eBay rules, fees and what gets you removed (2026)
checked 2026-10-08
Short answer. eBay: Auctions and fixed-price sales. Automation here is rated: careful, rules apply. There is an official listing API. What gets removed:
How it works
Auctions and fixed-price sales. Private sellers in several European countries now pay no selling fee. In the EU, platforms report sellers to tax authorities at 30 sales or EUR 2,000 a year.
Fees
| Private sellers, Germany | free, 320 listings a month; 5% if the buyer is abroad |
|---|---|
| France and Italy | fee-free for private sellers from 1 Sep 2026 (secondary report) |
Can you automate it?
Careful, rules apply. There is an official listing API. eBay's AI-content policy page could not be opened.
Ways to earn that use it
- Sell secondhand items on Vinted and eBay (Worth a try)
- Resell used books on Amazon or eBay (Watch, not proven yet)
Recent changes
- 2026-09-01: eBay made France and Italy fee-free for private sellers, as Germany and the UK already were. Selling your own things is cheaper than before. In the EU, 30 sales or EUR 2,000 a year gets reported to tax authorities.
Sources
- https://www.ebay.de/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/verkaufsgebuehren-privatverkaeufer?id=4822
- https://www.ebay.ie/help/selling/selling/dac7-sales-reporting-obligations?id=5394
- https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/sell/inventory/overview.html
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