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      pentacannon
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      pentacannon
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      Ebay make final value fees more fair (sales tax and shipping)
                                       

      Open letter to Ebay, Currently final value fees are calculated based on total buyer payment: Including sales tax Including shipping For some types of items this is crippling (low item value relative to shipping cost), and is sure to drive sellers of such merchandise to other platforms. For every sale this is unfair. It is up to sellers to understand and foresee fees no matter how counterintuitive. Please change final value fee calculation to reflect the our gross payment only. I understand that ebay encourages sellers to offer free shipping because this reduces friction for buyers, and we all benefit from what attracts buyers. If ebay excluded shipping from final value fees this could give sellers an arguably perverse incentive to avoid free shipping. But I believe such a change doesn't need to be executed in that way. Ebay already has automated tools that accurately estimate shipping fees, and I believe it's possible to build an offset into free shipping, knowing the average cost of shipping, to reduce the effective value of the item. I appreciate this is challenging: how can such an adjustment be fair and transparent? But I believe ebay is clever enough to sort that out. Thanks

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      raisedincocoa
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      Sales tax improperly charged
               

      In this case, I am a buyer. I was charged sales tax on items that are exempt. Specifically, Silver bullion in Virginia. How do I get a refund?

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      jomir123787
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      Shipping not supposed to be included in tax calculations.
               

      Shipping is not supposed to be included in tax calculations. Why are you including it? Taxes in Puerto Rico are 11.5%. The cost of an item I am interested in is $21.82  In this particular case, Tax is supposed to be 0.115*21.82 for a total of 2.51 dollars.  However,  ebay's checkout calculator shows $3.70 tax instead of the correct amount.   Apparently the calculator is including shipping in tax calculations 0.115 (21.82+10.38)=3.70   Please reply to me as soon as possible.

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      vivzf_15
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      Ebay listing items as promoted without my permission. Lost money because of it
               

      Hi. Ebay promoted an item of mine without my permission and now I lost money. Usually selling my stuff goes without a hitch, but when I checked an order this morning it said it was sold through promoted listing, and now I lost money because of it. The stuff I sell is old and cheap so it's not worth it to promote, but this somehow was promoted and now I'm loosing money. I always double check all settings before posting so I'm 100% certain it's not a mistake on my end. Did anyone else have this problem and what do I do about this??

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      c6diamond
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      This item includes applicable import fees—you won’t pay anything extra after checkout.
               

      how to get in my listing   non of my listing have that  how to do that 

      10 months agolast reply 10 months ago
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      wileysnake
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      Ebay account 22 yrs 100% feedback, I'm done.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

      Final straw:   Mailed a box 12x21x12 25lbs   Was charged $22.75   Ebay emailed an adjustment the dimensions were adjusted to:   Mailed box 12x24x12 25lbs   An additional $23.00 was added to the cost.   No, the dimensions were not incorrect, verified by UPS Store before they accepted it.   I can't dispute, I can't find a human to speak to.   Don't feel like typing the list of other issues since Ebay was curtained by India.   Nothing I can do about it.   Done.

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      Sales Tax

      Why is eBay charging Sales Tax on Hearing Aids and Accessories? 

      suchier39
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      Posted 11 months ago • Last reply 11 months ago
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      thefindfactory
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      Help Automating eBay Sales Tracking
                                                       

      I currently sell a mix of old personal items and things I’ve bought specifically to resell. Right now, I’m manually entering everything (buy cost, shipping, fees, etc.) into a Google Sheet, but I’m wondering if there’s a better or more automated way to track i to make tax season easier. Ideally, I’d like to leave the buy cost column blank so I can fill it in myself later and calculate profit. Does anyone have suggestions? I’m also open to using some kind of semi-cheap software if that helps.   Also, for anyone familiar with Washington State tax rules, do I need to pay taxes on all the profit I make, including from selling personal items, or just the profit from things I bought with the intent to resell?   Thanks!

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      dabot-8275
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      dabot-8275
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      $0.42 Insertion fee
               

      Hello! Items listed on my Ebay store have started to be charged a $0.42 Insertion fee. I don't understand the criteria for which items it is charged and why. How can I predict which items will be subject to the $0.42 tax in the future? As far as I understand, I have not exceeded the listing limits (276 / 800 of the monthly limit). Best regards, Daria

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      Ebay charging sales tax on coin sale in Texas to Texas. There are no sales tax on coins in Texas.
               

      Ebay charged my buyer sales tax on a coin he purchased. Texas does NOT charge sales tax on coins, or silver. How can buyer get his money back from ebay ?

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