Paypal Gift

[Phoenix .]

I have bought and sold on this forum and can honestly say like Chrissie, I have never been charge a penny from PP.

[chrisjw]

I've only skipped through this thread, so correct me if I'm wrong, but I've just tried to send money to someone via 'Gift' & it appears that 'Gift' doesn't exist anymore. Had to do it 'Family or friend' & paid a bit on top of the amount I wanted to send..

[Greigster]

You are right Chris, but they have just changed the format. The new format for gift is now family and friends, but as the old gift, if you pay using a linked bank account then you do not pay fees, so same thing by another name.

[chrisjw]

Mar 26, 2013 0:26:45 GMT Greigster said:

You are right Chris, but they have just changed the format. The new format for gift is now family and friends, but as the old gift, if you pay using a linked bank account then you do not pay fees, so same thing by another name.

OK......but not a debit/credit card.

[Greigster]

Never credit card and only Debit card if you have linked it to your Paypal account from what I can gather from Chrissie and a few others.
I have not linked my Debit card so personally I dont know. I have linked my bank account, then when I pay by what is now "Family and Friends". I can pay using it thus avoiding paying any fees to Paypal.

[chrisjw]

Mar 26, 2013 9:35:13 GMT Greigster said:

Never credit card and only Debit card if you have linked it to your Paypal account from what I can gather from Chrissie and a few others.
I have not linked my Debit card so personally I dont know. I have linked my bank account, then when I pay by what is now "Family and Friends". I can pay using it thus avoiding paying any fees to Paypal.

I have my debit card linked to paypal & that's what I used this morning.

[Greigster]

Thats bad news Chris, it does say that debit cards will attract a fee but others in this thread have not been charged on a linked one. I think, as I said earlier, Paypal may just have moved the goal posts perhaps all tied into the changes from PP gift to friends and family, shysters.


Edit:- Just done a bit of a google search, the first link is a UK site and the second is a US site, both with the same outcome it would seem


www.soul-source.co.uk/soulforum/topic/286232-paypal-gift-option-change-of-format/


www.skial.com/threads/paypal-changes-032013.36521/

[robby]

My head hurts

[robby]

This looks relevant, a major spat between Paypal/Ebay and Mastercard. The post is a week old.

uk.reuters.com/article/2013/03/18/us-ebay-paypal-fee-idUKBRE92H0W320130318


Whatever the ins and outs of this, it is scandalous that they have not informed their customers about what they are doing, and just "DOING" it.

[Deleted]

Mar 24, 2013 18:10:50 GMT Karma said:

I do understand the concerns, but I can think of only one slight problem in the time I've been here! Once the mods and other members got involved it was soon sorted!

Too right if it aint broke don't fix it 

[jeffc]

Paypal are in business to make money `profits` for their shareholders.

So You can expect to be charged approx 4% on your transactions.

They have been charging this in my dealings for at least these past 6 months.

So remember in future to add 4% to your asking price, to cover these charges.

(Money grabbing bar- stewards)