Yes, eligible sellers can sell across all categories on eBay.com.au without paying transaction fees, up to $25,000 in sales (including tax and shipping) in a rolling 12-month period.
Free selling applies to sales to buyers in Australia. Optional listing upgrades, international sales (selling to buyers outside Australia) and Pro subscriptions may incur separate fees. Learn more about selling fees and how your sales are evaluated.
Free selling is here!
Who’s eligible for free selling
We've made it free to sell for Australia-based sellers with up to $25,000 in sales in the past 12 months. This means that eligible sellers will pay no transaction fees when they sell items on eBay.com.au, across all categories.
So, for every item you sell, you’ll save up to 13.4% in variable fees and the $0.30 fixed order fee you used to pay on sales.
Free selling is not available to sellers with a Pro subscription (referred to as Pro sellers).
Learn more about selling fees and how your sales are evaluated
Here’s how much you save
Since you’re no longer paying the 13.4% variable fee and $0.30 fixed order fee, here’s what you’re saving*:
Previously, when you sold an item for $50, you paid $7 in transaction fees and took home $43.
With free selling, when your $50 item sells, you'll pay $0 in transaction fees and take home the full $50.
*Excluding postage costs
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Free
Eligible sellers no longer pay transaction fees when they sell items on eBay.com.au, across all categories, up to $25,000 in sales in a rolling 12 month period. Not available to Pro sellers.
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Easy
Listing on eBay takes just a few steps and gives you access to millions of buyers. Use AI-powered listing tools, local selling and buying options and simple postage solutions.
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Safe
Take advantage of secure payments, new 24/7 customer support and protection for events outside your control.
What’s changed?
Introducing Buyer Protection
From 12 May, your buyers benefit from protections, giving them more confidence and security when they shop. A fee will be added to your listings and paid by the buyer to eBay to support these protections.
Buyer Protection includes:
- 24/7 customer support: Chat with a real person any time of day
- Risk monitoring and fraud detection: We actively monitor marketplace activity to identify risk and potential fraud and take action to keep you protected
- Secure transactions: All payments are encrypted end-to-end and handled by our trusted payment partners
When listing your item, you'll see that a Buyer Protection fee will be added to the item price. You'll be able to review your item price, the Buyer Protection fee, and the total item price the buyer will see before completing your listing.
You may want to revise your item price on existing listings when Buyer Protection is introduced.
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How is the Buyer Protection fee calculated?
The Buyer Protection fee will be calculated as:
- A flat fee of AU $0.30 per item
- 8% of the item price up to AU $20
- 6% of any portion of the item price from AU $20 to AU $500
- 4% of any portion of the item price from AU $500 to AU $5,000
There’s also a cap on the total fee amount that the buyer will pay. Any portion of the item price over AU $5,000 won’t incur any additional fees. The Buyer Protection fee is always inclusive of GST.
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International selling fees
When creating your listings, you have the option to select international postage to reach more buyers. When the item is sold to a buyer outside of Australia, we charge an international fee calculated on the total amount of the sale.
For items sold from 12 May, the international fee will be 3% (incl. GST).
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Get your funds faster
Sellers with limited sales history will be paid after successful delivery.
We’ve introduced clear criteria for faster payments. Your funds will typically become available within 48 hours of the buyer paying if you’ve:
- Completed at least 10 sales with a total of $150 or more within the last 5 years
- Had no more than 2 cases in the past 12 months (such as an unresolved buyer dispute or where eBay reviewed the case and found you responsible)
You can view your progress against this criteria in the Payments tab on My eBay or Seller Hub. Please note, there may be some cases in which funds are held for other reasons.
Access to advanced features
From 1 June, advanced selling features will become exclusive to sellers with a Pro subscription.
Advanced selling features include multi-quantity listings, listings with variations, volume pricing, third-party integrations, bulk listing tools, product research tools and more. Sellers without a Pro subscription will no longer be able to use these features, and:
- Any active multi-quantity listings will be reduced to single-quantity listings
- Any active listings using volume pricing will have the discount removed
- Any active multi-variation listing will be placed on hold
Buying labels on eBay
From 1 June, you will have to buy labels on eBay when posting eligible items. To retain access to flexible shipping options, consider upgrading to a Pro subscription.
Eligible items include orders with a total cost of $20 or more within Australia.
You will have the option to use custom shipping when sending:
- Items sold for less than $20, or over $5,000
- Items that may be sent in an envelope. These include: trading cards, comics, magazines, coins and banknotes, jewellery, CDs/DVDs/video games, patches, postcards, greeting cards, seeds, stamps, stickers and decals
- Heavy or bulky items where a label isn't available
- Orders where the buyer selected local pickup
Additional protections when you buy labels on eBay
From 1 May 2026, when you buy a label on eBay for orders up to $750, we'll take care of any reports that the item hasn't arrived, respond to the buyer and you won't be responsible for providing a refund. For all other requests, make sure you respond within 3 business days.
