eBay for Charity is the programme that helps people to list items on eBay to benefit charities, and is administered by the registered charity, MissionFish. Any eBay seller who has a current account in good standing can create an eBay for Charity listing.
There are two types of sellers:
eBay Community Seller: Individual eBay sellers who want to donate 10% to 100% (5% for eBay Motors vehicle sales) of their final sale price to a registered charity. Learn about selling for eBay for Charity.
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Direct Seller: Registered charities can sell their own items on eBay and collect 100% of their final sale price. Charity Direct Sellers create their eBay for Charity listings with the same selling forms as a Community Seller. Learn more about Charity Direct Selling.
Important: Charity Direct Sellers must register with MissionFish before completing their listing.
Ways to create an eBay for Charity listing:
Things to know before you list
eBay for Charity has certain restricted categories
You cannot create eBay for Charity listings in the Property Classified Ads format or Mature Audiences categories or offer items such as raffle or lottery tickets. For a complete listing, please go to Restricted Items and Services.
The charity will ask eBay to cancel your listing if they do not want to be associated with it. If this happens, your insertion fee is credited back and you receive a brief explanation of why the listing was cancelled. You may relist this item for another charity, or list it outside of the eBay for Charity programme.
Paying and receiving credit for eBay fees
Sellers pay standard eBay fees for eBay for Charity listings. To support your generosity, eBay gives a pro-rated fee credit to sellers who make a donation from an eBay for Charity listing.
Your minimum donation amount
If your eBay for Charity item sells, you are required to donate either the percentage of the final sale price that you selected, or a £1 minimum donation, whichever is greater.
Note: The donation minimum may be different on other eBay (international) sites.
If you list for a foreign charity on an international eBay site, your donation payment method must be PayPal, Visa, or MasterCard . This allows the charity to receive your donation in their local currency. Some charges may apply to international transactions.
Ways to create an eBay for Charity listing
Creating your eBay for Charity listing in the Sell Your Item formGo to the Sell Your Item form. Fill in the requested information, making sure you choose the 'Advanced Sell' option. Please note that the 'Quick Sell' option will not allow you to list an eBay for Charity item.
In 'Choose how you'd would like to sell your item', complete your listing information, then in the 'eBay for Charity' section, choose a charity from the featured list or click the 'Select another charity' link to choose from all certified eBay for Charity charities. Select your preferred charity. (Learn more about finding a charity.) Note: Didn't see the charity of your choice? Learn how to invite a charity to benefit from eBay for Charity.
Select the percentage of your final sale price that you would like to donate -- from 10% to 100% (5% for Motors) -- from the provided dropdown list. There is a £2 required minimum donation when the item sells.
When you list your first eBay for Charity item, read and agree to the eBay for Charity Terms and Conditions. This authorises the use of your automatic payment method for paying eBay fees as your donation payment method. You may also change your donation payment method later at any time. Note: If you have overdue donations or if your donation payment method has expired, you will not be able to create new eBay for Charity listings until you resolve these issues.
Complete and review the listing form, then click the Start selling button at the bottom of the form.
If you are creating your first eBay for Charity listing from an eBay buyer account, you will be asked to provide a method of payment for eBay fees and donations at the end of this process.
Learn how to make donations, change your donation payment method, and more in your Donation Account.
Using Turbo Lister and other selling tools
If you sell on eBay through a selling tool, you may be able to use eBay for Charity if the tool offers this option.
To use eBay for Charity through a selling tool:Go to the Donation Account section inside My eBay.
Click the "Agree to eBay for Charity Terms & Conditions" link. This will authorise the use of your eBay payment method as your donation payment method. You may change your donation payment method inside your Donation Account.
Note: Create your eBay for Charity listing by following the instructions from your Selling Tool provider.
Once your eBay for Charity listing is live, the charity icon 
will appear next to your listing's title in eBay search and on the item page.
Information about the charity you have selected and the amount you are donating will also appear in the listing. These features make eBay for Charity listings stand out, and they may increase your bids and/or final sale price.
Finding a charity
Thousands of charities are certified to benefit from eBay for Charity listings. You can find your favourite in the charity directory by browsing or searching.
Browse
Click any letter in the 'Browse A to Z' bar to see an alphabetic list of all certified charities whose name starts with that letter. Charity names starting with a symbol or numeral are listed under "#".
Search
You can search for a charity using any of the fields below. Combine fields to narrow your search results.
Charity name or keyword: Search the charity's name and the keywords they chose to describe their work.
Search name, keyword, and mission statement: Each charity has a short mission statement about what they do. Tick this box to include the text of their mission statement in your search.
County: Find charities based on where they are located (not necessarily where they serve).
Invite a charity
Don't see your favourite charity in the eBay for Charity directory? Invite them to the programme. Learn about the benefits of eBay for Charity for charities
To invite a charity, enter your name and email, a contact name and email at the charity, and the charity's name, and click the Invite This charity button. We will send an email on your behalf to your contact at the charity.
Gift Aid
If you are an individual UK taxpayer, you can help charities you support add an extra 28 pence for every £1 you give, and it doesn’t cost you anything. Thanks to the Gift Aid scheme, MissionFish can reclaim tax you’ve paid on everything you donate through eBay for Charity. MissionFish delivers all Gift Aid claimed to your selected charity in full.
To declare for Gift Aid:
On the eBay for Charity agreement screen, tick the box that says “I want MissionFish to add Gift Aid to all my donations until I notify them otherwise.”
Complete the fields requested. You must provide your legal name and your home address (not a business address).
Note: To qualify for Gift Aid you must pay as much tax (income and/or capital gains) as the amount to be reclaimed for the charity during this tax year.
Self-employed (sole traders) and partnerships may declare for Gift Aid. In addition, sole traders that are higher rate tax payers may also reclaim 25 pence on their own tax return for every £1 donated to charity.
Companies may not declare for Gift Aid, however they may receive tax relief on their own tax return for every £1 donated to charity.
Learn how to change your Gift Aid declaration
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