I just decided, finally, to eat the PayPal fees. I've found that I get more
bids when I accept it, so it covers the cost.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Dapoz" <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2003 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] A New EB*Y Twist
> On Sun, 23 Nov 2003, James N. McBride wrote:
>
> > I was informed by EB*AY that it is against the law to do that with
credit
> > card fees (before or after the fact) but am not sure what their position
is
> > with PayPal fees. Asking for it after the fact is a bad practice and
they
> > should be told "no".
>
> They only allow it in certain countries, and even then they only do it
because
> the law forces them too. They obviously want people to use PayPal and
they'll
> do everything they can to promote it, even if it screws the sellers. I've
had
> auctions terminated by eBay because I mentioned that I wanted the buyer to
pay
> the PayPal fees. Now I just mention that PayPal payments have additional
> terms and conditions and to email me about the details. It seems to keep
> eBay happy and I can pass the costs on to the buyer if they choose to use
> PayPal.
> -mark
>
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