eBay

cheapwer · ‎11-06-2022

Every company is entitled to make money on services rendered. Ebay as decided to charge me 12.9 % on my final selling price, 12.9% on the shipping cost and 12.9% of the tax THEY COLLECT! When shipping a heavy item sometimes the shipping cost is half of the selling price. So now I am paying 19.3% of my selling price. Then I am paying 12.9% of the tax collected. That's 12.9% of the 7% tax collected. That's another .9% of my selling fee. MY TOTAL COST IS 20.2%.

Ex: sold $100-

shipping

sakic92710 · ‎11-07-2022

I love how people argue in favor of eBay for the % charged on taxes & how that minimal amount should not bother anyone. Since eBay already takes a large % of the shipping for providing absolutely no service what so ever, why can't that free money they receive cover the cost for them to handle the taxes?

duffy4444 · ‎11-07-2022

@sakic92710 wrote:
I love how people argue in favor of eBay for the % charged on taxes & how that minimal amount should not bother anyone. Since eBay already takes a large % of the shipping for providing absolutely no service what so ever, why can't that free money they receive cover the cost for them to handle the taxes?

Why? Because eBay as a business doesn't want it to. It's their privilege and their sandbox we play in.

It's up to us to either accept ~1% of each sale for the eBay's tax remittance services, or to stop selling here, if that 1% is that important. Again, perspective and the fact that no one's shoes are nailed to the floor here... We are free to stay here or go walk elsewhere.

Cheers, Duffy

mybigsale · ‎11-07-2022

@sakic92710
Since eBay already takes a large % of the shipping for providing absolutely no service what so ever, why can't that free money they receive cover the cost for them to handle the taxes?

Because it has little to nothing to do with finding money to process the taxes. It is all about making more profit for eBay. Shortly after managed payments eBay deliberately added transaction processing fees and commission fees together (mathematically incorrect and only benefitting eBay). eBay said it helped sellers by giving us a simple fee (instead of correct fees). Since then, we pay processing fee and commission on everything.

Sellers seem to support eBay overcharging commission on shipping and tax (Yes, I know some sellers USED TO cheat eBay on shipping. TODAY eBay knows exactly how much I actually pay for shipping and could have other vendors return actual shipping along with tracking number).

Before June, AD Fees DID NOT include Shipping and Tax. Since June, AD Fees take another cut of the Tax and Shipping. Why? Don't worry about it... not your problem (as long as you adjust your pricing to pay for it).

monroe67 · ‎11-07-2022

"Why? Because eBay as a business doesn't want it to. It's their privilege and their sandbox we play in.
It's up to us to either accept ~1% of each sale for the eBay's tax remittance services, or to stop selling here, if that 1% is that important. Again, perspective and the fact that no one's shoes are nailed to the floor here... We are free to stay here or go walk elsewhere.
Cheers, Duffy"

If (and when?) I get to be in charge of eBay, I would send this message, with full credit to duffy4444, to every new seller before they click "List" on every one of their new listings. For at least a full year of listings.

No number of comments here in this forum that quote "should" or "ought" or "illegal" or "immoral" will cause eBay to reduce their fees.
Increases in fees, in fact, though I hate to mention them, are quite possible in the current economic environment.

Of course, no one needs to like any fee increases. Sure, you can gripe about them to your friends and family. And a lot of us probably would. Nobody but "Mr. Exxon" really liked the increase in gasoline prices, but we all had to pay them, if we drive gasoline-powered vehicles.

BUT when you choose to play in eBay's sandbox, just like when you choose to play on a basketball court that is maintained by your city, you agree to follow eBay's or your city's rules for that sandbox or playing field.