fee calculation

[zepp2010]

Hi,

I'm trying to calculate the fees from a recent sale:

Sale price: £700

Postage: £10

Total: £710

eBay fee £43.32

Paypal fee: £20.89

So the questions I have are:

1) Are both eBay & PP fees calculated on the full £710? It would seem that PP should calculate their fee after eBay have taken their cut (otherwise you have two calculations based on the full amount)

2) I charged £10 postage. It will cost that (not charging for packaging, just the actual cost). Are PP & eBay including the postage in their fees?

Thanks for the clarification.

Dayve

[rusticrye]

Everything you need to know about selling on Ebay, including what Ebay's (and PayPal's) fees are, and when they take them from you, is in the Seller Centre. Surely you checked them out before listing anything for sale...? That's the only way you can calculate your pricing.

Ebay's and PayPal's fees are charged on the full amount you charge the buyer.

PayPal take their payment processing fee (2.9% plus 30p) the second the buyer's payment hits your PayPal account.

Ebay's fees are called for by monthly invoice. If you're still being paid via PayPal, the Ebay selling fee is the category % plus 20% VAT.

As a business seller, you'll shortly be switched from PayPal to Ebay's Managed Payment's system if that hasn't already happened. The selling fee will be the new higher category %, plus 30p, plus 20% VAT.

@zepp2010