I kept seeing people listing items for a penny in the ebay stores and wondered how they get away with it.

I thought maybe because they pay for a store they can do that in the store .

Here is what I got from Live chat on ebay. I am going to try it. I will make sure I mention shipping and handling at the top so nobody feels tricked.

I am still shocked that I have been paying 8 percent on full price when some have been paying 8 percent of one penny . This must be something ebay doesn't want us to know because I could not find this info anywhere on ebay. grrr 8 percent of 12.99 is about a dollar . At those low prices every dollar counts.

Read it carefully I was so shocked I asked twice.

Don't try this on live auctions only in your store. It could be quite helpful on lower priced items where every fee counts.
Email me if you would like a copy forwarded to you so you can see the ebay live chat in the subject line.

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gojuliebrown: I see in ebay stores a lot of sellers have items at buy it now prices from 1 penny to 1.00 with shipping fees of 10 dollars or more . Is this allowed because they have a store ???
Kennedy E.: Hi, Welcome to eBay live chat, there are currently high chat volumes and I thank you very much for your patience. Please share your feedback with me by filling out a brief survey at the end of our conversation. My name is Kennedy, please hold while I review your questions.
Kennedy E.: Yes, that is completely fine as long as it's not very huge shipping cost.
gojuliebrown: So if you have an ebay store and charge 10 dollars for shipping you can list an item for one penny . I didn't know that . wow Thank you for your response
Kennedy E.: You're very welcome my friend. Have I been able to address all of your questions?
Kennedy E.: Hope everything is clear now.
gojuliebrown: byeee
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