07-09-2012, 09:25 AM | #1 |
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Avoiding Paypal fees
Wasn't sure what section to put this in, but if you want to avoid fees when paying with Paypal, select "personal" and then "payment owed" when picking what the payment is for. That will remove the ~3.5% payment fee they tack on, and everyone saves money.
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07-09-2012, 10:55 AM | #2 |
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yeah and then they don't cover it if you paid for something and it doesn't come in the condition stated. The only way they cover something is if you pay the paypal fee.
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07-09-2012, 01:34 PM | #3 |
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Yep, so you'll send it as a gift. They don't send the item and you have no recourse. All they have to do is say "it was a gift"
It's a good thing to know how to do though if you're doing business with someone you know or trust. |
07-11-2012, 07:30 PM | #4 |
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I've done that with the past few transactions I've conducted. Of course those who were dealing with me knew I was LEO and a regular on the boards and have a spotless iTrader rating. I've had some on here that wanted to buy and they had serious red flags like no post, no info on them and they requested info that didn't pertain to the item I was selling, also asking if they could have someone come inspect the part before they made good on the payment. I don't think so, homey don't play that!
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07-12-2012, 08:27 PM | #5 |
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I've sent all my payments to members of this forum through "Gift" or "Payment Owed", but then again I've only bought from reputable people.
Another big reason I think new members (100 posts or less) shouldn't be allowed to buy or sell in the marketplace. It would basically stop all scammers from signing up and ripping people off in there 10th post. Obviously buyers should use discretion when purchasing but that would help. I don't know how hard it would be to set up for a forum, but there is a way to lock a member out of certain areas within certain parameters (100 posts or more) |
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07-18-2012, 05:38 PM | #7 |
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If it's a PIF item I don't see the problem with paying as a gift, because most of the time the item is FREE, and you're just covering shipping. If you want to file a dispute against someone that gave you a free item at just the cost of shipping because you aren't happy with it, that's pretty stupid imo. Now if it never shows up period, I can see the problem with that.
That said, I've had quite a few members in the classified section ask me to pay as a gift to avoid the fees. I usually tell them I will just add the 3% to the cost that I am paying them to cover the fees and pay as "Goods", just to cover my own butt... No one has had a problem with that yet. I could see doing that with a big item that would have expensive shipping in the PIF section, just add 3% to the shipping cost and pay as goods. |
07-20-2012, 02:54 PM | #8 | |
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08-02-2012, 07:41 AM | #9 |
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Me too unless its from someone on here I see quite a bit, or sell's stuff all the time. I have paid "Gifted" to a few people (SSTG, 01pewterz28 etc..) |
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08-26-2012, 01:15 AM | #11 |
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I tried that a while back and the person that said it was a gift didn't have to pay but the person receiving the item had to pay. Trust me PayPal is not going to do anything for free. They have definitely thought of this round about or they wouldn't still be in business.
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08-26-2012, 05:39 PM | #12 | |
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08-29-2012, 03:36 AM | #14 | |
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All I'm saying is why would PayPal do a transaction for free? They are a business to make money not give money away for free. Think about it, if you were PayPal would you let a transaction go through out of the kindness of you heart or charge someone for a transaction?
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