mam98031 • Volunteer Community Member • Buyer/Seller since 1999
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@xhairdresser wrote:i would like to know why i`m being charged 13.3% instead of 13.25% does anybody else notice the changes in there fees let me know thanks
Thanks for the heads up.
I was curious (and having been trained as an accountant I am also an avid number cruncher).
I checked my most recent sale. It is indeed overcharging me by 2 cents. Now as another mentioned 2 cents is hardly enough to make an issue over.
BUT if I sell 1000+ items a month and that works out to $20.00 in a month, $240.00 in a year.
So tell me, at what threshold does it become worth noticing?
Then consider the gazillion transactions on eBay in total every day. Even at 1-2 pennies at a time (to quote Tip O’Neill) pretty soon we’re talking some real money.
@xhairdresser wrote:i would like to know why i`m being charged 13.3% instead of 13.25% does anybody else notice the changes in there fees let me know thanks
Thanks for the heads up.
I was curious (and having been trained as an accountant I am also an avid number cruncher).
I checked my most recent sale. It is indeed overcharging me by 2 cents. Now as another mentioned 2 cents is hardly enough to make an issue over.
BUT if I sell 1000+ items a month and that works out to $20.00 in a month, $240.00 in a year.
So tell me, at what threshold does it become worth noticing?
Then consider the gazillion transactions on eBay in total every day. Even at 1-2 pennies at a time (to quote Tip O’Neill) pretty soon we’re talking some real money.
@xhairdresser wrote:yes i have checked math and added the $.30 and it`s correct they aren`t charging more just curious of what was going on and if any others are having the same issue thanks for getting back to me and that explains everything
The 30 cents is a per payment fee. A flat fee whether you get paid $1 or $5,000. We had the same fee when PayPal was our money processor.
The FVF Ebay charges on the total amount the buyer pays for most categories is 13.25%.
If you want to add the 30 cent per transaction fee in with your FVF to divide it and come up with the percentage you are paying in Ebay fees, the percentage will constantly change because it is a flat fee.
On $10 the FVF is $1.33 plus the 30 cent fixed fee. So 1.63 divided by $10 = 16.3%
On $20 the FVF is $2.65 plus the 30 cent fixed fee. So $2.95 divided by $20 = 14.75%
It would be a difficult thing to keep track of as the percentage will change with every transaction. It is far easier to deal with as 13.25% + 30 cent fixed fee.
@xhairdresser wrote:well put that`s what i`m talking about the money now isn`t much but down the road it will be and ebay is getting richer and richer off us sellers who are struggling any way
I'm not sure I understand. We have paid a 30 cent transaction fee since 2002 when we started using PayPal as are money processor. Now Ebay is our money processor and they charge the 30 cent per transaction fee.
I'm unsure as to why this seems like a new fee to you.
Have you never noticed it in all these years??
