Paypal and cheque surcharge?

steviebabes

It has been quite a while since the days of surcharges for paypal but I came across this on a sellers listing -

I prefer bank transfer and will give the winner £5 discount if payment is made via bank transfer.
I also accept cheques and PayPal

Is this allowable or is it another way of surcharging for paypal (and cheques)?

frivolous_fay

It's actually allowed, if a bit cheeky. I applaud their initiative

durham_girl

I like it! Might start doing that.....

smallvillex

There isn't any rule stopping an Ebayer from doing that....

The only thing is what kind of protection would you have by doing a BT?

FloFlo

None......

FloFlo

I take it they're also selling expensive items if the discount they're offering is £5. You need to weigh up whether you'd rather risk losing £100+ and save a fiver or pay full price but at least have some protection.

steviebabes

Yes they were selling an expensive phone, I certainly wouldn't do a BT or a cheque for that matter. Phone sellers often try dodgy ideas.

smallvillex

steviebabes wrote: »

Yes they were selling an expensive phone, I certainly wouldn't do a BT or a cheque for that matter. Phone sellers often try dodgy ideas.

Indeed they do...i've heard many stories about people getting ripped off on Ebay when buying mobiles...

greenstreetprince

thats not a surcharge its an incentive. it would only be a surcharge if paypal users would be asked to pay more than the winning bid + p&p charges combined.

i offer a discount for BT's for all my mobile phones and have had quite a few take me up on the offer recently.