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eBay vs Mint

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eBay

E-commerce

Buy and sell on the world's online marketplace

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Mint logo

Mint

Personal Finance

All your money in one app

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Mint has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: eBay final value fees run up to 13.6 percent of the sale price plus $0.30 per order in most categories, on top of any optional listing upgrade fees; Mint service transitioned to Credit Karma platform; standalone Mint features migrated elsewhere

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which eBay and Mint actually diverge.

Attributes where eBay and Mint differ
AttributeeBayMint
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryE-commercePersonal Finance
FoundedUnknown2006

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in eBay

Nothing recorded that Mint does not also cover.

Only in Mint

  • Expense tracking
  • Budgets
  • Bill tracking
  • Credit score monitoring
  • Financial insights
  • Bank connections
  • Bank-level encryption
  • Verisign secured

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

eBay

No use cases recorded yet. See the eBay review.

Mint

  • Legacy free budget tracking for users with supported bank connectionsnot eBay
  • Users transitioning to Credit Karma for continued money management featuresnot eBay

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

eBay

  • Final value fees run up to 13.6 percent of the sale price plus $0.30 per order in most categories, on top of any optional listing upgrade fees

Mint

  • Service transitioned to Credit Karma platform; standalone Mint features migrated elsewhere
  • Bank connections supported for only 17,000 financial institutions; many regional or international banks not supported

Pricing, plan by plan

eBay

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the eBay review.

Mint

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Mint review.

Which should you pick?

Choose eBay if

Nothing in the data separates eBay from Mint on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

eBay review

Choose Mint if

  • You need expense tracking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want budgets.
Mint review

Questions people ask

Is eBay or Mint better?
Neither clearly leads. eBay starts at On request and Mint at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, eBay or Mint?
Mint has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for eBay and Free for Mint.
Does eBay or Mint run on more platforms?
eBay runs on Web. Mint runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Mint for free?
Yes. Mint has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. eBay starts at On request.
What can eBay do that Mint cannot?
Mint covers Expense tracking, Budgets, Bill tracking, Credit score monitoring.
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