Over charged for fees

[bouth_ro]

OK fees are over the top on ebay and they are charging final value fee on Tax they take out. Here is the last sale I made and look at the fees. I have a no international shipping, but they charged if the buyer is out of the country. 

I am not even sure if they can charge a fee on tax they collect. Ebay use to be far and I did a lot of selling and buying here but now most is done on Amazon and I find it much better, and fee are not over the top. 

Think it is time to move on and sell and buy on Amazon till they get greedy like eBay did.

Fees based on

$404.46

Total fees for item 

Final Value Fee -$52.18 Variable percentage • Cell Phones & Accessories category

• • Rate for $0.00 - $7,500.00

    $404.46

    ×

    12.9% =

    -$52.18
    International Fee

    -$6.67

    Charged because the buyer’s registered address is in Brazil. Final amount: $404.46.

    Rate

    $404.46

    ×

    1.65% =

    -$6.67

Final Value Fee

-$0.30

Per order fixed amount

Total fees

-$59.15

[dnasilver]

So your fees are 14.6%, how much did the item cost you? What is your ROI?

[monica-sells]

not trying to be difficult or a 'doubting' thomas

but what would your costs be for this item on Amazon? 

[lamber9347]

Since you are already selling on Amazon, per your post, how much would the fees be to sell this same item at same amount? 

[collectfest]

You're coming out pretty good as I see it, I am paying about 30% including shipping and I am happy. 

[luckythewinner]

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@lamber9347 wrote:

Since you are already selling on Amazon, per your post, how much would the fees be to sell this same item at same amount? 

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Repeating the question for emphasis. 

[aqeeqsouq]

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@bouth_ro wrote:

12.9% =

-$52.18

International Fee

-$6.67

Charged because the buyer’s registered address is in Brazil. Final amount: $404.46.

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Some overseas buyers using u.s parcel forwarding companies to buying things from u.s sellers (even if sellers don't offering international shipping).

parcel forwarding companies like (myus.com) giving international shoppers access to US-made products. By giving consumers a temporary mailing address in the US to ship items to before shipping them overseas.

Your customer's registered address is in Brazil, but when he bought the item from you, he provided you his US shipping address that he definitely got it from one of US parcel forwarding companies. but ebay don't care if the shipping address is in United States as long the buyer's registered address in his/her ebay account not in US. they will charge the seller a International Fee.

@bouth_ro 

[bouth_ro]

That is a fee that is unneeded its like a dealer fee at car lots. They want to charge more so they came up with the fee. Before some rich car dealer got gready there was no such fee. I had a car lot I know. 

[monroe67]

Well, having looked at your post and seen your math, all your numbers do add up, and you calculated the Final Value Fee (FVF) and International Fee the way eBay says, in the User Agreement, they are calculated.  You even included the thirty cents, which sometimes gets excluded in discussions here.  

Yes, according to eBay's policies on fees, that $59.15 does seem to be the appropriate fee.  

So, then, I guess your post is more or less informational, except for this statement: "I am not even sure if they can charge a fee on tax they collect."

Yes, of course.  eBay is allowed to charge a fee on the sales/use taxes they collect.  

eBay is fair.  Their fee structure is laid out clearly and in very simple terms.  You understood it well enough to quote all the appropriate calculations on this one sale.   

Hope it all works out for you.  

[monroe67]

"That is a fee that is unneeded its like a dealer fee at car lots. They want to charge more so they came up with the fee. Before some rich car dealer got gready there was no such fee. I had a car lot I know."

So -- are you admitting here that you are rich because, as a previous owner of a car lot, you wanted to charge more, so you got greedy (note spelling), and started charging fees that were not needed?  

Yikes.  

[albertabrightalberta]

@bouth_ro 

You're mistaken. You were charged exactly the fee you were supposed to be charged. 

Congrats on your sale! 

[dbfolks166mt]

     Not sure how you figure you were overcharged on the FVF's. Your math is correct and in accordance with eBay's published fee rates/percentages. The only thing I would possibly check is whether eBay actually charged the buyer  sales tax. What is the buyers mailing address? If the buyer is using a freight forwarder a lot of those are located in states that do not have sales tax.