It takes 6 months to know if you actually made money on eBay since a customer can return an item for up to 6 months from date of purchase. eBay always sides with customer and refunds money automatically if you refuse. I had a custom that waited just over 6 months once to complain about a purchase. Luckily I was protected at that point. Who waits almost 7 months?? crazy If you have more volume you can afford to lower prices. If you have one or two items, you will likely be priced higher and have to wait longer to sell. However, I sometimes pay a little more if the seller is closer to me as I know on average I will get it sooner. So there are many many factors in this loaded question. Happy selling!