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A Note on PayPal Payments - Responses!
11 years ago
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I didn't wanna comment on every single response, so I'm just posting a journal:
I honestly didn't know about it being such a serious issue, and I appreciate the warnings!
But honestly, I have to disagree with some responses on "charging the customer the fee is unfair." 'Cuz that's like saying it's unfair to charge shipping/handling and even tack on taxes. A response like that feels like, if I charge $25 for a badge, that $25 should include shipping (roughly $4), taxes (in my state, roughly $2 for a $25 transaction), and now if they want to use PayPal to pay, I've gotta cover those, as well (not sure the exact numbers off my head, but it's like $.39 + 2.5% or something, so assuming that's right, that's another $1)...so in the end, the $25 I made on a badge ends up actually being $18 if it included all these services...
I'm not trying to be mean or anything; I'm sure everyone has their opinions on the matter. A $1 fee isn't so bad, but if you end up doing several transactions through PayPal and cover the fees, it adds up...and I like to think that my prices are pretty low as it is.
So I guess the result of this PSA is going to be a tiny bit of an upping of prices on my end if PayPal is involved. Not a huge upping, but just enough to cover fees.
Which I think is fair, 'cuz honestly, I DO already include taxes in my prices, so...it evens out? :3
Thanks, everyone!
I honestly didn't know about it being such a serious issue, and I appreciate the warnings!
But honestly, I have to disagree with some responses on "charging the customer the fee is unfair." 'Cuz that's like saying it's unfair to charge shipping/handling and even tack on taxes. A response like that feels like, if I charge $25 for a badge, that $25 should include shipping (roughly $4), taxes (in my state, roughly $2 for a $25 transaction), and now if they want to use PayPal to pay, I've gotta cover those, as well (not sure the exact numbers off my head, but it's like $.39 + 2.5% or something, so assuming that's right, that's another $1)...so in the end, the $25 I made on a badge ends up actually being $18 if it included all these services...
I'm not trying to be mean or anything; I'm sure everyone has their opinions on the matter. A $1 fee isn't so bad, but if you end up doing several transactions through PayPal and cover the fees, it adds up...and I like to think that my prices are pretty low as it is.
So I guess the result of this PSA is going to be a tiny bit of an upping of prices on my end if PayPal is involved. Not a huge upping, but just enough to cover fees.
Which I think is fair, 'cuz honestly, I DO already include taxes in my prices, so...it evens out? :3
Thanks, everyone!
