eBay graft

[artag]

I see eBay are now selling the same item for different prices on .com and .co.uk sites.
Is this new ? It doesn't happen on every item and I don't think it's the seller's choice.

Example - an item that's listed at $39.99 on ebay.com is listed at $49.99 (and converted to £37.15) on ebay.co.uk
The same item shows postage to the UK as  $20.55 and £19.09 on ebay.co.uk

It seems as though they're applying the usual £1=$1 ripoff but doing it especially incompetently.
It could be duty but that should be part of the shipping expense, not added to the price since it's applied by the shippers. It would also apply to all items.

If you're in the UK and want to order from the US I suggest you check the price on ebay.com, potentially saving 20%.

[wraper]

Because UK VAT.

[DaJMasta]

There are new rules that have come out of Brexit, basically.  For a seller in the US, they actually charge extra to promote on the UK site.  I don't know if this is VAT rules, or that ebay has to operate some separate service/office/extra guarantees in the UK specifically, but I think it's on both sides and it's due to local regulations.

[artag]

Then why is it inconsistently applied ?

[wraper]

Then why is it inconsistently applied ?

Because I doubt you actually tried ordering to see the full price once you enter shipping address.

[wraper]

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-and-overseas-goods-sold-to-customers-in-the-uk-using-online-marketplaces

Consignments valued at £135 or less
The online marketplace must charge and account for VAT at the point of sale, unless the consignment is a business to business sale and the customer has given their UK VAT registration number.

[wraper]

There are new rules that have come out of Brexit, basically.  For a seller in the US, they actually charge extra to promote on the UK site.

Has nothing to do with brexit and does not affect listing availability on a regional site if you manually enter listing number or look for items in sellers shop. It's a fee for being shown in regional search results. Usually makes more sense just to create another listing on a regional website if you need discoverability.