paypal charging £0.98

trinnylilac

masonic wrote:

I agree, but I think you missed my point. Ebay cannot be relied upon to make a common-sense decision. If they see a complaint from a buyer saying that you listed paypal in your payments accepted, then refused their payment, it could go either way.

I suppose if you put it that way . I do this quite a lot with cheaper items and have never had any problems ( always a first time I know)

I have also seen quite a few auctions that do this too,Its where I got the idea from.
I wonder if someone could find out .

masonic

trinnylilac wrote:

I suppose if you put it that way . I do this quite a lot with cheaper items and have never had any problems ( always a first time I know)

I have also seen quite a few auctions that do this too,Its where I got the idea from.
I wonder if someone could find out .

As I hastily edited you can state it, which most people would go along with, but for those that don't, just don't let the situation escalate into one where ebay are involved.

Hintza

rrwfotr wrote:

I've been doing it for ages and none of my listings have ever been pulled. Paylpal is a ebay company and they just want to screw people therefore I give them the option to send payments via the ebay prefered method which generates them ever more profit thats all.

And you want to screw people with your 5% surcharge!!! You wouldn't catch me bidding!!!

To take credit cards as a retailer would cost you pretty much the same as PayPal charge. The galling bit is having to pay PayPal for either bank funds or funds direct from a PayPal account.

The added advantage of Paypal is that the funds are immediately available for reinvestment. If I can buy an item for £100 and sell one a day on EBay I can turnover 365 items a year. If I wait for cheques and cash in the post I can turnover 36 per year (assuming a 10 day turnaround). Assuming limited capital and a £10 net profit margin that equates to £3650 less paypal fees of about £144 leaves a profit of £3500 and no hassle. Not taking paypal leaves you with £360 and less hassle.


I know which method I prefer

trinnylilac

I've had a quick look round Ebays selling help guide and I can't see anywhere saying you can't do this so should be ok as long as clear in your terms and conditions of sale.

If you don't put this info on your auction page then I think your buyer is entitled to pay by paypal regardless of the what the item sells for.

masonic

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, trinnylilac.
I don't think I've come across anything specific about listing 'criteria' for accepting payments. I would just be concerned that this forum has heard stories of ebay taking the wrong side in far more clear-cut matters. I think you would need to be seriously unlucky, though.

cougar_3

masonic wrote:

I agree, but I think you missed my point. Ebay cannot be relied upon to make a common-sense decision. If they see a complaint from a buyer saying that you listed paypal in your payments accepted, then refused their payment, it could go either way.

Edit: Just to add - I think you could state it, but I wouldn't want to risk enforcing it.

I've forgotten where I read it (probably here) but you have got to either accept Paypal for 100% of payments if you have their logo on your listing or if there are strings attached, then you can't say you accept it.

I wouldn't accept it because they're evil and expesive.

Hintza wrote:

And you want to screw people with your 5% surcharge!!! You wouldn't catch me bidding!!!

To take credit cards as a retailer would cost you pretty much the same as PayPal charge. The galling bit is having to pay PayPal for either bank funds or funds direct from a PayPal account.

The added advantage of Paypal is the fund are immediately available for reinvestment. If I can buy an item for £100 and sell one a day on EBay I can turnover 365 items a year. If I wait for cheques and cash in the post I can tirnover 36 per year. Assuming limited capital and a £10 net profit margin that equates to £3650 less paypal fees of about £144 leaves a profit of £3500 and no hassle. Not taking paypal leaves you with £360 and less hassle.


I know which method I prefer

The galling bit is paying 25p? The galling bit is paying at least a pound for every auction, which when you have high feedback soon adds up.

I dont think that many people would benefit from 'turnaround'
I prefer to accept BACS transfers - instant if you're with the same bank, three working days if not. No chargebacks, no complaints, no fees.

masonic

truscott_uk wrote:

I've forgotten where I read it (probably here) but you have got to either accept Paypal for 100% of payments if you have their logo on your listing or if there are strings attached, then you can't say you accept it.

If sellers accept paypal, then they have to accept all types of paypal payments (i.e. they cannot refuse credit card funded payments to retain a basic account). They also cannot refuse payments that they say they will accept in their listing, but IMHO I don't think the intention of this is to prevent sellers from putting conditions in their listings. It's all a bit open to interpretation, though.

truscott_uk wrote:

I wouldn't accept it because they're evil...

:rotfl:

juno

I saw an auction yesterday where if you didn't pay by paypal for items less than £10 you got a free gift worth £1.50!

Hintza

truscott_uk wrote:

I prefer to accept BACS transfers - instant if you're with the same bank, three working days if not. No chargebacks, no complaints, no fees.

In my T&C I offer a £4 in a £100 discount for bacs transfer.

mandi_moles

Im all for Paypal !
I notice that many of the items where sellers do not accept paypal get less bids and sell for less.
This time of year especially many people rely on credit for purchases and even though Paypal take a cut offering it as a mode of payment can pay you dividends as you will get more bids.

:j