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@aniki
More ebay thieving corporate shenanigans!
With the old ebay fee system, if you gave a buyer a partial refund, your final value fee would be adjusted proportionately based on how much of a refund you give.
With the new system, as the fees are deducted straight away, if you later send the buyer a partial refund that's all on you.
Just something to consider if you're in a position of negotiating a substantial partial refund.
In my case, I offered a guy a used vintage bottom bracket for £25 and he's obviously clicked on buy it now at £30 anyway and is now complaining that 'I've' overcharged him. If I give him a fiver back, I've still paid fees on 30. Admittedly the difference here is tiny so no great shakes but if the value had been significant it just guarantees more cash to ebay, less to the seller.
There is the option to cancel the whole transaction and re-list at the lower value but again, that puts all the pissing around in the sellers hands and none in ebays....