Ruby Lane
Sell on Ruby Lane. Best for antiques, vintage collectibles, vintage jewelry, dolls, glass, pottery, silver and art from independent shops.
Quick facts
Seller fees
Joining and listing are free. Every shop pays a $45 monthly shop fee, charged on the 1st and pro-rated for a partial first month, with unlimited items. When an item sells, Ruby Lane charges a tiered service fee: 9.9% on the first $2,500 of the sale, 5% on the next $5,000 ($2,501 to $7,500) and 2.5% above $7,500. For example, a $100 sale costs $9.90. Sponsored item placement is optional and pay-per-click. PayPal charges its standard processing fee separately.
Checked 2026-09-14.
How to start selling
Register on Ruby Lane and set up your shop, including a PayPal Business account and a credit or debit card on AutoPay for shop fees. When ready, go to Shop Owners' Home, click the house icon next to your shop nickname and choose Request to Open. Every shop is reviewed before it opens.
Seller questions
Joining and listing items are free. Shops pay a $45 monthly fee, charged on the 1st, for unlimited items. Each sale has a service fee of 9.9% on the first $2,500, 5% on the next $5,000 and 2.5% above $7,500, so a $1,000 sale costs $99. PayPal charges its own processing fee in addition to Ruby Lane's fees.
Shop fees are deducted automatically from your pre-funded Ruby Lane account when you have an amount due. Every shop must add a credit or debit card and sign up for AutoPay, which covers monthly fees and any seller fees or sales tax not collected through PayPal. You can fund the account with PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. Manage the card from your Shop Accounting page.
Log in and go to Shop Owners' Home, then Resources. Under Shop Tools, click Close My Shop. You do not need to remove items first, but all pending orders and offers must be completed. Your shop data may be kept for about 120 days in Preview mode, visible only to you and staff, though this is not guaranteed. Request any refund of unused fees at the time you close.
Yes. If you close your shop permanently and have at least $1 of credit in your account, you can request a refund of the remaining balance, but you must ask when you close. Monthly maintenance fees are pro-rated if you close before the end of the month. Paid extras like Premium Featuring are not refundable. Refunds are usually sent through PayPal within 30 days once all transactions are resolved.
No. Ruby Lane does not allow shops to charge a restocking fee on returned items. Sellers must follow the Ruby Lane Site Return Policy. When you refund a PayPal order, refund the item amount plus sales tax in PayPal and edit the order on Ruby Lane, and the sales tax and service fee are credited back, shown as a Partner Commission Reversal in PayPal.
Yes. Ruby Lane hosts shops from around the world, and you do not need to be located in the US to open one. International sellers follow the same shop creation process as US sellers. You can also run a Ruby Lane shop while selling on other sites, as long as you remove items from Ruby Lane promptly when they sell elsewhere.
Yes. Vacation Mode, turned on from the Shop Information section of Shop Owners' Home, shows a vacation message, but your shop stays open for browsing, orders and questions. Monthly shop fees are still due on the 1st, so keep enough funds in your shop account while you are away. Vacation Mode switches off automatically on the end date you choose.
Ruby Lane asks shop owners to check the Shop Owner Forums, the FAQ Knowledge Base, the accounting pages and the Selling Successfully page first, all reachable from Shop Owners' Home under Resources or Manage. If those do not answer your question, contact Customer Support by email using the link in that help article. A Site Status page for shop owners reports known problems.