/scratching my head

[punkncat]

Why is it that sellers expect the buyer to cover the cost of paypal?


Paypal offers a free service if you want it. Of course you are limited as to how much you can accept and the type of payments you can accept, but its FREE!

So IF you have decided that its in your best intrest to use the pay services available by them, how in the world can you honestly expect the buyer to pay the fees that YOU decided were acceptable?

That kind of stuff really cracks me up. Right up with that other post not along ago about feedback from other forums and the don't ship first thing......

/end rant

[going_home]

Paypal 3 percent to sellers

Why is it that sellers expect the buyer to cover the cost of paypal?


Paypal offers a free service if you want it. Of course you are limited as to how much you can accept and the type of payments you can accept, but its FREE!

So IF you have decided that its in your best intrest to use the pay services available by them, how in the world can you honestly expect the buyer to pay the fees that YOU decided were acceptable?

That kind of stuff really cracks me up. Right up with that other post not along ago about feedback from other forums and the don't ship first thing......

/end rant

Paypal charges sellers 3 percent of the transaction amount.
Tp buyers its free.

[punkncat]

Paypal charges sellers 3 percent of the transaction amount.
Tp buyers its free.

I realize this. What I am curious about is how seller, here and elsewhere, always post that the buyer covers fees.

The buyer didn't make the seller upgrade the account.

[going_home]

I realize this. What I am curious about is how seller, here and elsewhere, always post that the buyer covers fees.

The buyer didn't make the seller upgrade the account.

I think what most are saying is pay with a money order or if you use Paypal you pay
for the luxury of using Paypal.
I recently sold a marker on Ebay for 825.00 shipped.
Ebay got about 18.00 and Paypal got about 18.00.
With shipping added I ended up with 775.00.
Whew.

[stop whining buy a mag]

Buyers should not have to pay the 3%. I have no problem taking the charge if it's going to assure me protection and a quick transaction. Most people buy their stuff and want it in a week. If you send your money order out the next day, you're still going to have to wait another 4 days or so unless you send it faster or live very close to the person.

To make up for the Ebay fees, I usually round up on the insurance price. It's usually $12-$14 to ship a marker. I usually put $20 as the shipping price to make up for the $5 Ebay fee. This is also why I keep a large pile of boxes in my attic. No matter what, I can always find the right box to send something out in. You don't lose too much unless you sell something above $1,000.

[going_home]

UPS >>>

Buyers should not have to pay the 3%. I have no problem taking the charge if it's going to assure me protection and a quick transaction. Most people buy their stuff and want it in a week. If you send your money order out the next day, you're still going to have to wait another 4 days or so unless you send it faster or live very close to the person.

To make up for the Ebay fees, I usually round up on the insurance price. It's usually $12-$14 to ship a marker. I usually put $20 as the shipping price to make up for the $5 Ebay fee. This is also why I keep a large pile of boxes in my attic. No matter what, I can always find the right box to send something out in. You don't lose too much unless you sell something above $1,000.

USPS only insures to 500.00.
UPS will insure to whatever amount you want but its not cheap.
Thats why I went UPS and 35.00 shipped/insured on this one :

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MESE%3AIT&rd=1

[Arstron]

No Surcharges. Under Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express regulations and the laws of several states, including California, merchants may not charge a fee to the buyer for accepting credit card payments (often called a "surcharge"). You agree that you will not impose a surcharge or any other fee for accepting PayPal as payment. This restriction does not prevent you from imposing a handling fee in connection with the sale of goods or services, as long as the handling fee does not operate as a surcharge (in other words, the handling fee for transactions paid through PayPal may not be higher than the handling fee for transactions paid through other payment methods).

Taken from the paypal User Agreement.

[NoForts4Me]

I always factor Paypal fees, and usually shipping, into the price I ask for when selling items on a forum. If I agree to sell below my asking price, I just eat the fee. I figure the Paypal fee is the price you have to pay for getting the money quick and having some protection.

[BeaverEater]

ya some sellers ask that the buyer pays the 3% but it also states that if they charge this they are not covered under sellers protection. As a buyer i would never pay the fee if asked to.

[geekwarrior]

Because people lowball the buyers, and its a good excuse both parties to meet in the middle.
I normally dont care unless the item is 100 or more. Really, 3% on 10 dollars? i'n not that poor.

The bigger question is how many pay taxes on any of these items?

[deathstalker]

The bigger question is how many pay taxes on any of these items?

The vast majority of private sales fail to qualify as "income".

I do not conduct business with anyone not willing to pay THEIR PayPal fees. If it's going to cost money to sell something, the seller should figure that into their asking price. Don't forget that those of us who have upgraded their accounts sometimes pay A LOT more than %3 to PayPal for cheaper items. I've had PayPal fees push %10. Did I cry and whine and make someone else pay MY fees? No, I already accounted for my own costs, including what it will cost to package and ship the item.

And if you're selling something on eBay and want a certain amount of money after everything has been taken care of, familiarize yourself with using a reserve price. And yes, that costs extra so don't to add that to YOUR list of fees.

[Lohman446]

OMG.. it costs money to do business... no way. I cannot, per user agreement, add credit card fees at a business, I don't know about paypal but if I recall its in your paypal user agreement not to add fees (however, not offering a discount if paypal is used is different).

Its ridiculous to me, list the price, quit trying to sound low by adding extras to your OMG SUPERZ price...

I loose money on every paypal transaction I take, and some of them are just a convenience for others (like Team AO fees). Its part of the game and being able to take all forms of payment.

[geekwarrior]

The vast majority of private sales fail to qualify as "income".

a sale here or there doesnt, but what if you're constantly buying/selling? I don't know, it was a question more than a statement...just wondering if anybody knew

[Recon by Fire]

As noted already; charging a buyer the PP fees is against the terms of use. I never pay anyone the PP fees and never expect a buyer to pay my PP fees. It is party of doing business.

But if you really want to see somethin ridiculous, try dealing with Brits over ebay, etc... They always expect you to accept a poor echnage rate, demand you pay their bank charges, along with any other fees they may incur! Would you like me to pay your light bill too buddy? WTH, Brits and their taxation mentallity! I get them back once in awhile when they inquire if I will sell somthing to them in the UK, I reply wioth a bunch of extra fees and piss them off, LOL.

[Grey Goose]

Back in the old days when I was trading heavily, PayPal drove me crazy.

Try selling 2 or 3 $500 rigs a week and gettin hit with PayPal fees.

Of course then you can do the old "discount for cash buyers" gig.

You are correct though; if a seller decides they are willing to accept PayPal, they should either go the non-Paypal discount route or eat the fees. I went through a period where I didn't offer to take PayPal, but if someone inquired I would let them know they could use it if they covered the fees.

I eventually quit using PayPal because of the scammers.

I totally agree with what deathstalker posted; a good seller will take everything into account and avoid the negativity of an "upsell" transaction.