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j0074 · 2026-02-15T14:35:14.350000Z

Hello everyone!The case has already been opened and closed as “resolved” - but that’s not satisfactory!!!I read a post from another user who also sells privately: besides the self-selected listing fee, VAT was also charged to her additionally. I was completely taken aback too, why just that...?!!eBay’s reply here was that it is not US, but EBAY that charges this VAT to us, since a service was provided.Aha!!! But THAT is stated NOWHERE. On the contrary, if that’s the case, it’s concealment. On all help pages it says that with the e.g. 10% listing fee when selling, everything is covered with 1 euro and NOT that, on top of the same service - because that’s what you pay the fee for (even including shipping costs, which is already pretty brazen, but you accept it...) - an additional 19% VAT is charged separately!!!Or is it just me?It should be clearly understandable. It isn’t. And under “Payments” it’s just as misleading.Whether such hidden costs are permitted?!Can eBay clarify it internally - or do the big guns need to step in?So far I actually found it pretty fair here. Let’s hope it doesn’t turn out differently!

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