So I sold a sleeping bag for $30 plus shipping under a promoted listing adding an additional 9.5%. So I should be charged the standard 12.9% ($3.87) plus 9.5% ($2.85) plus $0.30 which would be $7.02 leaving me with a profit of $22.98. Well that would be true if eBay weren't scam artists. So the person who bought it was charged a total of $30 for the sleeping bag, $19.27 for shipping, and $2.85 in tax coming to a total of $52.12. Well ebay charged me the fees based on the $52.12 so 12.9% ($6.72) plus 9.5% ($4.95) plus $0.30 equals $12 and I still gotta pay the $19.27 for shipping and I dont receive the tax. $52.12‐$2.85 tax means i received $49.27. Well $49.27-$12‐$19.27=$18.... so I was charged a total of 40% to sell on ebay, what a scam. How can they claim they only charge 12.9% or 9.5% for promoting when this clearly isn't the case?
