How to Avoid Payment Fee from Paypal???

[Guest Bemmer]

Is there any way to avoid getting charged a fee when someone sends me a payment via Paypal on a personal account?

 

TIA

[Guest vatbrew]

nope, have them add 3% to what they owe you. thats how paypal makes money.

Edited February 22, 2007 by vatbrew

[dzekunoi]

If you have Premier account you can not avoid fees.

[Guest Bemmer]

If you have Premier account you can not avoid fees.

 

Thanks inna, I just checked the info on the premier account. Unfortunately, they also charge a transaction fee. However, I may have to do it since they limit the number of cc and debit card transactions on a personal account.

 

Still trying to find out where they only charge 3% transaction fee. I see it listed as 5% on their fee schedule. Thanks.

[Leishman]

it's 3% plus a 30 cent processing fee

[dandy7200]

it's 3% plus a 30 cent processing fee

 

Yep they are the highest fee clearing house in the nation. Non negotiable.

[Guest CapHillReef]

You shouldn't be charged a fee for receiving a cash transaction (Receive payments funded by PayPal Balance, PayPal Instant Transfer or PayPal eCheck) if you have a personal account.

 

And I just read that you can now accept up to 5 credit card transactions per 12 month period (albeit at a higher rate) without upgrading your account.

 

I'll keep my two-account setup...

[Guest beatle]

I have two accounts as well. If someone can pay me with their existing Paypal balance or funds their transaction with a bank account, I'll ask them to send it to my personal account. Otherwise it goes to the premier one. They've really gotten bad with fees.

[napoleon21]

maybe yo can open an account with "checkout" which is owned by google and free for the year..of course there will be a fee nest year...but until then...

can't use it on ebay ....

[BeltwayBandit]

There is this other way. It costs 39 cents per transaction and takes a bit longer...