I recently started a purchase on a template website by clicking the "purchase" button. After I clicked on the button, I was given the option to buy with "prepaid credit" (via PayPal) or purchase directly with PayPal. But, the direct purchase has a $2 surcharge levied on it.
Granted it's just two dollars, not a huge charge. But are they allowed to do that? I thought merchants weren't allowed to charge a fee for using PayPal? Am I wrong?
The US PayPal User Agreement does not permit sellers to charge a surcharge... here's the text and link...
4.6 No Surcharges. You agree that you will not impose a surcharge or any other fee for accepting PayPal as a payment method. You may charge a handling fee in connection with the sale of goods or services, as long as the handling fee does not operate as a surcharge and is not higher than the handling fee you charge for non-PayPal transactions.
