Glass Chatroom Board

Julie: Ebay is now required by law to collect sales tax from buyers. Been that way for quite a few years. Whatever the sales tax rate is where the buyer lives, that's what the buyer has to pay, just like if you were buying in a store. And, Ebay's fees are always going up too. They can be anywhere from 10 to 15%, depending on the selling format. Then of course, if the buyer pays through Paypal there's a matter of the Paypal fees, which can run from 3 1/2 to 4 1/2%. Even though Ebay manages all payments now, they still pass on the Paypal fees to the seller. So a seller can now pay as much as 18-20% of the sales price in fees! Ebay has become less & less of a viable venue for small sellers & that appears to be just fine with Ebay. They would rather have big retailers using their venue.