Question about eBay's cut

[deabra43]

I am new here. I just sold an item for $435. It was a 7-day auction.

The eBay cut is $44.70. I thought it would be $43.50. Not a big deal, but I'm curious about why it's more than 10%.

This is how aBay presents it:

Item: nikon AF-S nikkor 17-35 1:2.8D ED-IF
Item number: 363315438996

Insertion fee: $0.00
Final value fee: $44.70
Promotion: $0.35 or credit $0.00

I don't get that last line.

The shipping I charged was $12. Is that where the extra $1.20 came from? I didn't think they took a cut of shipping.

[mtgraves7984]

Yes, the fee is charged on the item price plus the shipping cost.

[fab_finds4u]

The fee is on the total cost of the buyer's payment. Item cost, shipping, and applicable sales tax.

[electrola_man]

The first reply is right.  It calculates out like this.  $435 for item + $12 shipping = $447.00.  10% of that is $44.70.

[slippinjimmy]

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@deabra43 wrote:

Promotion: $0.35 or credit $0.00

I don't get that last line.

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The last line is puffery indicating you used one of your "free" listings.

[deabra43]

Thanks all!

[releasethekraken_1]

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@fab_finds4u wrote:

The fee is on the total cost of the buyer's payment. Item cost, shipping, and applicable sales tax.

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They're not in Managed Payments, so eBay doesn't charge them a fee on the sales tax.

[nkpina2014]

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@releasethekraken_1 wrote:

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@fab_finds4u wrote:

The fee is on the total cost of the buyer's payment. Item cost, shipping, and applicable sales tax.

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They're not in Managed Payments, so eBay doesn't charge them a fee on the sales tax.

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Had they been in MP, they would have paid more fees (assuming taxes were collected).  😞