Help finding seller fees

[164farmer164]

I need to send an invoice. Where do I find my seller fee for items that haven't been paid for?  I want to pass those fees to the buyer.

[monica-sells]

The invoice for an item you have sold is pre-filled with the amount you agreed to sell it for. You can't add the fees post-sale.

(if I understand your question)

[164farmer164]

Yes, but I am allowed to enter a shipping amount.  Is it assumed that I will eat my costs? Not a good way to run a business. 

[1tuna]

sometimes when you send another invoice the shipping is not filled in, especially if its going to a reshipper

sending a new invoice is simple.just make it the same as it was when the buyer won the item

you are not supposed to increase the amount of the invoice over the original shipping

its best to just keep the shipping the same

@164farmer164 

[monica-sells]

You can usually enter a shipping amount when you send/print an invoice. Just use the drop down box next to the item that was sold from the "awaiting payment" screen, click "send invoice" and add the shipping fee.

[164farmer164]

I don't want to increase it.

Ex.

Buyer paid $20 shipping for 2 items. 

Cost to ship was $11. 

Ebay fees are $6.

Invoice for $17 S&H

[luckythewinner]

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@164farmer164 wrote:

I need to send an invoice. Where do I find my seller fee for items that haven't been paid for?  I want to pass those fees to the buyer.

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1) Selling fees are assessed based on the buyer;s payment and can vary based on a number of factions. If you have not been paid, those fees have not been assessed yet.

2) You are not allowed to adjust your invoice to include extra fees

[luckythewinner]

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@164farmer164 wrote:

Yes, but I am allowed to enter a shipping amount.  Is it assumed that I will eat my costs? Not a good way to run a business. 

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You are now changing your story. In your original post you said you wanted to pass on selling fees to the buyer, not shipping costs.

Shipping costs are determined by the shipping service that the buyer chooses when he pays. You do not get to change that amount afterward either. 

[pargran3]

No, it assumed that you know what you are doing and know (basically) what the fees will be and have that already built into what you listed the item for. 

[luckythewinner]

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@164farmer164 wrote:

I don't want to increase it.

Ex.

Buyer paid $20 shipping for 2 items. 

Cost to ship was $11. 

Ebay fees are $6.

Invoice for $17 S&H

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You said the item had not been paid for. Now you say he paid $20. Which is it?

And it looks like you found the selling fees which was your original question.

[164farmer164]

ex means example

[164farmer164]

How do I know what the fees will be before it is sold?

[stainlessenginecovers]

Use 13% of the Total Sale (Item + Shipping on all items) is close enough for 'invoicing' (to add to the 'shipping' after discounting)

In your example, you would be fine; but do not EVER increase the 'invoiced' amount ABOVE what your items stated shipping is)

[luckythewinner]

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@164farmer164 wrote:

How do I know what the fees will be before it is sold?

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As I told you, you cannot know the fees for sure before it is sold because the fees may depend on things that are not known until the item sells and/or the buyer pays.

[albertabrightalberta]

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@164farmer164 wrote:

How do I know what the fees will be before it is sold?

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You need to calculate your estimated fees before listing the item so you can set the price of the item at a price that's high enough to cover those fees. 

Your listings have a shipping cost (as opposed to "free" shipping where you building shipping costs into the price of the item) so there's nothing further to calculate. 

When a buyer pays for the item, you use their payment (that includes shipping) to pay for the shipping label you purchase.