Be Very, Very Careful With eBay's Offers

[Exhibitman]

I am running a detailed column on it tomorrow but for those who do not read it, in a nutshell, eBay offered me a deal:

"50% off final value fees for trading card singles over $1000. List now and sell by 5/4/25. Valid on single cards, graded and ungraded, in the Sports Trading Cards, Non-Sport Trading Cards, and Collectible Card Games categories."

Great. I listed an expensive card and it sold. Here is the part I wanted to warn you about if you got the offer too and are considering listing an expensive card for sale or have done so: eBay did not honor the discount. The final value fees were $1,192.21. The discount applied was $154.38. Does $154.38 look like 50% of $1,191.21 to you? Me neither. 50% of $1,192.21 is $595.61. I contacted eBay and presented the numbers and they immediately credited me back another $200. Now, does $354.38 look like 50% of $1,192.21? Nope. I have to go back to eBay a second time and make them credit me back the remaining $241.23 of the discount that I am owed.

I am appalled.

ETA: apparently, I missed something buried somewhere in some policy or communication. See below.