Paypal Fees, how are they calculated

[bence2005]

Hi All,

I sold an item on ebay for total amount 167 GBP, then paypal deducted 8.88 gbp from my total amount so I received 158.12 gbp. I think the fee just supposed to be 5.88 gbp, so what are the extra 3 pounds for? Can someone please help me to understand?

Thank you,

Bence

[kernowlass]

@bence2005

Why not just click on FEES bottom of every paypal page and all the info is on there?

Was it an international sale?

[bence2005]

I did. I checked the fees and found out it should be 3.4% + 0.20 GBP. 

Yes, it was an international sale, so probably that is why it gets higher?

Thank you.

[kernowlass]

@bence2005

Yes thats why its higher as you pay a cross border fee.

Be careful sending expensive items internationally as you need to have a postage method that shows trackable proof of delivery in the event of a dispute .......in the country you are sending to.

ALSO if the buyer claims the item is misdescribed then you may have to fund return postage.

[cwhiteharp]

I am trying to find out what fees PayPal takes on international transactions. Emailing and phoning them has produced no information.  I don't see anything saying "Fees" at the bottom of my account summary page - can you direct me where to find this information please?

Thanks a lot.

[kernowlass]

@cwhiteharp

FEES are at the bottom of every paypal page including this one.