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Old 06-26-2021, 09:09 PM
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Default eBay Fees on Buyer-Paid Sales Tax

On a recent ebay sale, I paid a fee of $23.22 that was solely calculated from the $188 sales tax my buyer paid to his home state. I will concede eBay justifying the standard processing fee of 2.9% ($5.45) on the funds transaction.

So should we view the remaining $17.77 as a convenience fee for handling the taxes, or a cash grab? I just don't see how tax remittance could be discrete from overall operating costs, but what do I know.
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