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Payouts on demand
Payouts are only available on demand from 1 June. This means you have the flexibility to request payouts from your eBay funds to your bank account at any time from the eBay Payments tab.
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| Free selling | Pro Starter | Pro Basic | Pro Featured | Pro Anchor | |
| Fees | |||||
| Monthly subscription fee (incl. GST) | AU $0/mo | AU $0/mo | AU $27.45/mo | AU $82.45/mo | AU $604.95/mo |
| Final Value Fee (Inc. GST) | - | 13.4% | 8.0 - 13.1% | 7.3 - 11.8 % | 6.82 - 11.11% |
| Buyer Protection fee | Buyers pay 4 - 8% of sold item price | Included at no additional cost to your buyer | Included at no additional cost to your buyer | Included at no additional cost to your buyer | Included at no additional cost to your buyer |
| Free listing limit | 250,000/mo | 250,000/mo | 250,000/mo | 250,000/mo | 250,000/mo |
| Key benefits | |||||
| Maximum sales amount per year | AU $25,000 | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Branded store | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-quantity listing, multi-variation listing and bulk listing | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| eBay Plus listing eligibility | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Product research tools | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team access | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Additional postage options | Must buy labels on eBay | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Additional payout options | On-demand payouts only | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| API and third-party integrations and advanced marketing and discount tools | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 24/7 chat support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scaling support | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
FAQs
Previously casual sellers would typically pay 13.4% transaction fee + $0.33 per order fee.
Eligible Australia-based sellers won’t pay transaction fees on eBay.com.au up to $25,000 in sales annually. You may still see other charges in specific situations e.g. international selling fee if you choose to sell to buyers outside Australia.
No, if you choose to add certain features to boost listings, these will still incur additional fees. This includes features such as Promoted Listings, Reserve Price and Subtitles. Learn more about selling fees and how your sales are evaluated.
If your sales exceed $25,000 within a 12-month period, you’ll automatically be upgraded to a Pro Starter plan and standard transaction fees will apply. to additional sales. You can also choose to upgrade to a Pro plan at any time. Transaction fees vary based on the Pro plan selected. Learn more about Pro subscriptions.
Buyer Protection gives buyers added confidence when shopping on eBay. A mandatory Buyer Protection fee is applied to listings by sellers without a Pro subscription. This fee is included in the price the buyer sees when shopping so there are no surprises at checkout. Listings from Pro sellers include Buyer Protection at no additional cost to the buyer. Learn more about Buyer Protection.
For sellers without a Pro subscription, the Buyer Protection fee is paid by the buyer to eBay. It does not reduce the payout you will receive.
For Pro sellers, Buyer Protection is included at no extra cost to buyers or sellers, since Pro sellers pay transaction fees with each item that sells.
Buyer Protection fee is calculated as:
- A flat fee of AU $0.30 per item, plus
- 8% of the first $20 of the item price
- 6% of the portion of the item price between $20-$500
- 4% of the portion between $500-$5,000
No additional fee applies to any amount over $5,000. The Buyer Protection fee is always inclusive of GST.
When setting the item price during listing, you’ll see the Buyer Protection fee amount and the total item price that buyers will see on the listing. You'll be able to review your listing price, the Buyer Protection fee, and the total item price the buyer will see before completing your listing. You can also view the fee amount from your active listings.
You’ll see the full price a buyer pays during the listing flow, including the Buyer Protection fee. This helps you price your item with confidence from listing.
No, the Buyer Protection fee is paid by the buyer to eBay. Your payout is based on your item price + shipping (minus any seller-paid fees that apply, like international selling fees where relevant).
Once a buyer’s order is confirmed, you can send the item. Your funds will typically be available once the item’s delivered, or shortly after the buyer pays if you’ve met the required criteria. Any applicable fees and costs, such as optional listing upgrade fees, Promoted Listing fees or postage label costs, are deducted from your sales proceeds.
Once your funds are available, you can request a payout to your linked bank account. You can track and manage your payouts from Payments in My eBay or the Payments tab in Seller Hub. Learn more about getting paid for items you’ve sold
Yes, you can buy Australia Post labels on eBay and drop off your parcel at your local post office, as you would normally. If you don’t have a printer, you can choose a printer-free option (QR code) and have your label printed at a participating drop-off location.
Yes, printer-free options will be available when purchasing a label on eBay. You will receive a QR code to show at the post office when you drop off your item, and they’ll print the label for you.
These changes have been planned for some time as part of improving the experience and value we offer to sellers in Australia.
Not always. There are exceptions for low-value, lightweight or bulky items, so you still have flexibility for sending these items. See items that are exempt from labels on eBay. Local pickup remains an option if you prefer to hand it over in person.
eBay works with Australia Post to offer discounted label rates compared to standard retail pricing, with savings of up to 25% on selected services. See Australia Post discounted rates available on eBay.