Re: Adding 4% for Paypal?

Sorry to say, but the sellers must absorb certain overhead as the cost of
doing business.

The e-bay rules state that the seller pays all transaction fees. That means
the buyer never pays  Paypal charges, nor does the buyer pay any fees for
currency exchange.

There are types of e-bay auctions where you can charge a buyers premium
(just like the typical auction house), but in those cases the buyer doesn't
pay shipping.

So, take your choice; buyer pays shipping, or buyer pays a premium, but not
both.

-a






"Tom Loepp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> More and more I notice Stamp sellers in other places other than the
> U.S on eBay passing on Paypal charges to the buyer. I even saw a
> "Power Seller" doing this. My auctions were ended and I was soundly
> scolded when I tried this*. Is it because in the U.S. it is against
> the law and not in other countries? Has eBay changed it's policy? I
> just want to know as this really chaps my backside if I have to bend
> to the rules and others get to bend them. Harrumph.
>
> *For various reasons I've had numerous auctions ended by the voiceless
> powers at eBay, once for spewing vulgarisms at them. Hell, we all have
> our bad days. About the time I said all sorts of bad things about
> Paypal's ethics in this ng, I was approached by a person wanting to
> buy items outside of eBay that I had up for auction on eBay. It was a
> golden opportunity to have some fun with Paypal's/eBay's ethics
> police, if that's who it was. Judging by their carefully worded email
> it smelled of legalese avoiding an entrapment charge.
> --
> Tom (at least the buyers and sellers like me-100% positive feedback)
> Loepp
> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Website: http://loepp.home.mindspring.com/tom/
>