Soo.. On ebay it's no longer against the law to add % based fee's now that they've taken over Paypal

mrdq

Last summer I got NASTYGRAMS from ebay for saying that i was going to add 1% to orders to cover paypal fee's and had my auction squashed but now I see it ALL OVER on ebay and no one seems to mind?

BigD5

You could report the auctions that are charging the surcharge to the buyers, and see if the auctions get pulled. The only other glitch that could pop up, is that Paypal isn't necessarily a credit card transaction. Lots of funds are taken from existing balances, and direct transfers from bank accounts. In that sense, they are different than traditional credit card transactions. I'm not sure if that makes them exempt to existing credit card guidelines.
I'm not sure Ebay would be biased now that they purchased Paypal. Regardless of who owns whom, the practice of directly surcharging sales for credit card purchases is illegal.

ms70

I report those violations everytime I see them. It's against PayPal policy. It's impossible for eBay to police every auction, so it's up to the consumer (who would be paying the fee) to report it. If a seller doesn't like it, then they don't have to use PayPal!

ScarsdaleCoin

hey its not a 1% charge for taking paypal ....I believe its a 1% discount for cash LOL

JR

<< <i>hey its not a 1% charge for taking paypal ....I believe its a 1% discount for cash LOL >>



Technically, it is acceptable to offer a cash discount for cash payment on eBay, but it is not OK to charge a transaction fee. That is how some sellers work around the fee issue. They build the credit card/PayPal fee into the auction price, and if the buyer pays cash, the seller deducts the fee (2 - 3% usually). This practice is acceptable with eBay. Charging a fee on top of the auction price is not.

relayer

It is illegal in California and many other states to charge a fee for processing payments.

It is also againsts eBay "rules"