At first, you note everything in a spreadsheet. One row per sale, a total at the bottom. It works… as long as you sell little. Then volume grows, and the file becomes a trap.
What breaks, one by one
Fees and shipping
The listed price is never what you actually receive. Between buyer protection, shipping and the occasional boost, your "real income" is elsewhere — and recalculating it by hand on every row is tedious and error-prone.
Delayed payouts
A sale made one day is credited another day. To report in the right month, you need to track the payout date, not the sale date. A spreadsheet won't remind you.
Multiple shops
Two shops, three shops… and suddenly you have to consolidate several files, with different rules per account.
Relists and bundles
A relisted item gets a new ID. A bundle is several items in one transaction. The spreadsheet can't link all that — you end up with duplicates or gaps.
What you really need
Not a bigger spreadsheet — a tool that pulls in your sales on its own, reconciles payouts, handles relists and bundles, and produces exact figures ready to report. You keep control, without the chore.
Fripilot does it for you
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