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Help me out! Charged a 10.00 cash advance fee on my last Paypal purchase

joelwalterjoelwalter Posts: 148 ✭✭
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I was hoping someone on the board could help since no one at the Credit card company could.

I sent $55 for some cards, it wasn't an auction win, I just sent $55 in Quasi-Cash to him paid by Credit card.

On my credit card statement, it has a 10.00 cash advance fee on it from this transaction.

Anyone know why this is on there? What did I do wrong?
Joel C

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  • onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    I am starting to believe that all paypal charges on credit cards show up as cash advances now. I had the same thing happen with my last three paypal payments paid via credit card. One was paid as quasi cash and two were paid as auction items. The $10.00 must be the fee your credit card charges for cash advances...
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

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  • joelwalterjoelwalter Posts: 148 ✭✭
    When I talked to the credit card company, they said contact the seller and when I contacted the seller, he said get a hold of the Credit card company.

    I'd guess it has something to do with the Quasi-cash thing that I rarely use. I make alot of Paypal transactions so I'm just hoping I don't see 200-300 in fees from cash advances on my next statement.
    Joel C
  • lostdart58lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭
    That would put a damper on using paypal.
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  • JWJW Posts: 90
    Don't use Quasi-Cash. Everything else is free to the buyer (see below). I hope this helps.
    Jason

    Payment Types from PayPal website:
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    eBay Items: A payment for the purchase of eBay items. Free!
    Auction Goods (non-eBay): An online auction purchase (not including eBay items). Free!
    Goods (other): A purchase of goods in a non-auction context. Free!
    Service: A payment for the performance of a service. Free!
    Quasi-Cash: The transmission of money not involving an underlying service or good. The bank that issued your credit card may treat this 'Quasi-Cash' transaction as a cash advance and charge you cash advance fees. PayPal has no control over these fees. If you select 'Quasi-Cash' you may want to use a payment method other than Credit Card (Instant Transfer or eCheck) to avoid potential fees.
  • dunerduner Posts: 625 ✭
    yeah, it's basically treated the same as going to the atm and withdrawing money using your credit card....to be honest, i've never understood why on earth anybody ever does that.
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  • MooseDogMooseDog Posts: 1,946 ✭✭✭
    Yes, never use Quasi-Cash. Use Goods (other).
  • packCollectorpackCollector Posts: 2,786 ✭✭✭
    you can not use quasi cash and a credit card. quasi cash should only be used from a bank account or funds if discussed with the seller. I request it all the time and it works for both the buyer and seller. if you ahve a personal account and you receive quasi cash from a funded source , it will not go against your 500 limit. I have received 5k in a month with no paypal fees using this method with repeat buyers. I save a little and the buyer saves a little as I usually pay the shipping when I do this.
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