Paypal inconsistent fee charging

hubb

I really don't get paypal and their random fee charging. I make my living from earnings in dollars from various websites I sell my media. For years they have all paid me with no fee but a couple always get a fee applied. I have asked them why and they say they do not understand as they pay other people who do not get a fee applied. It doesn't make sense as they do not instigate or tick any option to have a fee applied when paying me. They do not see any confirmation of me having a fee applied when paying me either. This smells of being ripped off by paypal to me.

nidO

Not sure why you'd expect the people who send you money to be able to see what fees PayPal is going to charge you for it.
When you buy something from a shop, the receipt they give you doesn't tell you how much the shop's card processor and bank are going to charge the shop for processing the payment, PayPal is no different.

Their fees are spelled out at:

https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/paypal-fees