eBay’s Big Charity Sell campaign launches to boost fundraising amid COVID-19

Income loss

“It’s brilliant that eBay are encouraging their customers to donate the proceeds of their sales to charity,” said Charity Retail Association Chief Executive Robin Osterley.

“Charities are undergoing an unprecedented loss of income as a result of COVID-19, partly caused by the closure of their shops, and anything the public can do to help plug that gap will be most gratefully received.

“Whilst charity shops are closed, selling goods for the benefit of charities is a great option; we hope that the process of taking donations to charity shops will restart soon and people can have the satisfaction of donating directly as well as the usual opportunity to buy great items at bargain prices.”

Charities are not charged eBay fees on eBay for Charity when they sell or receive funds. Supporters can donate between 10 to 100 per cent of their sale to their nominated charity and will receive the equivalent percentage reduction in fees. They can do this by checking the box that says “donate a portion to charity” and select the donation percentage when listing their item.

Declutter, donate and nominate

Cancer Research UK Director of Trading Julie Byard added: “Like so many dedicated charity teams across the country, the staff and volunteers that run our shops are immensely proud of the amount they usually raise to support good causes. Due to COVID-19, we can’t open our shop doors at the moment, which means we’re not raising money to beat cancer.

“The global pandemic is going to cause huge strain on charities in the coming months. Now more than ever, we need support. eBay’s Big Charity Sell is a fantastic and fun way for people to help charities from the comfort of their homes so please do ‘declutter, donate and nominate’ a loved one to do the same.”

Last year, eBay’s buyers and sellers raised more than £27 million for charity, an increase of 17 per cent compared to 2018.

For more information charities can email eBay at ukcharity@ebay.com.