I have just made 2 purchases from different people and been charged vat and buyer protection

Has anyone else had this happen

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I have just made 2 purchases from different people and been charged vat and buyer protection

Was the VAT on the item itself?

 

The Buyer Protection Fee includes VAT plus if the item is being sent using Simple Delivery then the postage will also include VAT. 

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I have just made 2 purchases from different people and been charged vat and buyer protection

porte2425
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Yes, everyone who has bought any item from a private seller in the UK since the buyer protection fees were introduced (several months ago) have paid the fee.
I'm assuming the vat is just the breakdown amount shown for a Simple Delivery postage cost (even though it doesn't seem like it).

None of this has ever been made clear to buyers, as far as I'm aware. But that's what eBay have changed/implemented.

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