Just sold the 'old' van on ebay, and happily said I'd take PayPal for it,
> providing the buyer stumped up the 2.9% fee on top (as I'm a kindhearted chap
> I offered to swallow the cost of the 20p flat fee myself), and the winning
> bidder wants to pay on paypal (using credit card).
Ebay don't allow you to add a surcharge.
Who cares what ebay 'allows' - it's a reasonable expectation that anyone who wants to use a source such as ebay to pay for a high value item should be expected to pay the fees.
Bank transfer is the easiest solution. Just email him your account No and sort code. Cash transfer to your account can be confirmed online or by telephone, within an hour. Mike.
Exactly. I stated the terms, by bidding he agreed. Simple. He doesn't have an issue with that anyway. The problems are elsewhere....
Dead simple if he actually had the cash, but he wanted to do it on paypal so he can put it on his credit card as he hasn't got the actual cash. :-(
Credit Card Cheque?
Richard
It's stated in the Ebay T&C that you as a seller are forbidden to add a surcharge, by listing the item you agree to them. You can't override it.
Erm, plenty of people do. Regardless of what ebay say.
I've suggested this, and he's not familiar with them - says he only uses his credit card to get stuff on ebay via paypal. I've said that he should be able to get one issued, and he's going to phone up his CC company after he's finished work - it seems he works in an oppresive regime where even so much as a glass of water is frowned upon, let alone a phone call.
But anyway - is there a form of credit card cheque that's as risk-free as a banker's draft?
Exactly. ATEOTD every ebay transaction is a private deal, agreed between two individuals. I don't know why Depresion keeps on pushing this point - it hasn't ever become an issue, and is basically nothing to do with the actual issue in hand.
Ah well, such is usenet....
No.
Without having an online authorisation system employing chip and pin I wouldn't go anywhere near a credit card for any reasonably large transaction.
Couldn't he just withdraw the cash from his credit card to his bank account then give you the cash or a bankers draft? I wouldn't use Paypal for an amount such as this. Even if there weren't any problems with the buyer, Paypal could still suspend your account until you sent them details to prove you are who you claim to be.
Is following the simple and clearly available rules too much trouble?
Because it's a rule that more people ignore than comply with.
Looking at Ebay that's quite plainly untrue and by breaking it you are just opening up an avenue for lots of trouble.
Is minding one's own business and getting off one's high horse too much trouble?
Sorry but if as a seller you want to have the benefit of being able to accpet credit cards, you bite the bullet and accept the charges.
Paypal is no more expensive than having a merchant account.
And plenty of them get reported.
Ah...plastic millionaire.
Sold the Merc via Paypal - and I just had to take the hit.
My account's only 1.5% surcharge - maybe it's because I've signed up for a Business Paypal account.
David
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