text: selling on ebay? how profitable is it when it comes to selling items on ebay through an ebay trader? of course they take a small commissioned rate if you sell something that's well a grand or something.  but the listing fees are small, and if you own a ebay store on the site it costs you 10 bucks a month for it.  but they do not take your profits.  that only occurs when you sell something that gets in the very high price ranges, like 500 to 1,000 dollars or more.  i've sold and brought items from ebay for over five years, and i've never had ebay make  profit from it.  go to the site and check out their rules and regulations.  good luck.