why has ebay changed my starting bid ?

[onaplate]

I have just listed a few things on eBay , but when i looked at my listing eBay has added some money onto my listing starting bid price WHY? 

[plum993]

This will be ebay adding buyer protection fees to private seller listings,as of FEB 4th this year

Check out the fees applied and more in this link, Buyer Protection - information for sellers | eBay

[fargvs]

Read about eBay additional 4% Buyer Protection fee + £0.75 starting on 4th February for Private sellers only > https://www.ebay.co.uk/help/buying/paying-items/buyer-protection-fee?id=5594