Buyers Protection Best Offer

[paul45paul]

I have just accepted a best offer of £1075 on a watch only to find out I will only receive £1047.33. I understood that the buyer was liable for the buyers protection fee. Am I wrong?

[**peaseblossom**]

If a buyer makes the offer you get less because the Buyer Protection Fee is taken off.   If you make the offer the buyer pays more because the BPF is added on.

[papso22]

The buyer offers what they are prepared to pay, therefore that includes the BPF.

[forestfeline62]

If a buyer bids on an auction or makes an offer on a listing, the Buyer Protection fee is included in their auction or offer amount, so they know exactly how much they'll pay if they win the auction or if their offer is accepted. The seller sees the auction or offer price without the fee, so they know exactly how much they'll receive. As the Buyer Protection fee is variable, the fee amount that the buyer actually pays is calculated as part of the final auction selling price.

[runninginlane4]

I also think that is wrong. Ebay should have advised an offer had been made where you'd receive £1047.33 especially as they claim there are no seller fees.

[forestfeline62]

Here what it says on ebays information ....If a buyer bids on an auction or makes an offer on a listing, the Buyer Protection fee is included in their auction or offer amount, so they know exactly how much they'll pay if they win the auction or if their offer is accepted. The seller sees the auction or offer price without the fee, so they know exactly how much they'll receive. As the Buyer Protection fee is variable, the fee amount that the buyer actually pays is calculated as part of the final auction selling price.

[paul45paul]

Thanks my thoughts exactly. If I use EBay again I will leave off the best offer option. Appreciate your reply.

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[paul45paul]

Thanks for the information

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[paul45paul]

Thanks for the reply

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[paul45paul]

Thanks

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[goldenwolfman]

Another seller shafted by a system that is not as straight forward as sellers believe!

This ‘offer price’ is a an awfully misleading ‘sales ploy’ - the offer price is not what the seller gets or expects and I’ve pointed it out several times to sellers who are oblivious to it. Before some platform expert comes along and blames sellers for being unaware - remember the sales platform should be straightforward and obvious - not something they have to navigate carefully looking for what could be considered deliberate pitfalls with them bearing the cost … and loss. 
Think when simple delivery arrives you’ll see ‘many’ more issues arise and another big downturn in those questioning if this is any more the platform for them to be involved in.

[paul45paul]

Thank you for your support. I personally will say a less than fond farewell to EBay. Why they just didn’t maintain seller fees I don’t know   I knew exactly what I was doing then. Thanks again 


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[edwardian-dreams]

confusing  if you don’t  read all the  bumpf 

if eBay are copying vinted they have done this different

if you get an offer there it’s that and the buyer fees are on top of the offer 

this must be so because I never get n offer there for 5.88 for example 

It’s always  round number in a few pounds less than asking price

if vinted were taking off the buyer fee and presenting you with the offer it wouldn’t be that

I think  lol

[parsley2003]

I have taken all my best offers off