topic Re: Shipping fees in Selling

Shipping fees

outback_blends — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 02:45:31 GMT

Just looking at my account. and I see that I am being charged $7.40 for a 500g bag which is the going rate but I am getting hit $0.77 for the final value fee on shipping. I thought the FVF on shipping was 9.9% like all other FVF fees

Did someone change something ?

Re: Shipping fees

jfmgray — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 03:55:49 GMT

The shipping fee is calculated against what you actually charged and collected from the buyer for shipping, not what eBay charged you for the 500 gm bag.

Re: Shipping fees

collect247 — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 04:13:46 GMT

You should actually get charged $0.73 so getting charged $0.77 is way over the top.

Re: Shipping fees

imastawka — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 04:21:17 GMT

@didawaywith wrote:
You should actually get charged $0.73 so getting charged $0.77 is way over the top.

Not if they're charging $7.80 for postage

Re: Shipping fees

lane-ends — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 04:24:51 GMT

@jfmgray wrote:
The shipping fee is calculated against what you actually charged and collected from the buyer for shipping, not what eBay charged you for the 500 gm bag.

This you charge $7.80 for post x 9.9% =0.77c.

Ebay is charging you the fee on the money that changes hand, not how it is broken down. That is how they combat fee evasion by sellers manipulating shipping costs

Re: Shipping fees

collect247 — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 04:28:52 GMT

Just saw their postage rate lol

Re: Shipping fees

outback_blends — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 06:55:12 GMT

DOH ...blonde moment .... thanks folks.

Re: Shipping fees

clarry100 — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 07:09:46 GMT

So instead of charging your buyer $7.80 for postage you should be charging them $8.27 if you don't wish to lose on the deal.

The 9.9% fee on $8.27 = $0.82

So you are left with the $7.45 that you actually have to pay ebay for the postage label.

Re: Shipping fees

imastawka — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 07:23:58 GMT

We're all going now.

Clarrie's right as per usual