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Ebay: It's only 1p but ...

On Ebay today I bought a silicone cover for a car key (303987876640) which shows up at £3.09. 
When I come to pay for it with Paypal the price is £3.10 made up of £2.58 and vat of £52p.
I lost 1p, who won 1p Ebay, Paypal or the Vat man?

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  • Spoonie_Turtle
    Spoonie_Turtle Posts: 10,637 Forumite
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    If import VAT is involved I'd assume it was just due to fluctuations in the exchange rate.  On Etsy that happens all the time, the original listing price in the seller's chosen currency stays the same, and what appears to people browsing in a different currency fluctuates accordingly.
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,974 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    edited 17 June 2021 at 9:45PM
    Could be worse, I purchased something direct from a manufacturers website (Chinese Company).
    Price seemed a little cheap, maybe the URL/Price was for bulk orders? They refunded within a day
    or so and it came back £7.85 less than what I paid.

    OK,  I sort of knew it was a risk whether it would actually succeed but worth a punt.


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