Mar 30
Version 8.0 (April 2010 eBay fee rates)
Version 7.0 (2009 eBay fee rates)
Updated April 10, 2010 7:23PM
Today I'm releasing version 8 of my eBay fee calculator which uses the new eBay fee rates as of March 30, 2010. As many of you know I released a preliminary version of this on March 30, 2010 and I've spent much of my free time since then programming in fixes, changes, and adjustments in response to your feedback. This new version should be working much better for everyone now. To make sure you're viewing the latest version hold SHIFT and press Reload in your web browser. Here's what's new in this version.
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Mar 22
Posted March 22nd, 2010 by Ryan Olbe
Spreadsheet Updates
Updated with the new Spring 2010 eBay fees 
Today I'm releasing version 2.0 of my eBay spreadsheet with support for the new eBay fees as of March 30, 2010. Because we're in the midst of an eBay fee change when you download the spreadsheet you will be given two versions. One uses the fee rates prior to March 30, 2010 and one uses the fee rates from March 30, 2010 onwards. The new eBay fees become effective at midnight Pacific time on March 30, 2010. Here's what's new in version 2.0.
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Mar 08
Over the last few weeks I've been making numerous upgrades and improvements to my eBay spreadsheet and today I'm glad to finally announce the release of version 1.5. Here's what's new in this version.
Support for older versions of Excel
Prior to version 1.5 I had an OpenOffice.org version and an Excel 2007 version. That means the spreadsheet could be opened in either OpenOffice.org (any platform) or Excel 2007 (PC) or Excel 2008 (Mac). However, I received numerous e-mails from sellers who told me they couldn't open the spreadsheet because they were still using Excel 97-2003. These older versions of Excel have technical limitations and couldn't understand my long advanced formulas. In version 1.5, I re-wrote a lot of the formulas using a different method and now the spreadsheet will work perfectly in any version of Excel. It will also now work on any spreadsheet program on any type of computer that can open an .XLS file (for instance, Numbers for the Mac). When you download the spreadsheet you will now be given 3 versions:
You can choose to use whichever version you feel most comfortable with and delete the other two.
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Mar 07
eBay Fee Calculator Spreadsheet
Latest Version: 3.2
Last Updated: July 13, 2011
Works for:
This spreadsheet allows you to determine exactly what it will cost to sell an item on eBay and exactly how much profit you will make. You provide the calculator with the amount of your item and it will provide you with the exact amount of eBay fees and the exact amount of PayPal fees you would expect to pay if you sold an item on eBay for that amount. The fee calculator really gets into the nitty gritty and accounts for every last little thing that might affect your fees including what category you're selling in, what level of eBay Store you have, what format you are selling in, which listing upgrades you are using and so on. Each of which plays a factor in determining what fees you will pay. You can account for product costs, shipping costs, packing costs, insurance costs, pretty much any cost that you might be incurring as a seller to accurately determine your profit. You can also use it to compare the fees for Auction Style Format vs. Fixed Price Format to determine which is a better fit for your item. You can also use it as a break-even calculator to determine the minimum price you would need to sell your item for so that you don't unintentionally lose money from the sale.
It is a profit prediction and analysis tool to allow you to better judge whether a particular item is worth selling or not based on the potential profit you would receive.
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