PayPal Fees!?!?!?!?!

[teufelhunden]

You accept PayPal as a form of payment - you don't really get to specify any further. I don't keep any money in my PayPal and when I use it, 100% of the time I run it through my credit card. They only have one customer to keep happy (me), as opposed to two customers (you and me) in a dispute. We've all read about PayPal dispute horror stories (i.e. dispute over non-receipt, seller can show verification of shipping something/anything, seller wins even if all he shipped is air)... so I'm sticking with my credit card.

You can try and get people to pay you in some certain way, but by accepting PayPal, you are accepting PayPal as a whole. You're obviously having a hard time trying to control the method of funding the transaction on the other end, seems like your only real way to avoid the issue is to stop using PayPal.

That, or be smart like everybody else and budget in a 3% fee on the payment and raise the price accordingly. On your $20 item, that (rounded) brings it to $21. nbd.

[bornl33t]

Paypal got big because it was convenient and free. Once ebay got their hands on the the fees have steadily increased and rules change significantly at least once a year. Not only that paypal follows up on disputes in a manner that is less then satisfactory. I NEVER buy online without a credit card PERIOD. And secondly I never buy ebay anymore unless it's from a store and/or NEW.

If there's something I need I can find it some where else without having to go through ebay at the same price....usually Amazon.

[Madmarx]

You accept PayPal as a form of payment - you don't really get to specify any further.

WHAT??? This isn't ebay it's AO!! I'm not a friggin' store, these are person to person transactions. If buyer and seller agree to the same terms then it's a done deal.

You can try and get people to pay you in some certain way, but by accepting PayPal, you are accepting PayPal as a whole. You're obviously having a hard time trying to control the method of funding the transaction on the other end, seems like your only real way to avoid the issue is to stop using PayPal.

As I've already stated... people agree to one thing and then do something else, that has absolutely nothing to do with pp rules and the pp rules have changed. I'm sorry I wasn't paying attention ('til now) Who knows when that happened, could have been a year ago for all I know.

That, or be smart like everybody else and budget in a 3% fee on the payment and raise the price accordingly. On your $20 item, that (rounded) brings it to $21. nbd.

ORLY??
Thank you

[going_home]

In this age of "e" business, its almost impossible not to accept "e" payments.
Lets face it, there really is no viable alternative to Paypal.
Yes others have tried but can you name even one ?
And if you can name one, do you know anyone that uses it ?

Exactly....thats my point.
Paypal is it.

So just dont negotiate, thats the answer.
Set your price including shipping and Paypal fees, and dont sell it unless the price is met.
Its that simple.

Paypal fees are the price you pay for "e" selling.


Always remember kids....

[Madmarx]

Always remember kids....

Thanks
I needed that!!

[Bigwooly1013]

when paying for something from a seller i always use the personal payment section and use the payment owed option. This allows for me as the buyer to cover the fees. I have been on both ends of the stick buying and selling so i just know that i don't like seeing the fees come out on items i sell.

I figure if i deal out the good transaction Karma then it will eventually find it's way back to me. And well if it doesn't..... that's what is for.

[drg]

It's not kosher to charge a different price based on paypal fees. This is based on Paypal rules which are based on credit card rules, which prohibit surcharges. Just build the fee in to your shipping or base charge.

[Dend78]

personally anymore if im buying an item thats 10 or less i will send you the payment as a gift, not totally safe but that way you get all of your money, once it goes over 10 I will either send an extra dollar on it or just expect that you have that figured into your price.