PayPal fee

[LouClarke]

Hi, I recently had some money transferred by friends and family, but it charged me for taking the payment. It shouldn't do this should it?

[kernowlass]

@LouClarke 

Its down to how the payment was SENT to an account.

1. If sent using money > goods / services option then paypal would see the recipient as a seller and charge a fee.

2. If sent using the send money > family / friends option then the recipient would have the payment instantly (as long as it wasn't an echeque pending with a clearance date) with no fee. 

[LouClarke]

Hi, it was sent via family and friends. So this is very odd.