What is exactly is "final sales price"?

[hu1416]

Relatively new seller here. I'm aware of the "$1000 ceiling" in which funds are held for 21-30 days if final sales price exceeds $1000. My question is, what exactly is the final sales price? I recently sold my first item a couple months ago, listed for $700 flat. Buyer ended up paying around $750 due to taxes, I paid for shipping. Was the final sales price 700 or 750? I'd like to know because I have another high value item that I'd like to sell for around $900-$1000 but I don't want eBay to hold my funds for an entire month if whatever the final sales price ends up being $1000.001 or something.  Any help would be appreciated, thanks. 

[bonjourami]

New sellers are subject to holds, even under the so called '1000 dollar ceiling'..sorry..you are fully registered for Managed Payments?

[caldreamer · Accepted solution]

EBAY bases total sale on (purchase price + shipping + sales tax).

[kensgiftshop]

@hu1416 

Doesn't matter what is sells for, you're a new seller and the funds will be held.

[pburn]

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@caldreamer wrote:

EBAY bases total sale on (purchase price + shipping + sales tax).

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@hu1416 

As other posters have stated, the dollar amount of the transaction is not the only reason for eBay to hold pending payouts.

Here's a good eBay help page that explains payment holds for you to read:

Payments on hold 

Good luck!

[dnasilver]

Never heard of the $1000 ceiling. 

[redmodelt]

Could be just new seller limit. Depending on the sellers credit or other, there are different amounts for different sellers.