![]() His first job was pumping gas at a York Mills gas station. When Skoll was fourteen, his father was diagnosed with cancer which prompted him to discuss with his son how much he regretted not having had the time to do everything he had planned in life. The family settled in Toronto in the late seventies. His mother was a teacher and his father was a chemical company owner who sold industrial chemicals. Jeff Skoll was born to a Jewish family in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His subsequent films have included An Inconvenient Truth (2006), Fast Food Nation (2006), The World According to Sesame Street (2006), Waiting for "Superman" (2010), Lincoln (2012), and his latest, Spotlight (2015) won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2016. His first films Syriana (2005), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), and North Country (2005), along with the documentary Murderball (2005), accounted for 11 Oscar nominations in 2006. ![]() ![]() Through his film production company, Participant–of which he is founder, owner, and chairman–he has produced numerous critically acclaimed films. With an estimated net worth of US$4 billion (as of December 2016), Skoll was ranked by Forbes as the 7th wealthiest Canadian and 134th in the United States. Once eBay's second largest stockholder, behind Omidyar, he subsequently cashed out a portion of his company holdings, yielding him around $2 billion. While at the company, he began the eBay Foundation which was allocated pre-IPO stock now worth $32 million. Shortly after graduating from business school, he began his career at eBay where he wrote the business plan that the company followed from its emergence as a start-up to a larger company. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he graduated from University of Toronto in 1987 and left Canada to attend Stanford University's business school in 1993. He founded an investment firm, Capricorn Investment Group, soon after and currently serves as its chairman. He was the first president of eBay, eventually using the wealth this gave him to become a philanthropist, particularly through the Skoll Foundation, and his media company Participant Media. Main CategoryĬamera & Photo Accessories > Memory Cardsĥ% if total amount between $1,500 to $10,000Ģ.Jeffrey Stuart Skoll, OC (born January 16, 1965) is a Canadian engineer, billionaire internet entrepreneur and film producer. Restaurant & Food Service > Food Trucks, Trailers & Cartsįor more information, please refer to eBay’s managed payments for store sellers. Printing & Graphic Arts > Commercial Printing Presses Heavy Equipment, Parts & Attachments > Heavy Equipment Seller without storeįor more information, please refer to eBay’s managed payments for non-store sellers. If your registered address is in Canada, there is an additional fee of 0.4% for US orders and 1% for orders to other countries. ![]() This includes the item price, any handling charges, the shipping service the buyer selects, sales tax, and any other applicable fees. Managed payments fee is based on the total amount of the sale. For example, if the transaction is from an United States account and is in USD, PayPal will charge 3.7% plus $0.30 USD (yes, they will charge you in USD!). PayPal charges a different fee (percentage and plus charge) depending on where you received your fund from. If you’re selling a service, please refer to eBay Canada’s fees for Classified Ads. If you’re selling a motor vehicle (excluding parts & accessories), please refer to eBay Canada’s fees for Motors. If you’re selling real estate, please refer to eBay Canada’s fees for Real Estate. We have broken down the fee percentage for each item category below. Refer to this page for the updated tax rate.įor more information on eBay’s final value fees, check out eBay Canada’s fee page. We have updated the above calculator to reflect this change too.ĮBay has also start collecting sales tax (PST/GST/HST). If you are enrolled in eBay’s Managed Payments, the fees will be very different from the previous PayPal payment system. Check out eBay website to understand the requirements. However if your seller performance is ‘Below Average’, you’ll be charged an additional 5% on the final value fees. On top of that, eBay also rewards seller with a feature called Top Rated Seller, which provides a 10% discount off your final fee. ![]() If you have subscribed to an eBay shop (Basic, Premium or Anchor), then fees will vary based on your listed item category. EBay’s fees are calculated based on whether you own an eBay shop or not. ![]()
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