Payment Surcharges

Sellers may not charge eBay buyers an additional fee for their use of ordinary forms of payment, including acceptance of cheques, demand drafts, electronic transfers or credit and debit cards. Such costs should be built into the price of the item -- this policy reduces the potential for confusion among bidders about the true cost of an item.

Further, some forms of payment surcharges, such as credit card surcharges are prohibited by law in some countries such as the United States or under the issuing institution's rules and regulations for merchants.

Although credit card surcharges are not illegal under Indian law, they are usually in breach of the issuing institution's operating rules and regulations for merchants (usually set out in a Merchant Agreement). For more information you should contact your financial institution or follow these links:

http://www.mastercard.com/in/
http://www.visa-asia.com/index.shtml

Can a seller charge the buyer additional fees on top of the final bid or Buy It Now price of an eBay item? Yes

• Sellers may charge the buyer for reasonable shipping and handling fees, providing the payment of these fees by the buyer is disclosed up front in the listing. A shipping and handling fee can cover the seller's reasonable costs for mailing, packaging and handling the item. Shipping and handling fees cannot be listed as a percentage of the final sale price.

• Sellers may choose to accept payment in a different currency to the listing currency. In these circumstances the seller may charge the buyer for any costs associated with currency exchange, provided the costs are disclosed and agreed to in advance by the buyer.

Spend a few minutes taking eBay's tutorial on Fee Circumvention.