Don't understand paypal fee--5%

[disneypinpals]

I had a buyer pay me $53.50.  PayPal fees were $2.65.  This is 5% or .30 + 4.4%.  Why is fee not 2.9% plus .30?

I cannot get an answer from paypal through email.  Tried calling and hung up after being on hold for an hour.

[PayPal_Leslie]

Dear disneypinpals,

Thanks for reaching out to us with your question and welcome to the Community!

It sounds like you're talking about a payment for an international sale. US account holders are charged 4.4% transaction fee plus a fixed fee based on currency received. Here's our fees schedule: https://goo.gl/eX3Eb.

-Leslie

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