I sold something on ebay for £14.25 but the payment has been put on hold by the buyer (even though they only paid 2 days ago) but why am I showing a negative balance of £14.25 because the amount I actually receive after paypal take their overpriced 68p fee is £13.57.
If the payment is placed on hold the full payment is placed on hold. It's a bit messy I admit, if the payment is reversed then then fee is reversed as well.
I also think paypal should charge a flat percentage fee rather than 25p + percentage because on smaller items like cd's and dvd's, say you sell for £1 after ebay sting you with their fees (listing and fvf) paypal heavily sting you considering the amount involved
You should look into maybe setting up a micropayments account?
PayPal offer a separate fee structure for Verified Business/Premier merchants who only accept small UK to UK payments. The fees are 5% + 5p per transaction compared to 3.4% + 20p which is the standard rate. For Cross-Border payments you will be charged 6% + 5p. It is most financially beneficial to you if you accept payments under £9 for accounts with the Micropayment fee structure. For this reason it may be advisable to have a separate account for the small or ‘Micropayments’.
Here’s how you can sign up for micropayment pricing:
Go to our micropayments website at https://micropayments.paypal-labs.com
Click ‘Signup.’
Select the appropriate country.
Click ‘Login here.’
Enter your PayPal account password and click ‘Log in.’
Allow 2 business days for the micropayment pricing to take effect.
Note:
Micropayment pricing applies to all transactions regardless of the transaction amount. For example, with micropayments pricing, it would cost 25p to receive a £4 payment and it would cost £1.05 to receive a £20 payment.
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