PAYPAL FEES CHARGED ON POSTAGE - an absurdity which assures paypal profits

[fees]

I just sold an item for 99 cents. Paypal charged me 62 cents to receive the payment from my buyer. Won't do that again!

[surplusdealdude]

Why in the world people list things for 99 cents is beyond me - there is no way you can make money doing it unless you deal in high volume.

[surplusdealdude]

And OF COURSE they're going to charge fees on postage - it costs the same amount of money to move a payment around, whether it goes to a seller or the Post Office.

Duh.

[sassywings]

I sold a saw on eBay.  The buyer paid the full amount, but paypal took $12.68  what's up with that? I did read something about shipping labels I didn't not use that feature I made my own.... In that case I will not use paypal again.Can anyone please explain this!

[sandypurins]

Payment services (PayPal, Paymate, Moneybookers, etc) and merchant account providers calculate their fees based on the total amount sent.