eBay charges the fee rate on shipping???

Question

I just sold some boots that included the shipping and eBay included the shipping cost when calculating their percentage. This does not seem right. Does anyone else think this is wrong?

gosimus · Answer

@patrhun92 < eBay included the shipping cost when calculating their percentage. This does not seem right > If you don't like that, you're purely going to hate the following: eBay also includes the sales tax when calculating their percentage.

lady_madonna · Answer

Ebay has been assessing seller fees on the TOTAL amount of sale for a very long time.

"The total amount of the sale includes the item price, any handling charges, any shipping costs collected from the buyer, sales tax and any other applicable fees."

https://www.ebay.com/help/selling/fees-credits-invoices/selling-fees?id=4822#section2

This was implemented to curtail sellers that were selling items for a low selling price and then overcharging the buyer for shipping charges. (EX: selling an item for $1.99 with $99 shipping charge. )

golfingaddict · Answer

This page explains how the final value fees (selling fees) are calculated.

Selling fees | eBay

We charge one final value fee when your item sells, and you don't have to worry about third-party payment processing fees. This fee is calculated as a percentage of the total amount of the sale, plus a per order fee. For orders $10.00 or less the per order fee is $0.30, for orders over $10.00 the per order fee is $0.40.

The total amount of the sale includes the item price, any handling charges, any shipping costs collected from the buyer (some exceptions apply), sales tax, and any other applicable fees.

An order is defined as any number of items purchased by the same buyer at checkout with the same shipping method.

If you need to refund the buyer or cancel the sale, you may be eligible for fee credits as per our fee credits policy.