Why is my final value fee always slightly over 10 per cent?

[harrison6362]

I noticed that my final value fees are always slightly over 10 per cent and I can't figure out why.

Recent example: I sold some pins from Canada to Canada, auction style, for $26 CDN. There was no listing fee, no upgrades of any kind, no shipping costs. It was the most simple straightforward scenario I can imagine.

Anyway, my FVF was $2.73, a percentage of 10.5% - where is this 0.5% coming from? I can't find it anywhere on the eBay site.

I looked at some older auctions with the same simple scenario and again, there's always a few pennies tacked on at the end with no easy explanation. I am an Above Standard seller with no strikes to my name. I can't figure it out. Help?

[ikrananka]

Sorry for bumping an old thread but I have exactly the same question.  I keep getting charged 10.5% instead of 10%.  What gives?

[ypdc_dennis]

10% FVF plus 5% GST (Alberta rate) on the fee makes 10.5%

[ikrananka]

Thank you, at least I now understand the reason. Why eBay obfuscate this so much is beyond me. They seem to make it quite difficult to find a breakdown of the fees per auction and then don't show the sales tax separately. Of if they do I have been unable to find it.

[ypdc_dennis]

Sales tax is shown separately on the monthly invoice for the entire month's worth of fees. It is not shown separately for each listing/sale/store fee.