wtf

[jaysllim]

How come nearly every for sale ad i read it says "buyer pays fee's or pay as gift". Who should be really paying for the fee's the seller or the buyer? Are they sellers fee's or buyers fees? I really dont get it. Aint trying to rock the boat but ur selling the item so shouldnt u incorparete it into your price,wouldnt that be easier?

[AC199]

They are paypal fees nothing to do with the buyer or the seller. Fees tagged on by the 3rd party we have to include in the transactions. I think its only right that if people are given a choice they can either cover the fees or pay as gift. I encourage people to pay me by gift as it saves me money, and I'm not a complete douchbag who'll screw people out of their gear. This is proven by my feedback. It also means people pay the price i ask, not a little more to cover the fees.

I see your point, but its not that simple. Best way is meet up and pay using cash. Simples, but not always possible.

M2P

AC

[Lordslimjim]

Tbh comes down to how much I trust the seller /want the product or how cheap it is.

I normally try and negotiate the price down by half the fee but then if I'm getting a good deal to begin with (surely the only reason your using the seller) or if its a hard to come by product ill just pay the fees.

If with fees price only ads to a few pennies cheaper than a shop on the other hand I prefer to have the comeback from a shop.

IMO it's the sellers responsibility to price their product at a competitive rate (including fees) or people just won't buy. Comes down to if the buyer still thinks its a good deal :/

That's my pennies worth on the thought.

[FrogPrince82]

From my professional opinion from working within PayPal I would never pay for an item via paypal as a "gift" payment because this means that the buyer waives all rights to PayPal's buyer's protection policies.

This means that if the item doesn't arrive, isn't what was described or is damaged, by using "gift" payment option you have no come back via PayPal. As the buyer protection policy is a key reason for using PayPal I would be very adverse to making payments that aren't covered by it.

The fees are generally accepted as being picked up by the seller because they are the one trying to make money through the convenience of using PayPal as a payment method, so sellers are usually advised to price their products accordingly to include the fees expected.

[TARTMAN]

Paypal charge for the use of there service, simple.

Gift payments are fine if you know the seller or there feedback is excellent etc etc as no comeback if it goes missing bla bla(send recorded of course).

Pay the fees if your unsure etc, there is comeback/protection of sorts.

I have done many sales and normally i include the paypal fees if its only a cheap(few quid) item.

On a car its more like a 5'r, so depending who is buying/selling, its really up to them if they accept the fees as a discount/loss or insist on them being paid buy the buyer.

Old school sales, like send a chq, wait 5 days for it to clear after being paid in and then send the goods are really just out dated now.
paypal immediate and a bit like accepting a debit payment without being ashop etc, So its ideal for transactions. The fees are not much really, so I advice always pay paypal normal unless you know the seller. Simple.

Paypal payments are just easier than anything else now. Accept we get charged. and either pay them or dont. Its the modern way.

[cigbunt]

whats more confusing is find in the sales area is people selling stuff

1, used @ brand new RRP price
2, listed as brand new only used 6times

ive sold a fair bit and i leave it up to the buyer to choose to pay or not.. but personally if i was buying i always pay fees unless its a top seller/ cheapo item..

had some trouble in the past where a seller didnt ship and didnt refund (aka robbed) i got my money back eventually as some one stepped in and paid his debt but really it was my fault for gifting in the first place

again its a small minority that spoil it for others.