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Sam
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Apart from buying things occasionally I have also set up an eBay shop for my business to sell various things like refurbished PCs, new motherboards bundles, etc. etc.

Anyway yesterday I sold a motherboard bundle for £295. According to their price structure I should have been charged a final value fee of £7.52 (taking into account the fact I am VAT registered and so am exempt from paying 15% Luxembourg VAT, and also that they charge the FVF on shipping as well as the auction item ).

I notice in my 'seller account' section that I have been charged £7.67 for the FVF on this item. As I type this I am currently in an online chat session with someone that just copies and pastes text from their website, but when I asked what the 15p difference is, they said "In order to resolve this issue for you I will need to escalate this to a specialised team who will investigate your concerns and send you a reply via email." after I explained the calculations to them.

Assuming that I won't get an email back from them (never did so in previous chat sessions about other things in the past), is there anything else I can do apart from not use eBay again?

I know it's only 15p but I am planning on putting up a few hundred items on my eBay shop so it all adds up!
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should have an ebay fees thread really tbh
Sam
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Or an "I hate eBay" sub forum
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PayPal/eBay = scum
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It's their train set so they charge what they want. If you want the global coverage ebay provides then it comes with a premium. Surely though, you pay the VAT and then claim it back next quarter like normal purchases?

I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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quote:
Originally posted by xa0s
PayPal/eBay = scum



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quote:
Originally posted by Ste W
It's their train set so they charge what they want. If you want the global coverage ebay provides then it comes with a premium. Surely though, you pay the VAT and then claim it back next quarter like normal purchases?


Unfortunately not, they are based in Luxembourg so anything they bill has 15% Luxembourg VAT (not 20% UK) added to it. If you are VAT registered then all you have to do is give them your VAT number and you are exempt from paying it, which I have done.

Bit complicated to explain, it's some kind of reverse VAT stuff which my accountant tried to explain to me once

But essentially, I get billed with no VAT from eBay.

BTW - my gripe isn't with them charging high fees, it's with them charging me more than they are supposed to!

[Edited on 10-10-2011 by Sam]
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Is that not including a 15p listing fee?

FVF are not charged on shipping for me?? I only pay FVF on selling price, not the shipping as well.

Thats why all the china listings are 99p and £50 postage etc.

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BIN fee is 10p/listing for my eBay shop. The FVF doesn't include a listing fee as far as I can make out (that's charged separately at the time of submission).

Edit - looks like only ebay.com are charging FVF on shipping, UK one doesn't according to this.

Hmmm... The plot thickens

[Edited on 10-10-2011 by Sam]
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Thats not bad, I sold something for £8 and they look about 75 pence off me in fees plus the listing fee and paypal I ened up with less than £5!

 
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