Hi there - curious to know if anyone can explain why the PayPal fee is charged on the grand total of a transaction inclusive of the tax collected on behalf of eBay. For instance, I sold an item for $29.50 + $7.95 for shipping, which totals to $37.45. The tax collected by eBay on that transaction is $2.25, which winds up totaling $39.70 now (37.45+2.25). I know the fee is 2.9% + .30 per transaction, so I assumed the PayPal fee would have only been calculated on $37.45; however, it was calculated on the total including tax ($39.70) - - - $3[Removed. Phone #s not permitted]45, which is what PayPal charged me as the fee for this transaction.
I'm confused because I don't have anything to do with the tax of the item - eBay handles everything regarding that. I know this is minimal - we're talking about $.07 here, but I just need to understand why I'm being charged a fee on a portion of the transaction that I have no control over.
Any insights you could provide would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Shawn
