Paypal - utter bawbags!

[woodyratm]

Arg! I bloody hate them!

I sell an item for an amount with shipping included and have a certain amount in my head that i want, then they take a stupid fee

Bank transfer only now I think.

Feckers.

Edited January 9, 2014 by woodyratm

[Dad3353]

[quote name='woodyratm' timestamp='1389226987' post='2331758']...then they take a stupid fee ...[/quote]

Sorry to hear this. Aren't the fees visible 'up front'..? Where was the 'surprise' element..? Others should be warned if there's any lack of transparency involved.

[topo morto]

I think fees apply when the money backing the payment is coming from a credit card, or when it's marked as a payment for goods rather than a gift (and sometimes when it's cross-border payment.)

Gift from paypal balance or bank balance shouldn't incur a fee.

If the buyer intended to pay gift but didn't, it may be possible to reverse the payment and only lose a few pence (20p or something) and then re-do it as a gift. No help if the sellers payment is backed by credit card, but even in that case I think they can usually choose to pay the fees themselves.

Sound about right? Or is your experience different? Either way sorry you've been short-changed, never a good feeling!

[spinynorman]

I'm surprised you got caught out, as the fees are quite open. It would be useful for others to know how it happened.

[woodyratm]

Ach its fine. Its just frustrating to say Paypal gift, thinking you'll get X amount then getting Y taken off.

Ho hum

[topo morto]

Yes, it is a pain not knowing whether you'll get the full amount or not for gift!

A buyer who knows the ropes will know that "£100 paypal gift" means that you as the seller wants to see £100, so they should pay any fee -
but to be totally unambiguous, you need to specify to the buyer that they pay any fees if they are paying by card.

Explained here : [url="https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/?cmd=_display-fees-outside"]https://www.paypal.c...ay-fees-outside[/url]

Edited January 9, 2014 by topo morto