PayPal $0.01 - What happens? Bad idea?

Discussion in 'PayPal' started by phree_radical, Nov 18, 2006.

  1. #1
    Excuse me as I've mentioned this a few times before, but I still don't know the answer. If someone sends $0.01 to my PayPal (leaving no room for fees), what will happen?
     
    phree_radical, Nov 18, 2006 IP
  2. eddy2099

    eddy2099 Peon

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    Well, if it is a personal account then it is not an issue, you don't pay any fees. But if it is a Business or Premier account, you be probably charged a fee for it which means you probably be losing money in terms of fees when that happens. You can always refund the payment within 60 days and you do not need to pay the fees.

    Even if you qualify for micropayments, ie payments under $2 , it reads
    https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webs...rior_transaction_id=256450&answer_id=16777216

     
    eddy2099, Nov 18, 2006 IP
  3. skynet102

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    nothing happen, the paypal just keep the 0.01 cents if you have business account. you won't be charged for $0.35 cents. if you got person account. you keep the 0.01.
     
    skynet102, Nov 18, 2006 IP
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    I mean 0.30 per tranaction fee, not $0.35 cents. any tranaction under 0.30 paypal keep the money, they won't charge you addition from your account. for PayPal micropayments any transaction under 5 cents
     
    skynet102, Nov 18, 2006 IP
  5. axemedia

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    I've been sending myself $0.01 payments to test a custom shopping cart. Paypal just keeps the penny. Burnt through a whole dollar doing this. lol
     
    axemedia, Nov 19, 2006 IP
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    Does the $0.01 payment shows up in your statement ?
     
    eddy2099, Nov 19, 2006 IP
  7. axemedia

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    In the email confirmation of a payment it shows the total amount before fee's. In your account statements it shows Gross amount = $0.01, Fee's = -$0.01, Net Amount = $0.00

    Paypal wont let you set a payment amount to $0 so i set it to $0.01 to do testing of my shopping cart.

    They do of course have a system where you can run your tests through some sort system were no real money is transfered. I could not be bothered to take the time to figure it out. Quicker and easier to just set payment level at a penny, and so what if it costs $1 to run 100 tests. Would cost me much more, in time, to learn a new system.
     
    axemedia, Nov 19, 2006 IP
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    i sent a $0.01 payment to hostagtor after using a promo coupon from this forum , and i did not get charged a single cent, infact they didnt even take the $0.01 from my account :)
     
    karl turnbull, Nov 19, 2006 IP
  9. phree_radical

    phree_radical Peon

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    Thanks alot of the replies :) While we're telling $0.01 stories... I once sent $0.01 to my friend's PayPal using my credit card, not knowing that some unrelated company was going to make a mistake and charge me into the negative, so my bank charged me a $35 overdraft fee for that $0.01 transaction as well. PayPal refunded the $0.01 back into my bank account...
     
    phree_radical, Nov 19, 2006 IP
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    Hmm, I sent my friend some test cents, and paypal didnt take anything :S
     
    Sohan, Nov 19, 2006 IP
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    yeah people. PayPal keeps the 0.01

    as I recieved $0.06 and my account was never credited for it!
     
    inworx, Nov 26, 2006 IP