Final Value Fee is based on Total Including Sales Tax for Canadians - WHY???

[salvadord]

Why is eBay going against their own posted policy??  eBay Canada is charging a Final Value Fee on the Total Amount of the Transaction, including the Taxes paid by buyer.  According to eBay themselves, Taxes are NOT TO BE INCLUDED in calculating FINAL VALUE FEE.  So then, why are they gouging Canadians and charging us in the Taxes also??  Here is their policy right from their own pages:

"If the item or relisted item sells, you're charged a final value fee calculated on the total amount of the sale and are charged per item.  In this case, the " total amount of the sale" is the final price of the item, shipping charges, and any other amounts you may charge the buyer. Sales tax is not included."

AM I MISSING SOMETHING HERE EBAY???????

[brettjet38]

Thats the thing when you read old web pages , you get the wrong info

[marnotom!]

Okay, I think I found the page that you found, @salvadord.  It's this one, right?

https://pages.ca.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html

Did you find it with a Google search?  That's how I found it.  That page is hosted on eBay.com, not eBay.ca like the current help pages, and appears to be about six years old as it makes reference to "upcoming" fee increases for 2018.  It's also not designed like the current help pages.

I think that page is still up for archival purposes.  It doesn't seem to be linked to anything currently on the eBay.ca help pages:

https://www.ebay.ca/help/sr?query=selling+fees&origin=1

[salvadord]

Yes, I think that is probably it. Not sure why it came up for me to see it? However, notwithstanding the old page, and notwithstanding the response I received that these were standard on all platforms, I still think the fees are outrageous. I just sold an item for $8.00, and eBay charged me: FINAL VALUE $1.60 (based on Final Value including shipping and taxes?) another FINAL VALUE FIXED AMOUNT $.40 INTERNATIONAL FEE $.05 then I have to pay taxes of $.027 on the total of all these fees. And this is FAIR?? More like profiteering.

[marnotom!]

It's not a matter of fairness. @salvadord.  The fees are what they are and sellers decide if they can put up with them or not.

I don't know about you, but if I was listing this $8.00 card for a friend and doing all the work involved in selling it, I wouldn't consider $2.50 or so enough compensation for all the work I did.

[brettjet38]

If you already did not know & evidently you do NOT...

This TAX collection system was planned by your elected Canadian Government, not eBay!

It was in the 2021 Canadian Budget, you did read it right, as a voter you should always read what is going through the system in the pork rind, CBC and most mainstream media only tells you the "things" the GOV wants to be publicized...

Also, it applies to all "online marketplaces" Amazon, Etsy, and all others. 

Any marketplace "Facilitator" that makes over $30,000.00CDN in sales has no choice other than to charge and collect the tax, this is not an eBay thing, it's a Government thing, put in place by the people you elected and put into office...

If you have an issue you can contact your local MP.

BTW - This is actually a worldwide thing, the UK, USA, Australia, and a whole slew of others already have a similar tax and many more shortly will.

And, yes it applies to USED GOODS sold through a "marketplace facilitator"

And the TAXES you are paying are based on the entire amount of the transaction you conducted on eBay, that's the Goods & Services bit...

This is the same thing I post every time I see this USED TAX nonsense, the issue is not eBay it is YOU for not reading about what your government plans and not reading eBay policy about fees charged...

[reallynicestamps]

The USA, Canada, Australia  and the EU, and quite likely other governments have in the past few years passed laws that merchant sites like eBay, Amazon, etsy, PoshMark, etc which collect and process payments for sellers using their sites must collect and remit sale taxes.

If you are concerned about that you can write your Member of Parliament at:
House of Commons

Ottawa  ON K1A 0A6

CANADA

You don't even have to stamp the envelope, just write OHMS where the stamp would be, since this is a "free franking" privilege.

[mrdutch1001]

Yes, You are definitely missing / or NOT understanding the way fees are calculated here on eBay....and eBay does NOT hide how these fees are calculated. This is eBay's site and as a seller/user of this site you agree to THEIR terms & conditionsd & their FEES!

[marnotom!]

Where are you seeing what you're seeing about taxes not being part of the Final Value Fee calculation?

This is what I see here (my emphasis):

We charge one final value fee when your item sells, and you don't have to worry about third-party payment processing fees. This fee is calculated as a percentage of the total amount of the sale, plus a per order fee. For orders $10.00 or less the per order fee is $0.30, for orders over $10.00 the per order fee is $0.40.

The total amount of the sale includes the item price, any handling charges, the shipping service the buyer selects, sales tax, and any other applicable fees. If you offer 1-day or international shipping as well as a cheaper or free option (like domestic shipping), the total amount of the sale is calculated based on the cheapest domestic option you offer. If you only offer 1-day or international shipping but no cheaper option like domestic shipping, the total amount of the sale is calculated based on the service the buyer chooses.