As Gift

[dyna-ti]

Tis could be a real can of worms im opening here ,but what the hell im well known for it so once more shouldnt hurt

Selling stuff
Price states -for example £10
chap enquires about part and sends me the funds

But alas only £9.26 arrives in paypal as the sender hasnt paid as a gift.
should i bill for the difference or let it go

Im ruled by logic its part and parcel of being an aspie ,pedantic would be a better term
[so im told :shock: ]
i asked for £10 ,not £9.26 :?
I didnt ask to be sent as a gift [so the buyer absorbs this fee] ,well it 'is' their account after all and therefore their fee and not mine.
But to be honest i dont see why i should.It is up to the buyer to send me the correct amount

I ask the buyer to send the difference
Buyer replies that because i didnt ask for it as a gift ,then i should pay HIS fee.
The seller shouldnt have to care about what the buyer is charged.

The sending as a fee is something that seems to have been agreed on the forum to save both buyer and seller from paying a fee.Its all trust here .doesnt mean that if you dont ask for that method that you are automatically accepting their fees
Im losing the drift of this but i hope you can all get the point im trying to get across sorry

Last analogy- What if the payment the buyer sent was subject to a fee of £9.99
Does this mean i have to send the part for a penny and count my blessings.

No names
PS its not about forgetting to to pay my fees when i bought a recent thingy on here.Im happy to pay the correct amount asked for and was very embarresed to have not sent the correct amount.I paid up instantly

And was apologetic for such a thoughtless act :twisted:

deep breath

 

[MikeC]

Pretty sure the rules of the forum discourage the use of PayPal gift...but we all do it regardless

Personally, I think if you agree to sell something for £10 then you should expect to receive £10. Although I have been on the receiving end of buyers passing the fees on to me and I have just ignored it because I didn't make it clear on the advert who should pay the fee.

 

[thekingofming]

my opinion is that if the buyer wants to use the speed and ease of sending money that paypal offers then they should pay the fees. If they don't want to pay the fees then they can send a cheque. I'd be happier paying in a cheque than paying a fee because they want to use paypal (plus they'd have to buy a stamp anyway).

thats my 2p anyway.

 

[Easy_Rider]

When you buy something from a shop on your card for £10, do you think the shop receives £10?
To answer my own question, no they don't they get charged for every transaction.
Convenience has it's costs

 

[dyna-ti]

Convenience has it's costs

Aha But who pays for that convenience

 

[john]

Pretty sure the rules of the forum discourage the use of PayPal gift...but we all do it regardless

We discourage it becasue
a) it's against paypal rules
b) when you pay a user with 3 posts via paypal gift and they vanish you're scuppered.


Paypal charge a fee for convenience. If you don't specify gift and they pay via regular paypal (as one is supposed to for goods) then that I'm afraid is that.....

 

[cchris2lou]

I ask for paypal as a gift when i know the buyer or if they are regulars on here .

if you did not ask for a gift payement , then you should pay the fees .

 

[Pickle]

When you buy something from a shop on your card for £10, do you think the shop receives £10?
To answer my own question, no they don't they get charged for every transaction.
Convenience has it's costs

Some shops charge if you use your card for less than £5. I know because the news agents round the corner hit me for 50p when I bought lunch there and didn't have any change :roll:

(I now take a packed lunch )

 

[legrandefromage]

You are only charged via paypants if you withdraw the money from your account

If you just leave it in the account and use it to buy other stuff, no fees are incurred.

 

[john]

When you buy something from a shop on your card for £10, do you think the shop receives £10?
To answer my own question, no they don't they get charged for every transaction.
Convenience has it's costs

Some shops charge if you use your card for less than £5. I know because the news agents round the corner hit me for 50p when I bought lunch there and didn't have any change :roll:

(I now take a packed lunch )

Are you sure it was 'lunch' you were buying from your local newsagents?