Fees
Free to list. You only pay on auctions.
Everything on O.N.O Rural is free, except one thing: when you sell a lot at auction, the seller pays a small success fee. No sale, no fee. And buyers always pay $0.
No catch
Free, and always free
- List anything Livestock, machinery, hay, vehicles, gear.
- Rural jobs Post a job, apply for a job.
- Rural property For sale, lease, agistment, auction.
- Browse everything No account or fee to look.
- Make an offer Offer or request a quote, free.
- Message a seller Chat and do the deal, free.
The only fee
Auction success fee
Charged to the seller, only on head or gear that actually sells. Buyers pay no premium and no platform fee. Every figure below is exclusive of GST.
| What you're selling | Seller pays | Buyer pays |
|---|---|---|
| Cattle (commercial) | $5.00 / head | $0 |
| Sheep & goats | $0.40 / head | $0 |
| Stud & genetics | $12 / head cattle · $6 / head sheep | $0 |
| Machinery & general | 1.5% of the sale price · $50 min | $0 |
Livestock is charged per head that sells; machinery and general lots are a percentage of the hammer price. Passed-in or unsold lots cost nothing.
120 cattle sell
120 head × $5.00
$600 + $60 GST
$660 invoiced · buyer pays $0
A tractor sells for $80,000
1.5% of $80,000
$1,200 + $120 GST
$1,320 invoiced · buyer pays $0
A lot passes in / doesn't sell
No sale
$0
Nothing to anyone. Relist it free.
How it works
Nothing to pay before a sale
- 1You add a card when you list an auction. Nothing is charged to it now. It is only used if your auction sells.
- 2Your auction ends. If it sells (a winning bid at or above your reserve), we work out the fee from the table above and charge it to your card. We cap the card charge at $1,000, so anything above that is invoiced to pay by bank transfer. You always get a GST tax invoice.
- 3The buyer pays you directly for the stock or gear, off the platform, the way you both agree. O.N.O Rural never holds or handles your sale money.
No on-platform payments. O.N.O Rural is a place to meet buyers and sellers, not a payment service. We don't take a cut of your sale, hold it in escrow, or process it. The sale price is 100% between you and the other party. The only thing we invoice is our own success fee.
How we compare
Lower seller fees than the published rates of comparable platforms
Based on those platforms' publicly published rates, as at 12 July 2026. Rates are set by third parties and can change. Comparison is of the platform fee only, excluding any separate stock or machinery agent's commission and third-party levies.
| Platform (published rates) | Seller | Buyer premium |
|---|---|---|
| O.N.O Rural | Cattle $5.00/hd · machinery 1.5% | $0 |
| StockLive | Cattle $6.50–7.80/hd | $0 |
| AuctionsPlus | Cattle $8.55–9.95/hd · machinery 2–3.5% | $0 livestock |
| Machinery buyer-premium platforms | varies | ~8.5%–20% |
All fees are exclusive of GST; GST is added at 10% and a valid tax invoice is issued with every fee. O.N.O Rural, ABN 79 298 930 437.
Questions
Fees, answered
What does it cost to list?
Nothing. Listings, rural jobs and rural property are free to post, and browsing, making an offer and messaging a seller are all free. The only fee we charge is a seller success fee on an auction that sells.
Do buyers pay anything?
No. Buyers pay $0 to O.N.O Rural, on auctions and everywhere else. There is no buyer premium. Your winning bid is the price you pay the seller.
When is the auction fee charged?
Only when your auction sells, meaning a winning bid at or above your reserve. If the lot passes in or doesn't sell, there is no fee. When it sells, the fee is charged to the card you added when you listed.
How do I pay the fee?
When your auction sells, the fee is charged to the card you saved when you listed. We cap the card charge at $1,000, so if a fee is ever larger than that, the balance is invoiced to pay by bank transfer. Either way you get a GST tax invoice. The sale money itself is paid directly between you and the buyer, off the platform, and O.N.O Rural never holds or handles your sale proceeds.
Is the stock agent's commission included?
No. If you choose to use a stock or machinery agent, their commission is a separate arrangement between you and them. Our fee is only the platform success fee shown above.
Ready when you are
Free to list. Simple to sell.
List your stock or gear in minutes. Only pay if it sells at auction, and never a cent as a buyer.