Scammer protection tax

[liverpoolstamps]

What is this new buyer protection tax? 

ebay has always had buyer protection. If you claim your item hasn't arrived ebay will always issue a refund.

I don't understand why almost all of my items have been increased in price by about 50%. Ive had hardly any sales for a month now because of this ebay scam

[tobiasd4]

BP is 4% of price + 75p.

So for low value items like yours it pushes start price up.

Many don't like, but don't expect ebay to get rid of it.

[john1297576]

As you say, selling it as something new is a joke.

Sellers do not like it and buyers do not like it, but doubt it will be changed.

Of course it does only apply to private sellers.

[jckl1957]

The new fees do not apply to business sellers.  if you upgrade to a business account, your items will not be subject to the Buyer Protection Fee.

Do I need a business account?

If you plan to sell casually, such as selling items you no longer want, a private account is the best option. 

If you want to sell large quantities, if you have items that you've made or bought to resell or if you already have a business outside of eBay, you’ll need to register a business account.

[tommystrezures]

As @jckl1957 mentions these changes are not applicable if you were actually correctly registered.

I seem to remember that you are actually a member of the PTS,  and you did something last year with that Dad guy. I will have to check your website that I have bookmarked.

Infact by being incorrectly registered, you are depriving yourself of having the PTS shield against all of your listings.