I am not new to eBay, but am finally curious as to why eBay takes a fee from the shipping cost - whether it is paid by the buyer or seller!! Either way, it comes out of the pocket of the seller! That really seems unfair! Is that something new, or was I just missing that aspect!! Thank you!!

Hi @pjay950 eBay started charging fees on shipping around 2012 â€¦ the reason being that many sellers had been avoiding fees by listing a $100 designer shirt (for example) for $1, and then charging $99 for shipping it. Charging fees on shipping cost appeared to be the only way to stop the loss of fees by cheating.

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