# FYI: listing a car on ebay is free... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 12, 2008, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023 "2008-11-12T09:54:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/1 "2008-11-12T09:54:31Z")
IDK if you guys know this, but as of _fairly_ recently, you can list a car on ebay now for free. It’s $120 if it sells _ON EBAY_ (every car i have ever sold on ebay has been settled outside of ebay) You can sell up to 6 a year for free, i think. You can add a few things for a few bucks, too… [THIS](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110311256219) ad only cost me $3. Just a heads up for those of you selling cars… ---
**Author:** ![AfXtc777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/2 "2008-11-12T10:01:32Z")
You have to pay when/if it sells FYI. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/3 "2008-11-12T10:03:28Z")
> [@newman"](#): > > It’s $120 if it sells _ON EBAY_ > [@AfXtc777](#): > > You have to pay when/if it sells FYI. oh, thanks for pointing that out… :roll2: ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/4 "2008-11-12T10:05:11Z")
I think a flat fee for a sale is decent though, it’s sort of like a finders fee. What’s 100 bucks if you just sold a car for a few thousand, instead of the old process where you might have had to list it a few times and pay the listing fees each time. :tup: wish it was around when I sold my M3, I bet it would’ve sold faster. ---
**Author:** ![AfXtc777](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 10:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/5 "2008-11-12T10:13:44Z")
> [@newman](#): > > oh, thanks for pointing that out… :roll2: I’m on a conference call and writing out material for later browsing on here. and I’m hungover, ha leave it alone.:banghead: ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/6 "2008-11-12T10:55:42Z")
this is really good to know. thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/7 "2008-11-12T10:57:00Z")
This would have saved me $200 posting up my F-bod that didn’t sell on there twice last year ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/8 "2008-11-12T12:19:39Z")
good to know ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/9 "2008-11-12T13:28:53Z")
I used to pay 75 bucks just to list I think. Hurry up and list your cars guys, ebay is going to can this when they don’t make any money on sales. ---
**Author:** ![sevenonesixcavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sevenonesixcavy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sevenonesixcavy)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/10 "2008-11-12T14:24:13Z")
thanks man! ---
**Author:** ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/11 "2008-11-12T14:39:40Z")
yep i used this last month, when it wasnt going to sell i just had a friend win the bid on it and then a couple days later i agreed with the “buyer” to cancel the transaction haha ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/12 "2008-11-12T14:51:33Z")
> [@Adictd2b00st](#): > > yep i used this last month, when it wasnt going to sell i just had a friend win the bid on it and then a couple days later i agreed with the “buyer” to cancel the transaction haha i don’t understand why you went through all that rigmarole… if no one had bid on it, you wouldn’t have been charged anyway… ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/13 "2008-11-12T15:38:45Z")
:tup: ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2009, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fyi-listing-a-car-on-ebay-is-free/58023/14 "2009-09-17T08:50:22Z")
bump… quick question. Say I list a car on ebay with a reserve price. And say someone meets the reserve price, but doesn’t end up following thru. Would I still have to pay the $120 listing fee if I got screwed? Reading the ebay fee rules makes it sound like I would be out the $120 and have to pay another $100 to relist. I’m contemplating listing my car on ebay but don’t want to chance throwing away money on deadbeat bidders. TIA