eBay is gearing up to roll out a series of significant changes for its millions of users next year, which includes introducing a new fee for buyers and implementing a delay in payments for sellers. The online marketplace plans to implement the new buyer's fee in the coming year, though the exact date remains unconfirmed. This additional charge will be incurred by buyers on top of the item's purchase price.
We've reached out to eBay to clarify whether the buyer fee will be a set amount or a percentage of the sale price, and we'll update our readers as soon as we receive more information. Similar buyer fees have been adopted by other platforms such as Vinted and Depop in recent years. In another significant policy shift, eBay will change the payment timeline for private sellers, withholding their funds until the buyer has confirmed receipt of the item.
This new approach is scheduled to take effect from February 4, 2025. Moreover, private sellers will soon be required to process their postage payments directly through eBay. They will need to specify their parcel size using eBay's "simple delivery managed shipping" service, which is currently available to private sellers listing pre-owned clothing, reports the Mirror .
The extension of this service to include other types of listings is expected to occur in early 2025, although no specific date has been provided. According to The Sun, eBay will initially offer private sellers the option to "opt out" of using its shipping method be.
