Help with Fees in UK

[DesWalker]

Hi All,

Yesterday I sold an item on eBay. The purchaser paid £30 + £5 postage and packing. The payment was made using PayPal.

PayPal deducted £2.09 in fees leaving me with £32.91 in my account.

Everywhere I look says that PayPal charges 3.4% + 20p in the UK. This is (£35 x 0.034) + 20p = £1.39.

Why was I charged 70p more ??

The sale was made using Buy It Now but it was during a special offer of "selling fees of only 1p" and this 1p is showing in my eBay account as being due in my next monthly statement.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Des

[kernowlass]

@DesWalker

Was it an international transaction?

[DesWalker]

@kernowlass

I'm not sure to be honest. I'd assumed not because the address for delivery is a normal looking house in the UK (found it on Streetview). The buyer has a foreign sounding name and a little research indicates he is a UK resident and a company director at a Thai restaurant here in the UK (which also looks legit on Streetview). 

I've sold a teapot and two teacups which I suspect he might want for his restaurant. But I am at a loss to understand the fees paid.

Thanks for any replies.

Des

[kernowlass]

@DesWalker

He may be IN the UK but using a Thai paypal account or getting someone else to use it so you get international fees.

Only c.s can tell you for definate.