what's the dollar amount limit? i've sold several things for over $2000 and have never encountered this.
when did this automatic "upgrade" to a business account take place? it didn't happen to me. i remember a solicitation or two to agree to something like that, but i declined. gee, i really MUST be doing something wrong. paypal isn't screwing me at all. On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 09:30:46 -0800 'Mark Albertson' <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Ron: > > All you have to do is sell one complete phonograph on eBay....then you go > way over the personal limit of a "free" Paypal account. > > Paypal is great for a buyer and sucks big time for a seller. Passing the > Paypal fees onto the buyer because the buyer wants the "Convenience factor" > is against eBay policies. > > Once you exceed the limit of a free account...then you MUST have a Business > Account...then they charge you 3% for any deposit into your account for "any > reason" or from "any source". So anotherwords, if one of my family members > wanted to send me money via Paypal, it would cost 3%...no sales > involved...just a pure transaction fee. It's almost as bad as Western Union > fees in which noone in their right mind would use. > > Paypal sucks....it got alot worse in terms of corporate greed once eBay > bought them...before then it was far more affordable and made reasonable > sense. > > And...for the other posts...Peter et.al....putting the 3% into the price of > the phono item doesn't really fly...that sounds like an eBay employee > explaination to me....it's time to meet reality. > > Mark > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron L'Herault" <[email protected]> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 8:34 AM > Subject: RE: [Phono-L] paypal and ebay, was Re: eBay Scam Listing > > > > Sounds like you are a big seller. For the casual, personal account ( I > > think it is a $500/mo limit) it is free of fees. > > > > Ron L > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of funk > > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 9:13 AM > > To: Antique Phonograph List > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] paypal and ebay, was Re: eBay Scam Listing > > > > > > 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/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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]
