We all know how it works, you don’t have to explain it. That’s not the point I’m making. It’s that many of us feel as though the so called ‘Buyer Protection Fee’ is being pushed onto sellers.
For example, I have an item listed for £60 but I wouldn’t take less than £50 for it. Someone offers me £50 but it includes the BPF so I’ll come out with £47 or so. I’m already knocking £10 off but it will be £13 because I’m absorbing the BPF. Negotiating on eBay is like the modern version of Knockdoor Run. There’s no point submitting a counter offer because you’ll never hear from them again. Like it or not, Vinted and Depop have got it right to add the BPF on top of any offer. I think we all knew that eBay not charging selling fees was never going to be sustainable so they could have lowered the selling fees and everybody would have seen it as a bonus.