why I'm I paying 20% Ebay fees ? 9.9 selling fees and an additional 9.9 selling fee when my buyers

[customalarmsandcameras]

Hi , why I'm I paying 20% Ebay fees ? 9.9 selling fees and an additional 9.9 selling fee when my buyers decide upgrade to express post ?

I sold it for $259.99 with free regular shipping , My Final Valve fee was $28.31 But the buyer wanted an upgrade to express shipping so i changed him $13.00 shipping cost . The actual shipping costs of the express shipping was $15.90 , that is an lost of $2.90 straight off the bat .

So this is my question WHY IS EBAY charging me additional 10% $1.42 for my Express shipping , Im not making money out of it , so should EBAY ?????????????

uHoo: Most Advanced Indoor Air Toxin Sensor ** 8 Different Sensors in this  Final price: AU $259.99 (Fixed Price)

192252718352

09-Aug-17 20:43:23 AEST

Final Value fee

AU $28.31

uHoo: Most Advanced Indoor Air Toxin Sensor ** 8 Different Sensors in this  ArticleID: E; Service: eBay Australia Post Express Post; Postage: $12.95; Signature: $2.95; Insurance: $0.00

192252718352

11-Aug-17 14:36:37 AEST

Australia Post shipping fee

AU $15.90

uHoo: Most Advanced Indoor Air Toxin Sensor ** 8 Different Sensors in this  Postage, handling and other related costs: AU $13.00 (Fixed Price)

192252718352

10-Aug-17 01:34:03 AEST

Final Value Fee on Shipping

AU $1.42

[lyndal1838]

Ebay has been charging the final value fee on postage for ages now.

You are already paying it on the standard postage which is built into your item price so what is the problem with paying it on the extra postage you are charging your buyer?

[e_traders_aus]

you know 10% fvf of the item and 10% fee of the postage doesnt not equate to 20% of the total right? its still 10%

[chameleon54]

Ebay have been charging fvf on postage for a couple of years. Is it fair ? probably not, but if they dont get the money that way they would have to increase the fvf on the item sale price to make the same amount of money. Ebay as a company are not making huge profits, so it is not blatant profiteering. They are only just keeping their heads above water and making very modest profits for a company of its size.

There are probably a lot of past management decisions which have adversly affected ebays viability, but they cant be changed now. It is what it is. We either pay 15% - 20% commision on selling our items, or walk away and find something else to do. Personally I,m having a bet each way. I,m still happy to sell on ebay and pay the fees, but are spreading the risk by earning some of my income off of ebay as well.

[chameleon54]

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@e_traders_aus wrote:

you know 10% fvf of the item and 10% fee of the postage doesnt not equate to 20% of the total right? its still 10%

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If the postage cost is similar to the item sale price, the total ebay fvf equates to around 20% of the item sale price.

[davewil1964]

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@chameleon54 wrote:

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@e_traders_aus wrote:

you know 10% fvf of the item and 10% fee of the postage doesnt not equate to 20% of the total right? its still 10%

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If the postage cost is similar to the item sale price, the total ebay fvf equates to around 20% of the item sale price.

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But it certainly isn't in this case.

The use of hyperbole, which claiming a 20% fee when it's the standard 10 and a bit, tends to obscure the supposed problem. if people stuck to facts when they asked questions, they might get a more sympathetic response.

Like claiming being $2.90 in the hole, because they charged $13 for express when it cost $15.90. Forgetting that standard postage was already included in the item price.

[kopenhagen5]

It's funny how those coming to community screaming and accusing then after being pointed out their incorrect, never seem to come back. 

Maybe they feel a little of a "How embarrassment" moment. 

I was taught to think n check before you speak.

And in the times of online postings, one needs to be careful of not being slanderous.

[porcelain_dolls_by_me]

Or "engage brain before putting mouth into gear"

[customalarmsandcameras]

Sorry if you couldn't work it out for yourself ! It was CLEAR AS DAY what I was saying !

I wanted opinion ,  but I want the opinion from a real seller that actually sold PRODUCT .

You are right on some of your points , like my maths ! but I still don't think that they need to take 9.9 % additional for express posting ! 

I would like to hear from someone that sell more than $2.00 a month or actually sells anything to get there opinion 

Thanks 

[lyndal1838]

You obviously don't know about posting IDs.

Davewil has several other selling accounts with feedback in the thousands and does know how ebay works.