E-Bay Fees Rip Off

[drmad73]

Just sold an item for $ 625 and my final charges were $90. this looked very high to me. looked at the fee breakdown and it was 12.55%. calculated the fees manually and it was supposed to be less. 

I had to call the to get explanation, and they told me that the  the buyer  paid some $700+ which the item price + shipping + tax and that is the amount used to calculate the fee. how ridiculous is that.

[buyselljack2016]

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Selling/E-bay-I-charging-me-final-value-fees-even-on-the-sales-tax-tha...

[soh.maryl]

" . . . if you sell more than $600 on eBay they will send you a 1099?" as required by the Federal government via the IRS?  

[everythingyouwant2021]

Don't believe we should pay fees from shipping charges when we are actually paying for the item to be shipped at that cost. Makes no sense.

[soh.maryl]

Actually, just to nitpick, your BUYER pays YOU the shipping charges and YOU then use that money to pay for shipping.

[verki98]

i'm shocked at the replies here and don't think i'll ever return.

[bigsecretdrummer]

Just sold a set of drums and was charged 13.25%. If it had been a guitar or bass it would have been 6.35%. I saw "Musical Instruments"  guitars and basses. Yes, now it is clear but at the time I assumed that was an example. Fees are not that easy to find and, in this case, I think it could have been a little clearer. I'm not sure what there love is for guitars and basses and dislike of all other musical instruments, but that's another issue.

[ckimodog]

@bigsecretdrummer 

Old thread from 2022.  Always a good idea to start your own thread to get the help and advice you need for your specific issue.

[kh-cathy]

Hi everyone,

Due to the age of this thread, it has been closed to further replies. Please feel free to start a new thread if you wish to continue to discuss this topic.

Thank you for understanding.