Who is selling things for 0.001 BTC? Do you really think the transaction fee would stay at 0.01 if it were $1000 for 1 BTC?
good point. and in bitcoin the fee is optional. but I assume the market will set a price based on supply/demand of transaction processors.
Fancy lawyer latin talk aside, transaction fees even when paid by the seller, are ALWAYS transferred to the buyer, directly or indirectly. This is economics 101.
Of course, but they're also born by the seller in lost profits from customers that drop out at the margin. i admit it's been a long time since econ 101 though.