I am not an attorney, but I do believe that you are correct. I do not receive any extra onto a sale for PayPal to justify applying a fee from tax. I just did some calculations to see why my fees were what they were. They took the total of the item and shipping then applied a tax, as if I was receiving it, which I never do take any possession of. Then they charged their 2.9% plus $0.30 to come up with some purchase total. And then they subtract their fee and the tax, which they added, to finally give me what they deem I deserve. They are getting overpaid for absolutely nothing. I call that fraud.
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