Final Value Fee for seller & buyer 'Import Tax'

[cinemascope2014]

Can anyone point me to where Ebay state in their seller terms and conditions the Final Value Fees and the import tax the buyer pays?   

eg - just sold a book to NZ for $30, with $24 post, with the buyer paying an added $8.10 GST.

The seller fees are based on $62.10, not the $54.

The international fee charge is also based on the $62.10, not the $54.

I can't find where it's stated that they add the import tax the buyer pays to the overall final value fee they charge the seller. Any help finding this would be great. Thanks!

[gutterpunkz05]

 

Read our full terms for final value fees

• When you sell an item on eBay, the final value fee is calculated as a percentage of the total sale amount per item (item price + postage and handling charges), plus a fixed charge of $0.30 per order.
  • The item price is the winning bid (for auction-style listings), the Buy It Now price (for fixed price listings or auctions where the buyer chose a Buy It Now option), or the offer price (if the buyer and seller agree on a price using Best Offer, or the buyer accepts an offer sent by a seller), and does not include the value of any eBay voucher, coupon or discount offer applied by the buyer at checkout.
  • The postage and handling charges include postage, handling fees and any additional services paid for by the buyer (e.g. Signature on Delivery), and any applicable taxes.
  • An order is defined as any number of items purchased by the same buyer at checkout with the same delivery method.

 

International sales fee

If your registered address is in Australia, you pay an international sales fee when the delivery location for the item (entered by the buyer during checkout) is outside Australia.

This fee is calculated as 1.1% (incl. GST) of the total sale amount (including postage and handling, and any tax or other applicable fees) and is automatically deducted from your sales proceeds.

If your registered address is not in Australia, please refer to the fee page for your country or region of residence for your international sales fee information.

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[canuckpinkprincess]

This is the biggest scam.  Just another gouging tactic by eBay.  They have a lot of nerve charging final value fees on tax that they collect for another Country - if the Seller doesn't receive the funds, then the amount should not be included when working out the sale amount.  Ugh!!!!!

[sugar249]

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@canuckpinkprincess wrote:

This is the biggest scam.  Just another gouging tactic by eBay.  They have a lot of nerve charging final value fees on tax that they collect for another Country - if the Seller doesn't receive the funds, then the amount should not be included when working out the sale amount.  Ugh!!!!!

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Its as clear as day in the T&C's,  but you hadnt bothered to read them before agreeing to them.  You can hardly call it a scam, they are upfront about it.

[brulinsfarm]

OMG, if it's not bad enough that they take a % of the postage (leaving you out of pocket if you quote correctly on overseas postage) I've just discovered they charge a final value fee on import tax that the seller doesn't even receive!

Fixed fees, variable fees, international sales fee, currency conversion charge (if applic), GST & fees on import tax.

Big turn off for selling OS. 😞