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Question Title How much does a Ruby Lane shop cost?
Our Fee schedule is listed below. There are no hidden costs or long-term contracts. We do have optional programs to promote your shop should you choose to do so.

Fees

Effective March 1, 2013

Commission
  • None
Listing
  • A one-time fee of 30 cents to list an item
Maintenance
  • After an item has been listed, from the next month on, Maintenance fees are:
    • The first 150 items is 30 cents for each item, Then from 151-1000, each item is 20 cents per item and then, each item over 1000 is 1 cent per item. Minimum charge of 80 items, or $24 per month
      Calculated and charged on the 1st of every month
    • First month's Maintenance fee waived for new shops
    • All items are counted, including Backroom, Sold, Sale Pending, etc.
Advertising
  • $30 per month per shop
  • Charged on the 1st of every month, not subject to Charter Shop discount
  • Used for advertising and marketing, both online and traditional, of Ruby Lane and its shops
  • Every shop pays this fee
Setup
  • Beginning on February 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013, new shops to Ruby Lane will only pay $15 to set-up their shops on the site (a $60 savings).
Discounts
  • See "Do you have programs to lower my costs? http://kb.rubylane.com/question.php?ID=37

For example, after the one-time $15 setup fee has been paid, and the listing fees for stock added, for a shop with up to 80 items, the minimum monthly cost of maintaining a shop on Ruby Lane is $24 for the maintenance fee and $30 for advertising, or $54.


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