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Selling stuff on eBay - Who pays the PayPal fee?
Posted on 7/27/16 at 8:54 am
Posted on 7/27/16 at 8:54 am
I just sold an item on eBay and noticed the buyer did not pay the PayPal fee. Instead I was charged 3% of the final sale price. Isn't the buyer responsible for paying this fee during the transaction? Or is this fee applied to the seller after the sale, and the buyer is not even aware of it? Having to pay this on top of ebay's 10% fee is ridiculous
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Posted on 7/27/16 at 8:56 am to bctiger6
The buyer doesn't pay shite. You sold it, you pay the transaction costs. If you want to include those fees in your price, up the price.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 8:56 am to bctiger6
quote:No. The buyer pays the item's cost and the listed shipping cost. Seller has the PayPal fees deducted from sales proceeds.
Isn't the buyer responsible for paying this fee during the transaction?
Posted on 7/27/16 at 8:57 am to bctiger6
I remember my first ebay sale.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 8:57 am to bctiger6
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I just sold an item on eBay
What was it?
Posted on 7/27/16 at 8:57 am to bctiger6
You do.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 8:57 am to bctiger6
Raise the asking price to cover your fee.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 8:58 am to LSURussian
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No. The buyer pays the item's cost and the listed shipping cost. Seller has the PayPal fees deducted from sales proceeds.
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Posted on 7/27/16 at 8:58 am to bctiger6
The seller always pays the fee. I'm sure most buyers are aware that Paypal charges a fee but they aren't responsible for it. Paypal fees are a cost of selling on ebay and other sites.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 8:59 am to bctiger6
Seller pays
Posted on 7/27/16 at 9:04 am to Phate
Well shite, there goes $20 of my profit. May include a "handling" fee next time
Posted on 7/27/16 at 9:05 am to bctiger6
Price of doin bidness brah.
You could always convince them you're not a scammer and have them send it via friends and family.
You could always convince them you're not a scammer and have them send it via friends and family.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 9:05 am to ThatMakesSense
I'm guessing his old collection of mini baseball helmets
Posted on 7/27/16 at 9:06 am to CorkSoaker
Posted on 7/27/16 at 9:10 am to iheartlsu
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I remember my first ebay sale.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 9:42 am to Broke
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The buyer doesn't pay shite. You sold it, you pay the transaction costs. If you want to include those fees in your price, up the price.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 9:49 am to bctiger6
It's customary that the seller *always* absorbs the fee. You are simply another vendor - just like Walmart.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 9:53 am to bctiger6
I think you have been thoroughly schooled in this thread.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:22 am to bctiger6
Always adjust your starting bid or shipping costs to include such fees.
Posted on 7/27/16 at 10:22 am to bctiger6
Seller
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