JekRankin
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| posted on 10/9/09 at 12:08 PM |
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PayPal - sending money as a gift?
In a few recent ebay transactions, the seller has asked me to mark my PayPal payment as a gift.
What difference does paying in this manner make? I notice that when you select the 'gift' option, you are given the option of paying the
PayPal fee for that transaction (usually payed by the seller).
Are sellers simply hoping that when a buyer selects the 'gift' option that they don't notice the new option, (which defaults to the
buyer paying the fee!), or is there another reason for this?
Cheers,
Jek
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blakep82
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| posted on 10/9/09 at 12:10 PM |
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thats exactly the reason. they want you to pay the paypal fee
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 10/9/09 at 12:32 PM |
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There are no fees when you send money for any of the 'personal transfer' reasons (as long as you don't funs using a card),
but there is also no buyer protection.
DON'T DO IT. YOU ARE LOSING ALL ABILITY TO CLAIM YOUR MONEY BACK SO THAT THE SELLER CAN SAVE A FEW QUID.
quote:
It's free* when you use your PayPal balance or your bank account linked to your PayPal account. There is a charge of
3.4% + £0.20 GBP*
for debit or credit card payments
(either the sender or recipient can pay this fee).
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JekRankin
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| posted on 10/9/09 at 12:38 PM |
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That seems a bit sneaky!
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 10/9/09 at 12:44 PM |
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I tend to gift the money when I'm buying things off forums etc. Paypal won't give you your money back anyway if it's outside
eBay.
That said I wouldn't do it for eBay goods cos I'm guessing g you couldn't claim as has been said.
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JekRankin
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| posted on 10/9/09 at 12:50 PM |
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Yeah, think I'll gift money for forum purchases in future too.
As for ebay, I think if a seller wants you to pay the fees, they should say so in the listing, rather than trying to add on an extra cost once
you've commited to buying.
The total fee for the bit I'm buying is only 50p so I'm just going to pay it, (its actually an 'off ebay' transaction, so
don't think I could claim anyways) but will watch out for this tactic in the future for more expensive items!
[Edited on 10/9/09 by JekRankin]
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smart51
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| posted on 10/9/09 at 01:46 PM |
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I've sold a few things on forums. One guy sent me money as a gift via paypal and there were no fees for me receiving it. Fine.
Since then, I've sold a couple of things and given people the option. £10 by cheque - posted when cleared. £10 by pay pal as a gift. £10
+3.4% + 20p by paypal as a purchase to cover the fees. Each time, people have opted for paypal with fees. You can't say fairer than than and
people are often happy to pay and extra 50p or £1 to get the transaction moving faster than a cheque through the post.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 10/9/09 at 01:46 PM |
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Your not aloud to ask for your buyer to pay the fees on ebay. They will stop the auction under there policy.
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luke
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| posted on 10/9/09 at 04:39 PM |
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i normally add a few quid into the delivery charges to cover sellers costs.
if you look at postage labels when you recieve them it seems quite common.
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UncleFista
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| posted on 10/9/09 at 06:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by luke
i normally add a few quid into the delivery charges to cover sellers costs.
if you look at postage labels when you recieve them it seems quite common.
eBays T&Cs;
"eBay Fees: Sellers may not pass onto buyers any eBay selling fees
including but not limited to listing fees, listing enhancement fees and
final value fees."
Tony Bond / UncleFista
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Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
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