https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Seller-Central/EBay-asking-for-national-insurance-number/m-p/7798132#M712109 <P>Hi all</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>This may have been asked but I haven't found it</P><P>So, the value that Ebay provide to HMRC as "profit" I guess(?) for any individual</P><P>Is that "Profit" the same value that Ebay tell you you have "Earnt" from any individual sale?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>SO, I sell a toy for £5 and pay £3 post - total £8 (But Ebay now charge the extra 75p+3% for "Buyer protection - which means Ebay hold MY money for a few more dats to grab a few extra pennies in interest cos they are hard up! - just say its another money making scam we have obliged you to use and stop lying to us!!)</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>EBay charge me 13.9% fees on that £8 INC the £3 post even htough this is NOT Profit</P><P>They also quickly forget that the "profit" they tell me in fact has NOT YET had the postal costs removed<BR />so, for this example, Ebay say I earned £11 minus 13.9% which I think is about £1.59 so my profit is calculated as £9.41 - is THIS the value they send to HMRC?</P><P><BR />In fact, I paid £3 post so my PROFIT&nbsp; is actually £6.41 less whatever the original cost was for the item<BR />Who is going to sort all this mess out?</P> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:50:53 GMT jimpowney 2025-03-10T15:50:53Z