ebay / paypal fee's

[Anonymous]

Hi can someone explain to me why when i sell something for instance an item that sold for £310 which was paid into paypal, firstly paypal take there money put which im disgusted with then, ebay take there fee's out which im very disgusted with... ebay and paypal act under the sane companies.. how can i get these fee's either reduced or wiped... its a disgrace that im charged this ammount.. OMG.. ill use my bank account as payment recieving from now on. Why should i be charged twice... im gunna look further into this matter...look forward to your reply...

[nightnursekitten · Accepted solution]

There's nothing to debate...paypal take their 3.4% and 20p straight away, for handling the payment

Ebay invoice you monthly for their 10% of the item and postage

Ebay and paypal are seperate businesses, and you have to offer paypal in your listings

Did you not loook at the fee structure before you listed...?

[023mjc]

Why should you be disgusted ?  Ebay and paypal are both businesses and like any other business you have to pay for their service.

You can look into it as far as you like, but the bottom line is, that fees are payable, all explained in both companies terms and conditions, and you agreed to all terms by ticking the boxes when you joined them both. Maybe you didn't actually read the terms and conditions, but that's not ebay or paypals fault.

You can't use your bank account to receive payment.  Firstly, you have to offer paypal or you can't sell here, and secondly, asking for a bank payment is the start of a well known scam, so most buyers will walk away.