I always mention in my eb*y adverts that I will expect 5 0.000000e+00xtra to
cover P*yPal's large forex charges. It makes complete sense to me to
pass that organisation's costs onto the buyer since its marketing is
based on convenience for the buyer who uses their system of payment.
If these charges were restricted to same currency charges I should be
happy to accept those, but they charge too much for the currency
exchange. Of course, this means that I might lose sales (especially as
the GBP is so strong against the $ at present), but I believe in
keeping it all clear from the outset.
And, as I have mentioned before, the sales practices of P*yPal would
not be allowed in this country: they do not offer informed choice for
the seller when he or she joins the system.
Chris
On 23 Nov 2003, at 16:29, Mark Dapoz wrote:
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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