What happens if the auction listing ends with no bids placed
ebay
Specifically, do I have to pay some sort of fee if that happens?
Best Answer
There is no single answer.
It mainly depends on the product you auction, the type of auction and your account type.
Basically, your final fees come in the form of Insertion fees and Percentage fees
When you list and sell items on eBay, we charge selling fees. There
are two main types of selling fees: an insertion fee when you create
a listing, and a final value fee when your item sells.
The amount we charge depends on the item's price, the format and
category you choose for your listing, any optional listing upgrades
you add, and your seller conduct and performance.
That's not how it goes. Any user can post a higher bid than your current one, there's only a minimun (the bid increment). If your maximum bid is still higher than the new bid, ebay will add the bid increment to the last bid and count it as your new bid, so you're still going to be the highest bidder, as long as no-one surpasses your maximum bid.
Now to why you shouldn't enter 99,999$ as your maximum bid... If your maximum bid is ridiculously high, you'll be sure to win the item, but you may end up paying a lot more than the original value of the product. In your example, as long as someone is interested enough in the T-shirt to bid up to $100 for it, if your maximum bet was 99,999$ you'd find yourself paying $100.25 for a T-shirt that in other circumstances you'd only have paid $15 for.
Best Answer
There is no single answer.
It mainly depends on the product you auction, the type of auction and your account type.
Basically, your final fees come in the form of Insertion fees and Percentage fees
You should carefully read the pages about Selling through auctions, Selling fees, Ending a listing and Store selling fees