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We currently charge the following fees:
Success Fees
The Success Fee only applies if you successfully sell an item on bidorbuy. Success fees are calculated on a per item basis which means that when more than 1 item is sold, the success fees will be calculated on each item separately.
Auctions and Buy Now Items
You will be charged a Success Fee based on the Winning Bid Amount on your Auction(s) or Buy Now price. The Success Fee is between 1% and 5% of the Winning Bid Amount of your Auction or Buy Now price. Whether you have created a Standard Auction, a Buy Now Item or an Auction with a Reserve price, the Success Fee is still calculated the same way, based on the below table. If there were no winning bids on your item, you will not be charged a Success Fee.
Auctions that are sold to runners-up - In the event the item is sold to the runner-up because the winning bidder defaulted, the Success Fee will be calculated using the Bid Amount of the runner-up's bid.
| Winning Bid Amount |
Success Fee (Incl. VAT) |
| From Value |
To Value |
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| R0.01 |
R250.00 |
5% of the Winning Bid Amount |
| R250.01 |
R5,000.00 |
R12.50 + 4% of the Winning Bid Amount over R250.00 |
| R5,000.01 |
R100,000.00 |
R202.50 + 3.5% of the Winning Bid Amount over R5,000.00 |
| R100,000.01 |
R250,000.00 |
R3,527.50 + 3% of the Winning Bid Amount over R100,000.00 |
| R250,000.01 |
R500,000.00 |
R8,027.50 + 2% of the Winning Bid Amount over R250,000.00 |
| R500,000.01 |
No Limit |
R13,027.50 + 1% of the Winning Bid Amount over R500,000.00 |
Here Is How the Success Fee Will Be Calculated:
- If your item sold for R250.00 or less, your Success Fee is simply 5% of the Winning Bid Amount.
- If the Winning Bid Amount is more than R250.00 and less than R5,000.00, then the Success Fee will be 5% on the first R250.00 (i.e. R12.50) plus 4% on the amount over the first R250.00.
- If the Winning Bid Amount is more than R5,000.00, then the Success Fee will be 5% on the first R250.00 plus 4% on the following R4,750.00 (i.e. R190.00), plus 3.5% on the amount over R5,000.00.
Examples:
- If your item is sold for R150.00 then the Success Fee will be 5% of R150.00 - i.e. R7.50.
- If your item is sold for R2,400.00 then the Success Fee will be 5% on the first R250.00 (i.e. R12.50) plus 4% on R2,150.00, being the amount over R250.00, which comes to R86.00. In total the Success Fee will be R98.50 (i.e. R12.50 + R86.00).
- If your item is sold for R8,000.00 then the Success Fee will be 5% on the first R250.00 (i.e. R12.50) plus 4% on the following R4,750.00 (i.e. R190.00) plus 3.5% on R3,000.00, being the amount over R5,000.00, which comes to R105.00. In this case the total Success fee will be R307.50 (i.e. R12.50 + R190.00 + R105.00).
- If you sell 3 items of R250 each, then the Success Fee will be 5% x R250 for each item and that will equal to R37.50 (R250 x 5% x 3)
Classifieds
Classified listings do not incur Success Fees due to their nature, but a Listing Fee may apply. See the Listing Fees Rate Card (including Classifieds) below.
Listing Fees Rate Card (including Classifieds)
Certain categories (see below) attract a Listing Fee based on the nature of the content being sold. Sellers need to pay a fee for each item that they list in these categories or Classified ad listed, even if the item does not result in a sale. To list in all other categories is FREE.
| Categories |
Listing Fee
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| Property |
R100.00 No Success Fee |
| Bikes, Boats & Other Vehicles - (Excluding Parts & Accessories) |
R50.00 No Success Fee |
| Cars - (Excluding Parts & Accessories) |
R50.00 No Success Fee |
| Cell Phone Contracts |
R50.00 No Success Fee |
| Holistic & Esoteric - Services |
R50.00 No Success Fee |
| Businesses & Websites for Sale |
R50.00 No Success Fee |
| Adult Entertainment |
R50.00 No Success Fee |
| Photography - Services |
R50.00 No Success Fee |
| Office Machine Rentals & Leases |
R50.00 No Success Fee |
| All Other Categories |
Free |
Enhanced Listing Fees Rate Card
Enhanced Listings help Sellers promote their items by increasing their visibility on bidorbuy. This fee is charged irrespective of the sale of the item.
Note: Special Listing Fees is non-refundable regardless of whether the sale is completed or not. Most categories qualify for the special fees rates below, but certain categories may have individual enhacement fees charged per category.
Listing Type
|
Description |
Rate per listing
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Premium
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The item will be part of the Premium Listing's block, located above the Home Page Listings block on the bidorbuy home page. They will also be randomly displayed across the entire site to the right of the sub-category headings. Other than being promoted on the bidorbuy website, the items listed under Premium Listings will also be marketed on participating 3rd party websites for further exposure.
Example |
R100.00 |
Home Page Featured
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The item will be displayed as part of the 'Home Page Items' section on the bidorbuy homepage and on top of the listing page of 'All Home Page Items', which is a link on the homepage and as part of the 'Featured Listings' at the top of the listing pages of that category. Preference is given to items ending in the next 7 days.
Example |
R50.00 |
Category Page Featured
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The item will be displayed as part of the 'Featured Items' on the respective Category Page and under 'Featured Listings' at the top of the listing pages of that category. Preference is given to items ending in the next 7 days.
Example |
R10.00 |
| Paid Promotions |
The item will be part of the promotion that the Seller has selected and will be featured in the relevant section on the site. Currently Crazy Wednesday Auctions, Snap Friday Auctions and Weekend Specials need to be set as paid promotions.
Example |
R5.00 |
| Priority |
The item will be displayed on the category listing results pages in a separate section called 'Priority Listings' which will appear above the 'Regular Items' section.
Example |
R5.00 |
| Highlighted |
The item will be visually highlighted to stand out from other listings on most listing pages, such as category pages and search results. Highlighting does not apply to listings on the Home page and some other specialised pages.
Example |
R5.00 |
| Bold |
Enhance your item with a bold title on most listing pages, such as category pages and search results. |
R5.00 |
Promotional Category
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If the item fits into more than one category, the Seller can list the same in a second 'Promotional' category.
bidorbuy may also run marketing promotions in which Sellers can participate by selecting specially designated Promotional categories.
Example |
R5.00
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| Note: You may choose a combination of multiple Enhanced Listings. In this case you will be charged separately for all the Enhanced Listing options selected. Also note that certain categories are charged different to the above example - see the table below. |
Enhanced Listing Category Fees Rate Card
Listing Type
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Category |
Rate per item (R)
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Category Page Featured
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Cars, Bikes, Boats and Other Vehicles, Services, Holistic & Esoteric - Services, X-Rated Adult Material - Adult Entertainment
Example |
R30.00 |
| Priority |
Cars, Bikes, Boats and Other Vehicles, Services, Holistic & Esoteric - Services, X-Rated Adult Material - Adult Entertainment
Example |
R10.00 |
| Highlighted |
Cars, Bikes, Boats and Other Vehicles, Services, Holistic & Esoteric - Services, X-Rated Adult Material - Adult Entertainment
Example |
R10.00 |
| Bold |
Cars, Bikes, Boats and Other Vehicles, Services, Holistic & Esoteric - Services, X-Rated Adult Material - Adult Entertainment |
R5.00 |
Category Page Featured
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Property
Example |
R50.00 |
| Priority |
Property
Example |
R20.00 |
| Highlighted |
Property
Example |
R20.00 |
| Bold |
Property |
R5.00 |
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