Buyer fees

[welsumm]

So from a recent purchase be aware that eBay is adding vat onto it’s advertised buyer fees, despite advertising that all prices include vat.

have checked with the private seller and he is not vat registered and does not know of any reason. Try asking eBay and have more chance of flying to the moon. Anyone know how to avoid this?

[jckl1957]

What is the item number?

If the seller is overseas, VAT will be automatically added.  I think this applies if their items are posted from overseas as well.

[plum993]

Private sellers selling with the new and included buyer protection fees.

Other terms and conditions

• The Buyer Protection fees displayed on this page are inclusive of UK VAT at 20%
• Depending on the tax legislation of the country where the buyer is located or where the order will be delivered, local Value Added Tax (VAT), Goods and Services Tax (GST) or similar consumption tax might apply on the Buyer Protection fee instead of UK VAT. We will collect tax when we have an obligation to do so. Any tax collected will be included in the buyer's order total at checkout.

[red_magpie]

I hadn't thought of this before, but as with any business providing a service VAT is payable on eBay's fees. This has nothing to do with whether the user is VAT registered.

I'm not sure where the VAT on their fees is shown, but I imagine it will say somewhere "including VAT".