I sold a few things on eBay the other day for the first time in a while and checking my fees I noticed on one item they'd actually charged me a final value fee of £0.24 on postage! When did they start doing that?
Probably over a year ago I'd say. They started giving free listings (instead of charging you a fee even if the item doesnt sell) but now charge their 10% final value fee on shipping charges as well. I know its backwards that they can do that, but they do. Like I said earlier, if you sell a lot, look into an eBay store. You get much better final value fees, and subscribing can pay for itself even if you only end up selling 1 larger value item a month.
Putting a fee on shipping was a response to sellers listing things for 99C with $30 shipping in order to circumvent fees. This practice went on for years.