PayPal?
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02/14/19 08:32 AM
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I had a transaction this morning where someone transferred $180.00 into my PayPal account. I don't usually use it for that. PayPal charged me $5.50 for the transaction. That seems like a ripoff to me. It was an instant, electronic transfer...$5.50?
Does anybody use other methods of transferring money online like Venmo or Circle or any other method that is secure and less expensive?
I had a Venmo account set up to send money but it was a one time deal then I shut it down. The recipient had a Venmo account and did not use PayPal. I'll have to ask if there was a transfer fee on their end.
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Re: PayPal?
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02/14/19 08:42 AM
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They all take a percentage of the amount, just depends on who you use !
I don't use them any more as they are setup to protect the buyer at all costs, I had several problems with customers ordering , receive their orders then make a complaint of no shipping, Pay-Pal then locked up my account until I could prove shipment, then would not take the proof I sent them !
I ended up filing a complaint with them, and dropped them, as they would not open the account back up. Basically these maggots wanted product and would manipulate Pay-Pal to get the orders for free, the only way to open the account back up was to pay the charge back to Pay-Pal !
I don't use any of the pay service's now, strictly check or money orders or direct deposits to my bank, and I track every shipment as well,
Sorry to digress on your thread !! However Pay-Pal is not as friendly as people think !!
Sorry if my opinions or replies offend you, they are not meant to !
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Re: PayPal?
[Re: Lugnut]
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02/14/19 08:43 AM
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If they send it to a "friend" it's free.
Buyer/Trader of B&L traps made in Cambridge NY
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Re: PayPal?
[Re: Lugnut]
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02/14/19 09:29 AM
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Launching rockets, even reusable ones, is expensive...The funding has to come from somewhere...
~Illegitimi Non Carborundum~
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Re: PayPal?
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02/14/19 09:33 AM
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If they send it to a "friend" it's free. THIS is how you avoid them taking $$ out you forgot to ask the person to send it that way
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Re: PayPal?
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02/14/19 09:34 AM
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They also have to support their anti-gun position somehow. YEP, Ken , that's why we always send/receive to "friends/family" to avoid padding that pocket.
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Re: PayPal?
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02/14/19 09:40 AM
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If they send it to a "friend" it's free. THIS is how you avoid them taking $$ out you forgot to ask the person to send it that way This is interesting and I didn't know about that policy. This was not a sale, it was a repayment to me, a simple transfer from a relative who owed me. Next time I will do that.
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Re: PayPal?
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02/14/19 09:56 AM
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It looks like the free-to-friends-and-family option is U.S.A based only (both parties must have US based accounts). And then only if the transaction is funded by your PayPal balance or a bank account linked to your PayPal account.
If the transaction is funded by a credit card, debit card or PayPal Credit, 2.9% of the amount funded this way, plus a fixed fee (from the table below) based on the currency of the transaction.
Sending or receiving from other countries generates a fee based on the amount sent ($0.99-$4.99) plus 2.9% of the amount, which is what I paid for this transaction.
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Re: PayPal?
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02/14/19 09:57 AM
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Pay Pal just started that fee to transfer back to your Bank about October 2018 or close , because it was costing PayPal money to transfer your Money to your Bank , certain Banks were doing this ! Before that date it was FREE to transfer returned money or money or PayPal balance money back to your Bank . Banks were charging PayPal to transfer monies to certain Banks , from my info . Sending money to friends and family is still FREE , only when you purchase Goods it helps to protect buyers and sellers depends on the situation , it is ALL in the PayPal Policy that you can read or print off . Some Banks charge 20$ to Cash a Payroll check, BION ! WHAT?? It is called EASY MONEY ,
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Re: PayPal?
[Re: Lugnut]
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To those who mentioned the anti-gun stance of this company, I am aware of their politics and, as Beaglador mentioned, I use PayPal for the convenience of it- and it is the only option with some transactions like e-commerce platforms.
Also, I am asking for other options. If somebody suggests one that works and is pro-gun, or at least not actively anti-gun, I'll be all over it!
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Re: PayPal?
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Pay Pal just started that fee to transfer back to your Bank about October 2018 or close , because it was costing PayPal money to transfer your Money to your Bank , certain Banks were doing this ! Before that date it was FREE to transfer returned money or money or PayPal balance money back to your Bank . Banks were charging PayPal to transfer monies to certain Banks , from my info . There was no fee to transfer to my bank. The fee came from the initial transfer from my overseas relative. The instant transfer to your bank (using a credit or debit card) generates a 1% fee. The standard transfer (takes 24 hours) is free.
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Re: PayPal?
[Re: Lugnut]
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02/14/19 10:08 AM
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Venmo, which I used once then deleted my account is reportedly free for all transactions which is weird because they are owned by PayPal. The drawback is that they recently switched to where you can only use their services through a phone app, no longer at your computer. Which isn't a huge deal but I do most of my work from my desktop and don't really like using my phone for that stuff.
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Re: PayPal?
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02/14/19 10:10 AM
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For overseas transactions PayPal has another company that handles that now since early 2018 late 2017 , they were having problems themselves so they hired another company to handle them matters , that Company may Charge a fee ! You can try Xoom for overseas transactions .
IDK about your other option you use, or used .
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Re: PayPal?
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02/14/19 10:35 AM
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If they send it to a "friend" it's free. THIS is how you avoid them taking $$ out you forgot to ask the person to send it that way Just plain dishonest!
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
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Re: PayPal?
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02/14/19 10:45 AM
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sure felt good buying a contender barrel and using paypal to pay for it
John 3/16
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