Re: Paypal Surcharge
Jason,
That is exactly why I do not use PayPal and prefer money orders. Saves me from getting hit twice on an auction using PayPal, gives me some time to get the package ready and I don't have to charge anything extra to the buyer to cover the ridiculous combination of eBay/PayPal fees.
I would also think that the buyer would appreciate not having to pay anything extra and those of us who ask for money orders also understand that it might take a few days to get the money order sent out and have no problems with it.
I guess you could also look at it another way in that if the buyer insisted on paying through PayPal so he could get the item sooner then I guess he/she shouldn't have a problem paying the extra fee to get it.
Power sellers that use PayPal exclusively might not think about it too much but if they added up all of the extra fees paid to PayPal I would imagine it would be significant.
And yes, it is very buyer friendly. I can't say the same thing for the seller.
The best way not to get hit for the second fee is just not to use PayPal.
Am I thinking wrong in not wanting to pay eBay TWICE for the same item?? In my opinion, NO!
Rick H.
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