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It’s not ebay, it’s an auction house.
That's entirely irrelevant, not being very upfront about the end price of things should just not be legal, especially when we're not talking about a 50p card fee, but stuff like "oh there's 20% VAT and 15% fees on top of that".
SwissChap-
Worth remembering that businesses (ie the main people that would be buying up job lots at auction) don't pay VAT, so it's not just a case of them being sneaky.
15% fees on the buyer's side is pretty steep if they don't mention it clearly upfront, though.
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No, it’s entirely relevant. See my remark about being “in the trade”.
An auction house is not a shop, and certainly isn’t an end-user-oriented online marketplace like amazon or ebay. An auction house is an auction house, and you’d be wise to read the terms and conditions of sale before placing any bid.
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Oh wait, look, wow, that’s strange... it’s right here in red at the top of the page!
abr
pdlouche
Not entirely sure how using some initiative to read up on the auction house rules and do a bit of arithmetic whilst bidding is ‘decidedly dodgy’, either.
I’m not saying I agree with that auction house, I’m saying it’s a different beast to what people assume. It’s not ebay, it’s an auction house.