Who Pays Broker Fees - Buyer or Seller?

[Alex_Coutant]

I’m so confused about broker fees. I did an experiment today in which I set up a Buy Order for Water. It charged me a broker fee to set up the order. I then sent Water to an alt and sold the Water. It charged the alt sales tax but no broker fees. I repeated the same test using an Azbel player owned structure and a Gallente station. The results were the same (but with different broker fee rates).

When I sell items to another player’s existing Buy Order, it charges me broker fees AND sales tax. What’s going on?

[Black_Pedro]

Whoever sets up the order pays the broker fee. Examples:

• If you set up a sell order to sell something you have, you pay.

• If you set up a buy order asking for something you want for a certain price, you pay.

• If you sell something you have to an existing buy order, you don’t pay any broker fees.

• If you buy something someone is offering on the market, you don’t pay any broker fees.

Sales tax is separate, and always played by the person receiving the ISK, the seller.

[ISD_Sakimura]

Broker Fee is always payed upfront when placing the Buy/Sell order; Sales tax is payed whenever you sell an item on the market by sell order.

[Alex_Coutant]

This video explained the mistake I was making. I need to use the “Immediate” option.

[Jerry_Falcone]

For a quick buck but less than you possibly want, sure.
but to take time selling something for more than what people are asking, then you’ll want to use a broker.

If you see for example a kestrel selling for 500,000 isk, you may think, ok i’ll sell mine for 499,000 isk.

if you do immediate, then someone could have a buy order wanting a kestrel for 200,000 isk. Thats what you’ll end up selling it for. Where as if you set up a sell order, you can place it at 499,000 isk.

So it really boils down to what you are selling, and if you want to actually try to make a profit, or just get rid of it.