Buyer's Fee at iAuction

I believe iAuction on the Stack's site is the new incarnation of Teletrade.
I keep poking around on it looking for something on my wantlist.
The other day I found something
BUT
before I placed a bid I looked for the buyer's fee and S&H.
I think I found S&H but couldn't find the buyer's fee anywhere.
I need both so that I take them into account when I bid.
I don't want to overpay

Guess what?
I couldn't find it anywhere.

Is it 17.5% like Teletrade ended up using?
And where is that spelled out?

 

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110.00 dollar bid = 129.25 with bp

 

• How much do you charge for shipping and handling?

Within the United States: All orders are shipped via USPS. All orders will have the following postage, insurance and handling charges added to the purchase price:

Invoice Amount

Postage & Insurance

Up to $200

$7.00*

$201–$300

$9.00*

$301–$1,000

$11.00*

$1,001–$2,000

$13.00*

$2,001–$3,000

$17.00*

$3,001–$5,000

$18.00*

$5,001–$10,000

$23.00*

$10,001–$25,000

$27.00*

$25,001–$50,000

$42.00*

$50,001–$75,000

$55.00*

$75,001–$100,000

$70.00*

$100,001–$250,000

$100.00*

$250,001–$500,000

$175.00*

$500,001–$750,000

$250.00*

$750,001 and up

$400.00*

*Plus the following handling charge per item: $0.50 per item

International (including Canada and Mexico): All international orders are shipped via USPS Airmail. All orders will have the following postage, insurance and handling charges added to the purchase price:

Invoice Amount

Postage & Insurance

Up to $500

$25.00*

$501–$1,000

$35.00*

$1,001–$3,000

$40.00*

$3,001–$5,000

$50.00*

$5,001–$7,000

$60.00*

$7,001–$9,000

$70.00*

$9,001–$11,000

$80.00*

$11,001–$13,000

$90.00*

$13,001–$15,000

$100.00*

$15,001–$20,000

$125.00

$20,001–$25,000

$150.00*

$25,001–$30,000

$175.00*

$30,001–$35,000

$200.00*

$35,001–$40,000

$225.00*

$40,001–$45,000

$250.00*

$45,001–$50,000

$275.00*

$50,001–$75,000

$325.00*

$75,001–$100,000

$400.00*

$100,001–$250,000

$450.00*

$250,001–$9,900,000,000

$500

*Plus the following handling charge per item: $0.50 per item

 

17.5% as bkozak33 mentions, you can see it listed here
#5 in Terms & Conditions
http://www.stacksbowers.com/TermsandConditions.aspx#27604-us-showcase--iauction-terms--conditions

 

Hey, 50c for handling?!? Send 'em to me, I'll handle 'em for 25c... Both hands for 35c.

You would THINK a big company selling high-priced coins would conceal the ridiculous "handling" fee in the sales commission instead of insulting the intelligence of the clients.

 

Thanks for the answer and the reference.
I think their business in iAuction will start slowly and go downhill from there.
Those charges are way too heavy for lower end material.
At the end I found Teletrade's opening bids were over catalog if you included all the extras.

 

You're welcome & I agree; I looked at a couple coins and once I added in all the '+' and figured in 13% (tax when it crosses the border into Canada) and the exchange rate on the dollar - I lost interest quickly!!