousands of sales to buyers in over 100 countries and even has experience with eBay’s VeRO program enforcing intellectual property rights for a former employer. And for about two years Richard sold products on Amazon using Amazon FBA in the US.
To “relax” from the daily business grind, for a few weekends a year, he also works for IMSA as a professional race official.