You're correct they are collecting the sales tax from the buyer, but
then they take the commission out of the seller because they base their
commission on the "final value" (which includes item price, sales tax,
AND shipping). The seller makes no mon...
I don't mind them charging sales tax to the person I sell to, but when
the buyer pays the full final sale amount (sales price, sales tax, and
shipping) eBay charges me for it's commission based on all three. I make
no money on the shipping, or the sa...