14 articles about Profit and margins.
eBay and PayPal Fees: What Sellers Pay Now
eBay sellers no longer pay a separate PayPal fee. Payment processing is part of eBay's final value fee. Here is what changed and what you pay now.
How Much Can I Sell This For? Check eBay Sold Listings
Asking prices tell you what sellers hope for. eBay sold listings tell you what buyers paid. Here is how to turn them into a price and a floor.
How Much Does eBay Take From a Sale? The Real Percentage
eBay's fee is 13.6% in most categories, but it is charged on shipping and sales tax too. See what eBay really takes on $20, $100 and $1,000 sales.
Online Arbitrage: Check the Margin Before Buying
Online arbitrage means buying from one website and reselling on another. Here is how to check the eBay math before you click buy.
Estate Sale Sourcing: Find Sales and Buy for Profit
Estate sales can be great sourcing, or a fast way to fill a garage with inventory that never sells. Learn where to find sales, when to go and what to pay.
Do You Pay Taxes on Reselling? What to Track Before Tax Season
Your marketplace payouts are not your taxable profit. Learn when reselling income is taxable, what Form 1099-K shows, and which expenses to track all year.
Shipping Strategies for Resellers: Free, Flat, or Calculated
Free, flat or calculated shipping can change your profit on the same item by several dollars. See the math for each and pick the right one for what you sell.
Poshmark Shipping Costs: Who Pays and How Profit Changes
The buyer pays Poshmark's flat shipping rate, until a discount or a heavy box moves the cost to you. Here is the math on what you keep.
How to Sell on Poshmark and Track Your Profit
Learn how to sell on Poshmark from first listing to payout, and see what fees, offers and shipping discounts do to the profit you keep.
How Much Can You Make Reselling? Work Backward from a Goal
Skip the big income claims. Pick a monthly profit goal and work backward to the items, hours and cash it really takes.
How to Track Reseller Inventory and Profit
Revenue isn't profit. Learn a simple inventory system that records what each item cost, what it sold for, and what you actually kept.
Book Flipping: Check Profit Before You Buy
A $20 book can leave you less than $12 after eBay fees and postage. Here's how to work backward to a buy price that still hits your margin.
Best Items to Flip: A Profit-First Buying Checklist
Stop chasing someone else's list of hot flips. Use this checklist to test any item's fees, shipping and margin before you pay for it.
Reseller Profit Margin vs ROI: Know the Difference
Profit margin and ROI answer different questions. Learn both formulas, see them on real eBay math, and set a margin goal that survives fees.