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Originally Posted by Mr_Blue_Sky (Post 1251693)

The dodgy NI number is an interesting one, I reckon it will pass muster with ebay if it meets the algorithm. Not their problem, over to you HMRC.

Don't worry about my morals, I sleep at night just fine. Maybe we've just got a different set of principles. I can only comment on matters which affect me directly and I don't consider it selfish to do so any less that the next person does. I too would like to see big corporations held to account more meaningfully but it's out of my control and successive governments have all failed, or are scared, to address it.

Just to clarify...again....as I said above, single parents and grannies unloading their personal wares have nothing to worry about and are of no concern to me. Business operators making good money hiding behind private seller accounts, one would assume for the purpose of tax evasion, are fair game as, in my eyes, they are taking sales away from me and I'd like to see the back of them. Nothing personal :)

Originally Posted by Mr_Blue_Sky (Post 1251699)

Sure, it will affect granny selling her unwanted tat. But is still a small fee for great exposure and lets not forget granny was paying more in fees this time last year. Didn't see anyone complaining then or banging down ebays door demanding private sellers should have their fees reduced.

Here's a hypothetical question for you which I appreciate is impossible to answer meaningfully. If the Treasury could enforce a noticeable taxation of big corporations how much would you like to see raised? Do you think we, as the little guys, would see any reduction in our personal taxation and/or an improvement in public services?

I don't think so. Do you know what I think would happen. My fees would go up and I'd be net worse off, ironically I might end up paying less in tax on my reduced profits. And still not be able to get an appointment with my GP and watch even more billions frittered away on the NHS, diversity, free hotels, foreign aid and the net zero madness.

I'll stick my neck out and say if the money pits I mention above were managed better we'd

save many times more than we could ever hope to raise via corporate taxation.

Originally Posted by james_112233 (Post 1251717)

From what i've read on the .gov website is that all digital platforms will have to do their own due diligence whether using an external agent or whatever and then submit the info to HMRC to avoid penalties by January every year ... and then if HMRC's softwares or Ai machine accepts the data you have then successfully submitted the data.

So account holders giving a false N.I might not work as HMRC may relay that back to the platform immediately.

All of this is definitely going to be automated and fed into a program, I don't think any real person is handling this mountain of data.

Originally Posted by murdered_by_ebay (Post 1251712)

I wrote further above about the purpose , that is that private sellers have great significance on ebay

Originally Posted by Mr_Blue_Sky (Post 1251723)

No you haven't, I can't see where you've discussed the reasoning, good or bad, for this fee and why OP started the thread. You've simply tried to derail it, as always, with anti-ebay or unconnected comments.

Originally Posted by SaiJin (Post 1251706)

No, Mercari buyers will get their goods more expensive.

They are adding the seller fees back but I think buyers will still be paying their buyer fee.

It's like tipping in USA. Over used and abused

Originally Posted by SaiJin (Post 1251701)

So mercari did this last year but as of next week they are going back to charging seller fees.

Considering eBay is a bigger platform, I wonder if this would actually work for them

Originally Posted by vettefever17 (Post 1252641)

This will not go over well. This is double dipping adding to the fact that eBay promotion has made it insanely expensive for sellers. It sounds like some bullsh*t Ivy League think tank theory. "Let's squeeze buyers for protection while the sellers throw themselves at the buyers at low prices without seeing their backend cost. They'll think they're getting a deal worth the small fee, all the while both sides are getting gouged. This is simply put, GREED.

Originally Posted by anna115 (Post 1252642)

That’s surprising! It seems eBay might be trying to cover the costs of enhanced buyer protection, but adding fees for buyers could discourage purchases. Personally, I think it’s a risky move when they’re aiming to attract more buyers. They should balance providing value without making buyers feel overcharged.

Originally Posted by agent006140 (Post 1252705)

is this just UK only?
Does it cover certain categories only?
I am in USA,I have not received any notice?
This reminds me of auction,where both buyer and seller pay fees

Originally Posted by WasTopRatedThenBanned (Post 1252025)

YES Mercari is great again!

Originally Posted by WasTopRatedThenBanned (Post 1252025)

YES Mercari is great again!