@ntz795, you have forgotten about the eBay fees and the sales tax. eBay fees are calculated on the total amount that the buyer paid, including shipping and sales tax. Then the eBay fees and the sales tax are deducted from the total amount. If you pay for the shipping from your available funds, then that is deducted as well. The sales tax is a pass-through and is sent to the buyer's state.
You need to price your items so that the purchase price covers all of your expenses, plus the profit that you need to make the sale worth while.
Using your numbers as an example, and assuming 6% sales tax (which is about the average) and the default 12.9% for FVF, here's how the fees work out for that sale:
| PAYMENT: | | amount: | calculated on: (comments) |
| purchase price | | $ 25.00 | |
| shipping cost | | $ 5.00 | |
| subtotal | | $ 30.00 | |
| sales tax | 6.0% | $ 1.80 | subtotal (at buyer's rate) |
| total payment | | $ 31.80 | |
| FEES & DEDUCTIONS: | | | |
| variable final value fee | 12.9% | $ 4.10 | total payment |
| fixed final value fee | $ 0.30 | $ 0.30 | |
| total eBay fees | | $ 4.40 | |
| sales tax | | $ 1.80 | (sent to buyer's state) |
| shipping label | | $ 5.00 | (if purchased with available funds) |
| total deductions | | $ 11.20 | (total eBay fees + sales tax + shipping label) |
| PAYOUT: | | | |
| payout sent | | $ 20.60 | (total payment - total deductions) |
