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  • eBay Giving Works Charity Ribbon Donations, Deductions and Timetables

  • What is the MissionFish deduction?

  • We have to make a small deduction from each Community Seller donation processed to offset credit card charges, bank fees and other expenses. As a registered charity, we only aim to help cover our costs with the deductions.
  • Our deduction is based on the size of the donation: the percentage gets smaller as the donation gets bigger. We never take more than 20% of any donation and on average our deduction is about 10%.
  • Additionally, 100% of the Gift Aid we claim from Community Seller listings goes to benefiting charities.
  • The MissionFish deduction only applies to listings made by Community Sellers.
  • MissionFish does not charge:
  • 1. An extra fee to sellers or buyers for using eBay for Charity
  • 2. A fee to charities for registering with MissionFish
  • 3. Charity Direct Sellers for using the programme
  • Learn more about the MissionFish deduction below:
  • If the donation is... The MissionFish deduction is...*

    £1 - 9.99

    20% of the donation

    £10 - 99.99

    15% of the donation above £10
    +
    £2 from the first £9.99 donated

    £100 - 999.99

    10% of the donation above £100
    +
    £15.50 from the first £99.99 donated

    £1,000+

    5%* of the donation above £1,000
    +
    £105.50 from the first £999.99 donated

    *We only deduct 3% of donations above £1,000 when you make your donation by Banker's Draft or BACS transfer.

     

  • * Gift Aid delivery dates assume that MissionFish receives Gift Aid payment from HM Revenue & Customs within 30 days of filing each claim.
  • Some sample transactions

  • Example 1


  • In this example a seller’s donation of £2 means £2.16 for the charity.


  • The Community Seller has:


  • Sold an item for £10.00

  • Agreed to donate 20% of the sale price
  • >
  • Completed a Gift Aid declaration


  • eBay credits 20% of its basic selling fees back to the seller.
Donation

Final sale price

£10.00

Donation percent

20%

Original donation due

£2.00

Gift Aid

£0.56

Total donation

£2.56

MissionFish deduction

-£0.40

Charity receives:

£2.16

Seller Fees

Final Value Fee

£0.52

Basic Insertion Fee

£0.15

Seller fee credits (20%)

-£0.14

Seller pays

£0.53



  • Example 2


  • In this example a seller’s donation of £5.00 means £5.40 for the charity.


  • The Community Seller has:


  • Sold an item for £5.00

  • Agreed to donate 100% of the sale price

  • Completed a Gift Aid declaration


  • eBay credits 100% of its basic selling fees back to the seller.

Donation

Final sale price

£5.00

Donation percent

100%

Original donation due

£5.00

Gift Aid

£1.40

Total donation

£6.40

MissionFish deduction

-£1.00

Charity receives:

£5.40

Seller Fees

Final Value Fee

£0.26

Basic Insertion Fee

£0.15

Seller fee credits (20%)

-£0.41

Seller pays

£0.00



  • Example #3


  • In this example the Charity Direct Seller earns £20.00 on the sale of a £20 item. The charity has:


  • Sold an item for £20.00

  • 100% is automatically donated

  • This is a Charity Direct Seller, so there is no MissionFish deduction.
  • eBay credits 100% of its basic selling fees back to the seller.


  • *Assumes a £0.35 Basic Insertion Fee for a starting price of £5.00.

  • **The charity may need to pay additional fees not calculated in this example such as PayPal, credit card fees, third-party auction houses, etc.
Sample transaction

Basic Insertion Fee

-£0.35

Final sale price

£20.00

Final Value Fee

-£1.05

Donation percent

100%

MissionFish deduction

-£0.00

Seller fee credit

£1.40

Charity receives:

£20.00**




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