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Gumroad vs eBay

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Gumroad

E-commerce

Sell your stuff, see what sticks

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
E

eBay

E-commerce

Buy and sell on the world's online marketplace

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Gumroad charges a 10 percent plus $0.50 transaction fee on direct sales, rising to 30 percent on sales made through its Discover marketplace; 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

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Gumroad and eBay actually diverge.

Attributes where Gumroad and eBay differ
AttributeGumroadeBay
CategoryE-commerceUnknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

Where each one falls short

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

Gumroad

  • Charges a 10 percent plus $0.50 transaction fee on direct sales, rising to 30 percent on sales made through its Discover marketplace

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

Pricing, plan by plan

Gumroad

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Gumroad review.

eBay

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the eBay review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Gumroad if

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

Gumroad review

Choose eBay if

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

eBay review

Questions people ask

Is Gumroad or eBay better?
Neither clearly leads. Gumroad starts at On request and eBay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Gumroad or eBay?
Gumroad starts at On request and eBay at On request.
Does Gumroad or eBay run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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