So, this week I have decided that the time has finally come to take action against E-bay, not just for myself, but for other sellers, and for buyers who will eventually see their privacy and consumer choices eroded by this company's complete disregard for the rights of indivduals.
I am currently researching the competition law in Canada, with the full intent of launching a complaint with the Monopolistic Practices Directorate. I have started another blog urging buyers and sellers alike to come forward with evidence of these practices. You can read my first post here:
https://escapingebay.blogspot.ca/2018/04/the-reason-for-writing-this-blog-to.html
I am also going to report E-bay Canada to the Canada Revenue Agency for their failure to correctly handle the HST they are charging sellers. They are charging Canadian sellers HST on the gross amount of their seller fees before any seller discounts. Then they give the seller a discount is 10% of the pre-tax fee amount. This is incorrect, as HST is supposed to be applied to the final amount of an invoice. Therefore E-bay is actually only giving top rated sellers between 9.5% and 8.5% discount on their fees, depending on which province they live in. At best, if they are actually sending all this money to CRA, they are merely not in compliance with the provisions of the Excise Tax Act. At worst, if they are pocketing the difference between the HST they collect and the HST they are supposed to remit, they are engaged in tax fraud. I have pointed this out to 5 different customer service agents over the last 6 months, in a very friendly manner, and they have consistently refused to address it.
Oh well, if they won't listen to me, maybe they will listen to CRA.
I am currently researching the competition law in Canada, with the full intent of launching a complaint with the Monopolistic Practices Directorate. I have started another blog urging buyers and sellers alike to come forward with evidence of these practices. You can read my first post here:
https://escapingebay.blogspot.ca/2018/04/the-reason-for-writing-this-blog-to.html
I am also going to report E-bay Canada to the Canada Revenue Agency for their failure to correctly handle the HST they are charging sellers. They are charging Canadian sellers HST on the gross amount of their seller fees before any seller discounts. Then they give the seller a discount is 10% of the pre-tax fee amount. This is incorrect, as HST is supposed to be applied to the final amount of an invoice. Therefore E-bay is actually only giving top rated sellers between 9.5% and 8.5% discount on their fees, depending on which province they live in. At best, if they are actually sending all this money to CRA, they are merely not in compliance with the provisions of the Excise Tax Act. At worst, if they are pocketing the difference between the HST they collect and the HST they are supposed to remit, they are engaged in tax fraud. I have pointed this out to 5 different customer service agents over the last 6 months, in a very friendly manner, and they have consistently refused to address it.
Oh well, if they won't listen to me, maybe they will listen to CRA.
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