Paypal fee's, responsibility of the buyer?

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**Peregrine**

morganfreeman wrote:
Even as a buyer, you should still keep in mind that you're dealing with a person. Shopping around is fine, looking for the best value is absolutely your right. You are not, however, entitled to disregard their fundamental human rights. Gakking all over someone because "I'm the buyer, so suck it and deal" is totally wrong and wholly unjustifiable.

Really? Getting a certain amount of money for your toys is a fundamental human right now? I learn something new every day...

**Nuwisha**

Has no one brought up the fact that charging the buyer your Paypal Fee's violates Paypal's Terms of Service?

**Polonius**

Nuwisha wrote:
Has no one brought up the fact that charging the buyer your Paypal Fee's violates Paypal's Terms of Service?

No, because nobody likes that guy.

Don't be that guy.

**mikhaila**

Fairly silly. I don't see why people don't just sell for a flat rate. You know the fees, work it into your price if you want.

I sell things to people using credit cards and pay 1.5 to 3.5%. I sell for cash and lose nothing. I sell on ebay and pay 9% plus the paypal charge.

Everything has costs associated with selling. Making the buyer pay those fees simply raises the cost to the seller.

**DaKKaLAnce**

DarkTraveler777 wrote:
DaKKaLAnce wrote:
You seem to be behind on technology. You do realize paypal has a mobile card swipe that a lot of people use? And in person, Always use cash.... a little tip for ya. paypal online. All of it is secure and simple.

Perhaps I am behind on my technology. The Paypal card reader allows you to swipe someone's credit card through e-mail? I was under the impression that those were only useful for in-person transactions. Magical!

So your example is not relevant to the discussion. I can't pay you on Dakka using your Paypal card reader unless I am standing in front of you. And if your Paypal card reader can key in my credit card number I'd still have to send you that information remotely, yes? Again, if you're sending your CC info to strangers please trade with me. I hear there is a new Warlord titan for sale and I'd love to get three.

I don't know why the hell anyone would give a CC # over the internet , and why you assume that I would give it out? Since paypal obviously lets you pay without doing. Maybe you should've left the discussion when you said you were, you obviously are upset about this topic being brought up and it being justified.

As stated earlier, it is against Paypals policy to make the buyer pay for the Fee's even though the most sinister way is to obviously the way to go.

**carmachu**

It's all up to discussion prior to buying. Vast majority of time it's the seller who pays fees. If you as a seller want the fees paid you need to incorporate it into the price.

I will not pay them after I already sent money. Once a deal is struck it's done.

And never ever send money buying stuff as gift or family.

Automatically Appended Next Post:

If the buyer sends payment as a gift, Paypal will charge the buyer. So, that isn't always correct. And you clearly aren't interested in discussing this so much as ranting to the internet, so I am ducking out of this conversation.

Good luck with your purchases!

Word of advice

Dont. Ever. Send. Money. As. Gift. It's utterly foolish as you no recourse if something goes wrong.