PayPal taking 10% on Ko-fi donations, no services or goods rendered

roblert
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So I've included my Ko-fi link within a completely free resource I made to allow users to donate whatever they'd like with no incentive to do so.

I received my first donation of $10, and PayPal takes a dollar for themselves.

 

They aren't purchasing anything, and I'm not providing a service. This isn't a commercial payment, so why is the fee so unbelievably high?

I could just use paypal.me -- I will in the meantime, but the question still stands. It's an outrageous percentage for a donation and frankly disgusting.

 

It's starting to feel like PayPal is on the descent from grace by being greedy.

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kernowlass
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@roblert 

 

Paypal charges you a fee for providing you with the option to receive payments from other paypal accounts for goods OR services.

Paypals fees are in the user agreement for your country. 


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