Seller was kind enough to cancel the sale for me, how does he recover his listing fees?

[karterfr125]

The seller was graciously enough to cancel my purchase after I won the auction because my wife had already bought one for my Christmas gift,    HOW DOES THE SELLER RECOVER HIS EBAY LISTING COSTS?

Thanks

Glenn

[reallynicestamps]

His costs are in two parts.

The actual listing costs are pretty minimal: between Free with some promotions and 30 cents unless he also chooses to use certain options.

These are paid on listing and are not refundable.

And of course there is the cost of his labour in describing, photographing and uploading the listing.

The SELLING fees (Final Value Fees) are a substantial percentage of the selling price but are refunded by eBay when you as the buyer agree to his Request for a Mutual Cancellation.

And of course leave friendly feedback is always appreciated. In addition, a pleasant transaction should get Five Stars in the Detailed Seller Ratings. These Ratings help qualify sellers for lower fees and higher placement in Search so are very important to sellers.