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peterhoang1988 · 03-25-2005, 12:40 AM

ok i have some money in my paypal acount right now. as in its already there from when i recieved from selling stuff. If i buy something off ebay and pay using that money and i dont withdrawl any money from CC or bank acount, does the reciever have to pay any fees. I know everytime i recieve money i pay 30 cents + 2.9% of what i recieved which is probably because they sent money from CC.

so does anyone know how these fees work?

Enderet · 03-25-2005, 01:04 AM

A service fee is charged, not only when one is paid with a CC, but also if one is a Premium Member. Being a premium member makes it so that you get charged with any transaction, even if one is paid with a non-CC paypal.

PayPal says that they allow you to change your account back to a normal one, from a premium, only once.

jtsai256 · 03-25-2005, 02:10 AM

Yeah, Paypal fees are really annoying. At first they only charged for accepting credit card payments... now practically everything is charged.

Razortec · 03-25-2005, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtsai256

Yeah, Paypal fees are really annoying. At first they only charged for accepting credit card payments... now practically everything is charged.

The thing to remember is that outside of the normal transaction fees that Pay Pal charges for recieving outside money, they do not charge you for anything else, like paying a bill on line, transferring money from or to your accounts & when you pay for something thru Ebay, so the small amount that Pay Pal charges me for my winnings is ok for a great secure money handling service....

coooolsome · 03-25-2005, 06:59 AM

what i do is have 2 paypal accounts. 1 that accepts credit cards and gets the fee and then another that is not a premium account and I use that one for all other payments. I dont get a fee on the 2nd one.

disboifan · 03-25-2005, 09:09 AM

^^smart guy.

TriX · 03-25-2005, 10:06 AM

I do the same thing with just ~10 accounts w/ no fees for online selling.

peterhoang1988 · 03-25-2005, 02:00 PM

smart guys... i should probably do that too

jtsai256 · 03-25-2005, 02:04 PM

lol good idea

MDolphins1399 · 03-25-2005, 02:28 PM

paypal and ebay fees RAPE sellers!

disboifan · 03-25-2005, 02:38 PM

^ werd!

peterhoang1988 · 03-25-2005, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MDolphins1399

paypal and ebay fees RAPE sellers!

dam right. everytime i sell laptop hard drives, i loose about 10 dollars to fees which sux0rs.

TriX · 03-25-2005, 10:30 PM

Its hard to do if you're sell high-ticket items though..Most people may be a little reluctant to pay some stranger a grand plus out of their checking account plus thye limit how much money you can accept each month for auctions. Accepting credit cards will also attract bidders/buyers who spend more money they can afford as well. But, yeah a couple basic paypal accounts will do in most cases and help you avoid fees. Ebay owns paypal so all that 6% on every transaction (2.75% ebay and 3% paypal) are going straight to service fee collections and more profit.

peterhoang1988 · 03-26-2005, 01:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TriX

Its hard to do if you're sell high-ticket items though..Most people may be a little reluctant to pay some stranger a grand plus out of their checking account plus thye limit how much money you can accept each month for auctions. Accepting credit cards will also attract bidders/buyers who spend more money they can afford as well. But, yeah a couple basic paypal accounts will do in most cases and help you avoid fees. Ebay owns paypal so all that 6% on every transaction (2.75% ebay and 3% paypal) are going straight to service fee collections and more profit.

yea and thats in addition to listing fees and final vaule fees.

serparlak · 03-26-2005, 03:07 AM

well since ebay and paypal are essentially the same thing, they end up charging the seller about 6%. the buyer doesn't really pay for anything extra, the whole thing is on the seller, and it's not allowed for sellers to request extra money for the paypal fees, and paypal actually doesn't allow people to have 2 different accounts under the same name and address as far as i know.
but on the good side, paypal does offer you protection which is pretty important when you are a buyer.

