PayPal question

[Verne_Frantz]

IF someone pays you money into your PayPal account (not an ebay transaction) and then you transfer the money into your bank account, does PayPal extract a fee? IF so, how much?

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

[bigjake]

https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/helpce...ES_US&amp;m=TCI

[Verne_Frantz]

Well, that's Fairly straight forward, other than their definition of &quot;friends or family&quot;. Other than ebay, how the hell do they know if I'm being paid for selling them an item or they're just sending me money as a gift?

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

[Hawkeye]

PayPal doesn't and it works very well and is a quick transaction. Aren't we all family here...

Marty

[Mr70]

It should show how the sender sent you the funds in your arrival notice.
Also,when you start to withdraw/move the money,it will state to you before you do that they are going to remove a % if you go ahead with it,if applicable.
Money sent via Friends &amp; Family,means the sender paid the %.

[Verne_Frantz]

I will find another way. Their percentages don't sit well with me nor do I want to charge the payer that %. A check and $.49 stamp works better. Even international postage is a bargain.

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/scholar.gif[/img]

[budnate]

a side question about paypal I recall some guys complaining on another site recently they changed a policy where if you receive payment through them the buyer has up to 6 months to get a refund on their purchase if they want to....have you read anything like that?

[Mr70]

I think that's only true if you never show paypal proof that you sent it.
I had a man in Spain send me money for a car part I posted on the Team chevelle classifieds.I forgot to send him the tracking number,and one week later he got scared and complained to paypal.
Paypal in turn,yanked his payment to me that I already transferred into my bank acct.and gave it back to him,while the car part was in route to him also.
I then sent him the tracking number showing it was in route to him.
Paypal then re-returned my money and that was the end of that.
Lesson learned,paypal wants to see a postage tracking number or else you're just flapping your gums...

[WILMASBOYL78]

This is all I need to know about Paypal.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/thumbsdown.gif[/img]

Prohibited Activities
You may not use the PayPal service for activities that: relate to transactions involving: ammunition, firearms, or certain firearm parts or accessories.

wilma

..and their buddies at Square [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

[cudino]

WARNING! My friend was trying to sell a motorcycle through Craigslist and had several people say they would pay full price. But these buyers didn't ask any questions about the bike, which gave my friend a bad feeling. The buyer's conditions for all these cases was that they must pay through Paypal, and that they would send over a private driver to pick it up. After getting 3 such potential 'buyers' all with the same scenario my friend contacted Paypal to ask.

According to Paypal it's a SCAM. The buyer wires the money to Paypal and sends a private driver. The driver picks up, no problem. Then, a day or so later, the 'buyer' calls you, saying that his driver is on the way. You say &quot;but someone just picked it up yesterday!&quot; Since the first driver was private there's no record, and because the buyer never officially received the item they are entitled to get their money back from Paypal. And of course the crooks do have the car/bike, which has now become stolen property.

Of course this isn't all cases, but beware of somebody eager to pay full price, no questions asked, requires payment through Paypal, and is sending a private driver. If Paypal is required then Paypal's suggestion was to require a licensed/bonded carrier. At least suggesting this might scare off the potential scammers.

- Wade