posted on September 12, 2003 12:41:35 PM new
If I bid on an item that does not offer paypal in the auction as a form of payment, but then the seller does offer paypal with their EOA notice apparently transaction fees can be added.
Or so have been told by a seller.
I thought I would ask the vast body of experience.
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posted on September 12, 2003 12:54:09 PM new
The seller is wrong. You cannot add a surcharge for accepting Paypal. The seller can add a shipping/handling charge to cover the fee that Paypal charges.
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34
posted on September 12, 2003 05:07:31 PM new
The key here I would think would be PayPal, not Ebay. If PayPal says no added fees from sellers, then the buyer has no obligation to pay them. Seller can always neg the buyer for some bogus reason though, although it's unlikely unless buyer has already left FB.
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posted on September 12, 2003 05:46:11 PM new
Hey, profe--WHY would you want Ann Coulter's babies?! You want loudmouth little brats who interrupt you all the time and breathe adenoidally? Hmmm?
Okay, on the subject. I've been putting in my EOA message that for items ending under $15 I prefer check or money order but that is not mandatory.
I've been pleasantly surprised to see how many buyers of low-end items have e-mailed to ask if they could pay me an extra 50 cents or a dollar and use PayPal anyway. I've always said yes, making sure they know it's not a mandatory fee.
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posted on September 12, 2003 09:01:19 PM new
I have had a Manditory $5 minimum on all my auctions for awhile. I decided to only accept paypal funds with a new Paypal account and it has been a pain so far with 3 people trying to pay by credit card. Oh ell, dammed if you do or dammed if you don't!
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