Always add all fees to your set amount before setting it up for biddings. As far as shipping your stuck with paying unless you find someone stupid enough or desperate enough to pay for it. These are the guild lines I always follow when I sell something on ebay.

 

What if in the description of the item I tell people to add 3% for pay pal fees?

 

I wouldn't tell them..just add it into the shipping costs,its what i do.

You'd be surprised how many business' make a good chunk of change on shipping costs.

 

that's fine, and not shady, like your previous attempt, or add it to shipping, you just have to at least mention it

you weren't prepared for the costs involved in the transaction, and rather than learn a lesson and give the seller the deal that you both legally agreed on (because you didn't think things through fully), he got screwed, i'm ok with that, because anyone buying a mac is already getting screwed

 

and i think it's actually 3.3%

 

I hope you refunded the money instead of sending him the same amount back. If you did, both you and him lost money to paypal.

 

If you read my posts I already refunded every penny he gave. Ebay charged me $19.90 because the auction sold. But it didn't really because I refunded his money back.

 

welcome to ebay/paypal fee charges.. i quit selling on ebay millenia ago. they're greedy crooks

 

Greedy crooks? For giving you an easy to use national forum to sell your stuff?







and to the OP, glad you refunded at least. Like people said, add the fees into your shipping costs because the shipping costs are not counted toward your fees.