Members Who Insist On "Gift" Option?

Kirk wrote:




I received $100 twice last week and got $95.80 !

I have sent gift transactions using Paypal heaps of times; and the charges were never 'lost' or 'cheated'..what happens is that the buyer pays the fee and not the seller. Paypal does nothing for free and I don't see why they should...they are a business not a charity organization. I find using PP very handy and on occasions, when I feel I have got a particularly good deal on a purchase I don't mind paying for the fee.

However, if a seller is agressively adamnt on it, then they may as well find themselves a new buyer, afterall when they stated they accepted Paypal they implied that they would pay for the fee and they should have allowed for it in their selling price.

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You really need to go look again because you are spreading misinformation as a matter of fact. Gift option from PayPal balance or bank account is completely free and if you use it for a transaction it is no better than shoplifting.

Sure you can rationalize it by saying things like "They get enough money from me" or "They make enough money, it's not a big deal" like people that steal from insurance companies do, but the reality of it is, you're going completely against the terms of use and stealing services. This has absolutely nothing to do with opinion, it's fact.

admin you are wrong...
If you use gift option and pay by credit card. You pay the additional fees not the receiver.

From a Paypal forum advisor:




And:




While I find it difficult to believe anyone in this forum is trying to scam anyone, Admin is correct. Using the "gift" option when purchasing goods is against Paypal policy. It also puts the buyer at risk of being scammed.

Brian

I have never said it wasn't wrong.
I simply pointed out that using a credit card to pay for something using the gift option passes the fees onto the buyer not the seller.

I suggest you read my post again before accusing me of being wrong.

i stand corrected you didn't mention using credit card.
sorry.

btw..anyone seen the forum dad lately?

Right, I very specifically said PayPal balance or bank account.

The last time I checked, Paypal did NOT rule the universe.........

Sheesh

One thing that hasn't been touched on, and would affect many members of this international forum, is the extra 1% charged to make 'cross border' transactions.

That is, if the transaction is across international borders (except only between Canada and the USA where no extra fee applies) the normal 2.9% transaction fee is bumped up to 3.9% (as with londonbus1 above).

Plus there is the 2.5% currency exchange fee, which is cheap compared to paying the Post Office or bank the exchange fee plus the charge for a money order, at least in Canada. This fee would not apply, of course, if you had a balance in your PayPal account in the currency being used in the transaction.

Details, details, just love those details.

Many thanks to all for a great and educational thread. Always good to brush up on the rules.

No they don't. But they do indeed rule Paypal, and to some extent, ebay. If you lose your Paypal account, you also lose your ebay seller account since no one can pay you. I'd hate to see someone that uses ebay to make a living lose their income for stealing pennies.

Of course this will likely be a moot point soon anyway. As ebay and PayPal (and parents) always do, when things get abused they taken away completely. So the people stealing will ruin it for legitimate users eventually. Like parents sending money to Their kids in college and such.

Aaahhh, Delcampe and Moneybookers.....

Having made thousands of Paypal transactions - dozens of which were overseas - I am remiss in reading the Paypal fee structure. However, I fully support Paypal's fees and would be more than happy to pay said fees as a buyer in order to avoid the hassle of buying international money orders, hoping they arrive at their destination, waiting for them to clear, and then hope the seller hasn't scammed me.




Paypal can reduce transaction times by weeks, and provides protection against fraud. In that respect, Paypal rules the the online universe.