posted on January 15, 2007 08:47:28 AM new
Hello Ann,
Ebay does charge an additional fee for buy it now being added to your listings. You can verify this by ebay previewing your listing before launching.
I really don't have an answer for why customers would use this technique. I suppose it's just a way for them to ensure that they obtain the minimum amount for a specific item. If the customer sees that the BIN price is reasonable, perhaps they will buy it faster that way.