Ethics and Paypal

[John Koehrer]

Me again,
I prefer to, and do use PP for most of my dealings on line and always just inflate the price enough to cover the fees. Actually since it comes out with a weird number I just round it up a bit to a more appealing number.

In the pre-interweb days if a major CC company caught a merchant either charging a penalty for using a card or discounting for cash they would lose the ability to take that card. It was a binding contract and enforceable. There was no problem unless a "disgruntled" customer or competitor let the CC company know.
I personally haven't seen any merchants on Ebait adding on a penalty for using PP, I doubt very much if PP really cares as long as they get their 30 pcs of silver.

 

[Andrew K]

Being in Australia I find PP very convenient to use - both as a buyer and seller....

As a seller I am happy to cover the PP fee - it's part of the cost of selling on the net..

As I buyer I object to paying someone else's fees - if I can live with them, then other sellers should - so I don't buy from them.

WHAT I really object to is exorbitant postage and handling fees.

I know it takes time to pack a item, but live with it - it's part of the process of selling on the net.....

I recycle packaging and boxes when I can, but if I can't recycle I buy them - again a cost of doing business. Same goes for having to drive to the post office - it's 3-4 km from work, so I go on the way to lunch.....most time I've had to wait at the post office is 15 minutes - and that was a week before Christmas when everyone was sending last minuet presents...generally I'm in and out within a few minutes..fill in the customs forms at home (takes about 2 minutes), postage rates come off the Aus Post webpage.....