Question on eBay Final Value Fees

[pawpawdiv9]

You must of had a bidder on the item. Right?
Based on what I read as follows:
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/end_...l#requirements

[swarmee]

Exactly; if you cancelled a live auction listing, they'll charge the 10% of the top bid as a penalty, since they figure that you sold it offline. Since you are acting outside the terms and conditions you agreed to when you joined eBay. If you complain, they'll check your messages to see whether or not you made the offsite deal in eBay's message system, and then consider suspending your account.

If it was a Buy-It-Now, there would be no penalty.

[BruceinGa]

What if I have it listed as By It Now instead of an auction? Will I be charged 10% of the BIN price?

[Thromdog]

Originally Posted by BruceinGa

What if I have it listed as By It Now instead of an auction? Will I be charged 10% of the BIN price?

Only on a sale. If no sale or if you cancel the item as a BIN, no fees.

[glchen]

I thought you could cancel one auction listing (w/ bids) per year, and not be charged the final value fee. Not sure if that's changed.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by glchen

I thought you could cancel one auction listing (w/ bids) per year, and not be charged the final value fee. Not sure if that's changed.

Never heard of a grace cancellation but if there isn't one per year there probably should be. I don't think I have ever cancelled an auction (at least in many years, or that I can remember )

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