WHY am I charged FEES only with one particular person sending me money?

[dhartless]

I need to know HOW TO AVOID the fee for receiving money from someone? When other people send money there is never a fee, only with the one particular person?

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@dhartless 

You pay a fee if you are selling goods/services.

You don't pay a fee as the receiver if you receive a gift of money from a mate or family member using the friends/family option.

However its against Paypal rules to accept a family / friends payment for selling goods and you risk your Paypal account being limited if you do so.

A buyer would not be able to open a Paypal dispute for non-receipt of item OR item not as described as they would have no Paypal buyer protection.

However they can still open a dispute for an unauthorised transaction OR do a chargeback (via their card issuer) and you may well lose as you would have no Paypal seller protection.