03-25-2005, 12:40 AM	#1
peterhoang1988 man without money Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: where the sun dont shine Posts: 307 Credits: -259	Paypal fees - got a question for you ok i have some money in my paypal acount right now. as in its already there from when i recieved from selling stuff. If i buy something off ebay and pay using that money and i dont withdrawl any money from CC or bank acount, does the reciever have to pay any fees. I know everytime i recieve money i pay 30 cents + 2.9% of what i recieved which is probably because they sent money from CC. so does anyone know how these fees work? __________________ Laptop: AOpen 1557G Intel Pentium M 1.6 Banias, ATI Mobility 9700 128mb, 40gb 7200rpm hd, 1024mb ram

03-25-2005, 01:04 AM	#2
Enderet The Bot. Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6,731 Reviews: 2 Credits: 1,436	A service fee is charged, not only when one is paid with a CC, but also if one is a Premium Member. Being a premium member makes it so that you get charged with any transaction, even if one is paid with a non-CC paypal. PayPal says that they allow you to change your account back to a normal one, from a premium, only once. __________________ AIM: EnderDArmy \| Chembook 2030

03-25-2005, 02:00 PM	#8
peterhoang1988 man without money Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: where the sun dont shine Posts: 307 Credits: -259	smart guys... i should probably do that too __________________ Laptop: AOpen 1557G Intel Pentium M 1.6 Banias, ATI Mobility 9700 128mb, 40gb 7200rpm hd, 1024mb ram

03-25-2005, 02:28 PM	#10
MDolphins1399 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fruitport, MI Posts: 53 Credits: -34	paypal and ebay fees RAPE sellers! __________________ Gateway 7405gx \| AMD Athlon64 M 3200+ \| 1GB PC2700 DDR \| ATi 9600 Mobility Radeon \| 1 internal and 1 external 80GB Hitachi Travelstar 80GN \| 8x DVDRW/CDRW \| 56k V.92 \| 802.11g Wireless \| 15.4" SB WXGA With "0" Dead Pixels! \| XP PRO SP2 \| Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX

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03-25-2005, 02:10 AM	#3
jtsai256 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 118 Credits: -317	Yeah, Paypal fees are really annoying. At first they only charged for accepting credit card payments... now practically everything is charged.

03-25-2005, 06:59 AM	#5
coooolsome Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Woodridge, IL Posts: 10 Credits: -147	what i do is have 2 paypal accounts. 1 that accepts credit cards and gets the fee and then another that is not a premium account and I use that one for all other payments. I dont get a fee on the 2nd one.

03-25-2005, 09:09 AM	#6
disboifan Noooob Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southside Posts: 102 Credits: -315	^^smart guy.

03-25-2005, 10:06 AM	#7
TriX TriX R 4 KidS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Central USA (Indiana) Posts: 226 Credits: 115	I do the same thing with just ~10 accounts w/ no fees for online selling.

03-25-2005, 02:04 PM	#9
jtsai256 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 118 Credits: -317	lol good idea

03-25-2005, 02:38 PM	#11
disboifan Noooob Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southside Posts: 102 Credits: -315	^ werd!

03-25-2005, 10:30 PM	#13
TriX TriX R 4 KidS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Central USA (Indiana) Posts: 226 Credits: 115	Its hard to do if you're sell high-ticket items though..Most people may be a little reluctant to pay some stranger a grand plus out of their checking account plus thye limit how much money you can accept each month for auctions. Accepting credit cards will also attract bidders/buyers who spend more money they can afford as well. But, yeah a couple basic paypal accounts will do in most cases and help you avoid fees. Ebay owns paypal so all that 6% on every transaction (2.75% ebay and 3% paypal) are going straight to service fee collections and more profit.

03-26-2005, 03:07 AM	#15
serparlak Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 100 Credits: -319	well since ebay and paypal are essentially the same thing, they end up charging the seller about 6%. the buyer doesn't really pay for anything extra, the whole thing is on the seller, and it's not allowed for sellers to request extra money for the paypal fees, and paypal actually doesn't allow people to have 2 different accounts under the same name and address as far as i know. but on the good side, paypal does offer you protection which is pretty important when you are a buyer.

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