terribleturner Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Had an item removed because i asked that if you use Paypal i would require 4% to cover charges. When did this crap rule come into effect?? Also i also state that they can send Cheque or cash at own risk and have been told i can't state that i can take cash. WTF????? Does everybody else know these rules and was i the last to know?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piehound Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 over 12 months ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 How about if you state a *discount* for non-paypal payment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 Really?? I've sold stuff since then asking the same. Trying to think if i've bought to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 How about if you state a *discount* for non-paypal payment? Oh yeah good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Wierd. Just sold something the other day, I asked for 4% in the the payment discription field and Paypal automatically added it to the senders payment! Gaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSZ Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Don't sellers usually account for this 4% charge with inflated postage costs?? Some of the postage charges to send things from one part of the country to another sem pretty "high" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 it came in well over a year ago and they do spot checks, its up to the seller if they accept paypal there choice so why should the buyer have to pay for the sellers choice, as stated above you just add it on to postage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 I think it's pants and am not happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickTT Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Just add it to the postage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Quite right too. Why should I pay the seller's PayPal fees? I have a similar issues with a certain trader on here. He quotes you a 'delivered' price but when you agree to the deal he says to add on 4% - and it's the only payment method he accepts. WTF is that about? Seems like dishonest pricing to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKEYmark Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 i would say you should bear the costs of selling an item than pass on to customer.its worth paying a small amout for the ease of transaction.when you buy something on ebay with paypal you can pay instant and get your goods a lot quicker.paying by cheque or bank transfer is like snail mail having to wait for a cheque to come through post then go through bank system before they send your goods out is too slow. i bought a divx dvd player and went on for ages before i got my item. you can still make a profit on items.and sell your old junk at same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 You see i don't agree with people taking the piss on postage so i wouldn't feel comfortable doing that myself. I don't mind Cash, postal orders or a cheque and would go with bank transfers. Paypal is easier and faster but it also means fee's which is a real bummer. If you want the transaction to go faster then why not pay that 3.2%. if your not fussed then use another form. I do agree Jake about Traders charging it, seems a little silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Don't charge the extra for Paypal. Ultimately Paypal it is for YOUR benefit, and besides ALL businesses have to pay some kind of fee or other from banks or credit card terminals or whatever whenever they recieve any kind of payment - except cash. You will have to live with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Well, I have absorbed the cost of Paypal (£20) in the laptops I have listed on eBay. However, if someone wants to pay a different way, I will de-absorb that £20 and reduce the price accordingly. Seems fair enough to me. See here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Don't charge the extra for Paypal. Ultimately Paypal it is for YOUR benefit Is it f*ck! I'd much rather have cash deposited into my account. Paypal is the buyers benefit. I've had a few people who will only buy if they can pay via Paypal, and they have offered to pay extra for the privelidge. They feel it offers them some financial security in case I try to rip them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 Don't charge the extra for Paypal. Ultimately Paypal it is for YOUR benefit, and besides ALL businesses have to pay some kind of fee or other from banks or credit card terminals or whatever whenever they recieve any kind of payment - except cash. You will have to live with it Yeah but im just joe bloggs from down the road selling stuff i don't need. Im even selling stuff at a postage lose just to get rid of it. I either throw it away or pass it on the best i can. The only thing to do is take Paypal out of the equation and i don't suffer, just means potential buyers have to suffer if they so would preffer to use paypal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I think, honestly, £45 to sell a £600 laptop is ridiculous. If all six laptops sell on eBay, to people paying via PayPal, then that'll be £270 in fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Quite right too. Why should I pay the seller's PayPal fees? I have a similar issues with a certain trader on here. He quotes you a 'delivered' price but when you agree to the deal he says to add on 4% - and it's the only payment method he accepts. WTF is that about? Seems like dishonest pricing to me. I think I know which trader you're on about. I wasn't happy to be paying 4% on top of a quoted price. Quite frankly, I resent paying the 4% charge, because it means that someone is making a pretty penny out of each transaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Is it f*ck! I'd much rather have cash deposited into my account. Paypal is the buyers benefit. I've had a few people who will only buy if they can pay via Paypal, and they have offered to pay extra for the privelidge. They feel it offers them some financial security in case I try to rip them off. It is your benefit cos if you don't offer it then people won't buy from you! Simple as that! Most people like to use Paypal cos posting cheques etc is a pain in the ass, and as for sending cash in the post or queuing at the post office for 30 mins to get a postal order.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Yeah but im just joe bloggs from down the road selling stuff i don't need. Im even selling stuff at a postage lose just to get rid of it. I either throw it away or pass it on the best i can. The only thing to do is take Paypal out of the equation and i don't suffer, just means potential buyers have to suffer if they so would preffer to use paypal. I know what you mean but it's the price you pay for sitting in front of the computer doing it instead of getting up at 6am to have a stall down the local car boot. Ask for high-ish post + packing costs and the extra 4% will be taken care of, that is what most people do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Just add 4% to everything to start with. That way you're quids in if they don't use paypal. Does seem like a rip-off though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I do agree Jake about Traders charging it, seems a little silly. what makes you different from a trader? you are selling goods or just one thing so you are effectively trading just someone sells more than you do, still trading at the end of the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted March 1, 2006 Author Share Posted March 1, 2006 Well i do one off charges with paypal, say 1 a month. Traders on the other hand i would image do 1 every couple of days and so can afford to work out what the cost is in advance. Say i sell a video game that i advertise at a £1. I don't know how much it will end at so adding 4% at the begininning could be hit or miss. If it goes for a pound then great £1.04, but if it goes for £20 then it's £20.80. A trader knows what the price to buy is straight off. So say an exhaust at £500 from a trader. It'll cost them £20 is PP fee's, so if they wanted they could just sell it in the first place for £520 and thus not even mentioning it. Plus is there not a special rate for people with dedicated legitmate bussiness with PP?? I could be making that up but i thought they didn't get the same fee's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I like being able to pay for things with paypal as it means I can buy from joe public with credit card. It does piss me off when the seller adds paypal fees to the cost of goods, but in some cases I would happily pay the paypal fees for security and the option to pay by credit card. however I thought that paypal fees were only applicable if your 'volume' is over a monthly threshold. This means that for most people it won't be levied, however if you sell a few high value items in a month then you'll get stung. I don't know how this should be overcome, maybe a 50-50 option would be fair? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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