i've sold hundreds of bucks worth of stuff on ebay and have used paypal for most of it, and have never paid a penny in fees to paypal. nor have i ever had any problem with them, whatsoever.
gee, what am i doing wrong? On Feb 25, 2005, at 6:13 AM, funk wrote: > All of this has been discussed in the past ad nauseum. Bottom line > is, and > always has been, this: It's great for buyers; horrible for sellers. > The 3% > bleed hurts. For the seller, it's fees, fees, fees, and then another > 3% to > close the deal. UGHHH. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Fraser" <[email protected]> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:02 AM > Subject: [Phono-L] paypal and ebay, was Re: eBay Scam Listing > > >> I'm interested to hear why anyone would say this. A free service that >> saves me the effort of finding an envelope and a stamp, accurately >> addressing the envelope, writing out a check, and going to a post >> box...plus the week for it to get to the seller, and the week some >> sellers "need" for the check to clear (or worse, those that require a >> postal money order, which requires a 20 minute wait in line at my post >> office) - what's not to like? >> >> Perhaps those who criticize it ought to try it before doing so. It's >> **extremely** convenient, which is why it's such a success. >> >> Users are only charged when they add credit card capability to their >> account - just like any other credit card fee - but for everyone else, >> it's free. So where exactly is the "corporate greed" in that? >> >> On Feb 25, 2005, at 5:25 AM, someone wrote: >> >>> Paypal has always been nothing other than an insidious example of >>> egregious >>> corporate greed. I have never used it and never will. A >>> convenience? >>> HA >> >> -- Peter >> [email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> Phono-L Archive >> http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > > -- Peter [email protected]
