How can you tell what the actual FVF will be with eBay stores?

[sapphireseal]

I was thinking of trying out a store, and was comparing the FVFs on the different tiers.  At first I thought the Basic store offered a FVF of 4.915%.  "Wow, that's really good!" I thought.  Then I looked reread and saw it was a range FROM 4% to 9.15%.

9.15% hardly seems like a discount worth getting excited about.  (Couldn't even drop it a full percent, eBay?  REALLY?)  Whereas 4% would be a big deal.  What determines the FVF?  Is it based on the category an item is in?  Or how much a seller sells?  Or?

I mostly sell vintage toys, in Toys & Hobbies, if that makes a difference.

[nobody*s_perfect · Accepted solution]

Yes, it's based on category.  This basic fees page has a list of categories with the FVF rate for each one. Alas, 9.15% is the most prevalent rate.  It used to be 9% but then eBay decided they wanted a little more.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/storefees.html

[sapphireseal]

Thanks, that's very helpful.  I looked up the fees for my typical category and it's 9.15%.  Wow.  eBay is cheap, lol.