Price increases between the end of the auction and payment

Question

Hello everyone,   I won an auction from a seller in the USA on February 19:   Item: 132.50 USD, i.e. 126.18 EUR Shipping: 32.35 USD i.e. 30.80 EUR   While I was discussing with the seller about bundling other purchases to save on shipping, I went today, February 21, to pay, and the item price had suddenly gone up!   Item: 159.00 USD, i.e. 151.42 EUR Shipping: 32.35 USD, i.e. 30.80 EUR   Yet the dollar exchange rate hasn't gone up; as of...

francexpressdeal · Accepted Answer

Good evening @cinepatrimoine    the 20% increase corresponds to the amount of import VAT that was added when the purchase was finalized.