Ok, technically it's a Buyer fee same as the original buyer fees. Except that sellers were arguably expected to reduce their prices to accommodate those. But the hike from 87p or 155p to tracked postage is a very big one to absorb. And low value items simply ARE harder to sell with hefty tracked postage on top.
Aside from that a comic or record costing £2 simply doesn't NEED a tracked service with a minimum £2.72 cost. RM standard postage has included cover up to £20 for a couple of decades now. I always used to ask why cover was no longer linked to stamp prices, but nobody would have foreseen it'd be irrelevant just because Ebay introduced an arbitrary £10 maximum.
Yes, I've have removed most of my low value items now, especially where a SD label might potentially have negated the item price and left me owing money to Ebay (if it had been deducted from proceeds). Ebay's loss?
As you say, sellers are resourceful and will find ways to provide good customer service. While Ebay seems determined to end all that. Perhaps Seller 'Fine' is a better description for the unnecessary and un-refundable SD labels? I won't quibble with you there. 😉
P.S. Weren't you going to update your quote to include the third way to be fooled? Believing what Ebay tell you today?
