My friend has been in the mail order biz for 40 years
a shipping and handling fee breaks down like this:
shipping fee is the amount at the post office. (period)
handling fees are many things, including the materials
that are used to package the item. Labor in packing
and transportation costs to go to the post office. (period)
Sales tax may apply at the post office, but no tax
is applied for the handling materials because the
company has a business and they pay state and
federal taxes. They have a retail license.
No other fees are worked into a handling fee unless
the seller is ripping buyers off!
The FVF is an illegal tax or fee whatever you call it. (Period)
I knew a seller, who after 13 years closed is eBay store
because they told him he could not include packing
tape and gas for is car in the handling fee?
This is stupid. Every major mail order company on earth
takes all of the amounts for handling an item to be shipped
into account. They have to because they make no profits
off of the S&H fees. Sorry but you are incorrect.
On line platforms are ripping people off because they can! (period)
But no worries the State of California will do nothing about it. (period)
