paypal takes fee from personal transaction!

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by l3fty, Jul 23, 2008.

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    i don't get it.

    so someone sent money to my personal paypal account, and when i checked my history tab, the transaction was marked "payment owed" instead of the usual "payment", and 0.5% had been skimmed off the top, to the benefit of paypal!

    it's a negligible amount i know, but i still feel like i've been taken advantage of.

    has this happened to anyone else? have the rules changed recently? google hasn't been any help to me so far.
     
    l3fty, Jul 23, 2008 IP
  2. nitinleew

    nitinleew Well-Known Member

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    No,It's fine here..how much have you received from that person?
     
    nitinleew, Jul 23, 2008 IP
  3. Jeccles

    Jeccles Peon

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    I have not trusted PayPal in a long time. More than once I have paid the account in full and then received notifications that I still owe money. I have heard nothing but horrible things about them on the other forums I am on and know from recent company experience that their customer support is non-existent. :mad:
     
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  4. Ponynugget

    Ponynugget Peon

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    ^ But it's hard to not use PayPal because they're the major payment processor online. I haven't seen anyone really use Google's service and e-gold is in a heap of trouble, so there really isn't much choice these days.
     
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  5. chandan123

    chandan123 Prominent Member

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    just wish google , yahoo , msn to come to the race and we can expect less fees ;)
     
    chandan123, Jul 23, 2008 IP
  6. YIAM

    YIAM Notable Member

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    PayPal to paypal transfer are free for personal account. If payment was done using a Credit Card they will take some fee.

     
    YIAM, Jul 23, 2008 IP
  7. whitemind

    whitemind Active Member

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    It charges me also :(
     
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    chandan123 Prominent Member

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    is it paypal balance or credit card transaction ?
     
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  9. l3fty

    l3fty Well-Known Member

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    it was a personal account.

    credit card fees are around 4.5%.

    this was only 0.5%
     
    l3fty, Jul 23, 2008 IP