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Community Selling and Nonprofit Direct Selling comparison
- Community Selling is when an eBay Seller donates part of the final sale price from his or her listing to a certified organization in our Nonprofit Directory.
- Nonprofit Direct Selling is when a nonprofit sells an item on eBay that it owns or has received as a donation.
- Here’s a side-by-side comparison of Community Selling vs. Nonprofit Direct Selling:
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Community Selling Nonprofit Direct Selling Who is selling the item? Any seller in the eBay Community
A nonprofit
How much of the final sale price is donated? The seller chooses: from 10-100% of the final sale price (or as low as 5% in Motors Vehicle categories), with a minimum donation of $5 required if the listing sells
100% of the final sale price. The minimum donation does not apply
Who does the buyer pay? The seller
The seller (who is a nonprofit)
Who collects the donation? MissionFish collects the donation from the seller and delivers it to the nonprofit
There is no donation per se: the nonprofit receives payment for the sold item from the buyer
How does the tax receipt work? MissionFish provides a tax receipt to the seller on behalf of the benefiting nonprofit
N/A: The seller is a nonprofit so there is no tax receipt provided by MissionFish
How does the nonprofit get the donation? MissionFish delivers the donation to the nonprofit via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
N/A: The nonprofit receives payment for the sold item from the buyer
How much is the MissionFish deduction? It varies on a sliding scale. It is never more than 20% or lower than 1.5%. Overall, it averages 10%
N/A: MissionFish does not process a donation in this case so there is no MissionFish deduction
