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anyone here use paypal on ebay? i have a question about fees and charges....

Posted by i'm not dead yet ! (aka pacrat) Nov 7 '08, 20:18

i used to sell stuff on ebay,...and i'm thinking about starting up again, but of course ebay was pulling an hsx months before hsx pulled an hsx... and now if you want to sell things on ebay you *have* to offer an electronic means of payment (translate, let's push paypal) ... and before i go setting up for paypal i want to be sure of what i'm getting into... is it worth it? i mean, i'm not likely gonna make huge bucks on ebay anyway, and if i understood the stuff on the paypal website right, it charges something like upwards of 3% per transaction + 30 cents...

anyone with suggestions, ideas, explanations,. etc???

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There's a reason so many sellers gouge on shipping on ebay. It's to cover paypal and selling fees. - Subversive - least conducive to reworking Nov 7, 20:45 1
- I hear eBay is going to restrict shipping charges. Nicey-nice, eBay. I'll be selling my stuff on Amazon. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 20:49
for merchants, to take credit cards you have to pay a varying percentage of each trans, plus a trans fee, plus monthly maintenace fees plus whatever.. - zeitgeist Nov 7, 20:43
PayPal offers substantial protections for buyers and sellers. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 20:40 2
- paypals protection means nothing, zip, nada, paypal will NOT be left holding the bag no matter bad the ripoff, yes you are right, you will have your.. - zeitgeist Nov 7, 20:50 1
  - Those are good tips. Don't use a debit card. Don't leave a balance in your PayPal account. Don't give them a bank account number. - Mop Nov 7, 20:55
i've used paypal many times on ebay. it's convenient in and of itself but really what other choice do you have? - pigby Nov 7, 20:23 2
- yeah i'm considering craiglist... but i've worked for a couple years building up my ebay rating, and... - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 7, 20:37 1
  - new feedback rule, sellers can leave possitive fb only, you aer not allowed to neg, (buyers biggest complaints were fb hostage taking) - zeitgeist Nov 7, 20:48

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