TAXES/SELLING FEES
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‎01-07-2022 01:23 PM
Re: TAXES/SELLING FEES
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‎01-07-2022 01:27 PM
Like all other payment processors, the fee is on the total sale.
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Re: TAXES/SELLING FEES
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‎01-07-2022 01:29 PM
eBay wanted to be able to charge one simple rate on the total from the buyer, just like paypal did. You paid a fee on the sales tax to paypal.
The total rate is a bit lower than the old eBay + paypal rates, to allow for the higher fee on the tax - that way a single rate can be used. It comes out about the same as before - sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less.
Not charging the fee on the tax would only complicate the calculation - a higher % would be charged on the item and shipping resulting in the same fee.
eBay member since 2001.