jasonskanks Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 i just went to send someone money as a gift and now they have the person sending the gift pay the fees. is this new? im not shocked they started doing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemjfan23 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 i've been stuck having to pay extra a few times because of this policy. not sure how long it's been in effect, or what, but it's not VERY new. i think it might have to do with not having any extra funds laying around in your paypal account, so they charge you if your balance is zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 i've been stuck having to pay extra a few times because of this policy. not sure how long it's been in effect, or what, but it's not VERY new.i think it might have to do with not having any extra funds laying around in your paypal account, so they charge you if your balance is zero. I just (yesterday) sent someone a gift from a zero pp balance account and didn't have to pay fees. In the past, I've only had to pay fees on a gift if I sourced it from a credit card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemjfan23 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 well then i have no idea what's going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonskanks Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 i did put it on my paypal credit card, so perhaps thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steviex2shoes Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Its happened to me for a few months now, at least since the summer. One day I was sending money as gifts just fine, the next it gave me the option for me to cover the fees or make the other end get the fees deducted from the amount sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathroommonkey Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 paypal hates people trusting each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackswanns Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 i've been stuck having to pay extra a few times because of this policy. not sure how long it's been in effect, or what, but it's not VERY new.i think it might have to do with not having any extra funds laying around in your paypal account, so they charge you if your balance is zero. I just (yesterday) sent someone a gift from a zero pp balance account and didn't have to pay fees. In the past, I've only had to pay fees on a gift if I sourced it from a credit card. I'm sure that if you send it from your credit card you get charged fees. If you have a balance in there then you don't pay fees. Paypal is charging your credit card and there for will have to pay a processing fee so they charge you that fee plus some to cover it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicole Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 i noticed another change as well. i sold something on ebay, the buyer sent me the money as an instant payment, it was held as pending and i couldn't access the money. i called them and they told me that since i have less than 100 feedbacks on my ebay account (not the percent, but the actual number of feedback comments people have left for me) that they were going to hold my money until the package is confirmed delivered. i had already mailed it and sent the buyer the tracking info. i've never had this before and i've only ever had 20 or so feedbacks as I dont use ebay THAT much. they told me they've been doing this since 2008 but i called bullshit and made them release my money. i just wonder what would've happened if i hadnt sent it with tracking. has anyone else ever had this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 If you send money as a gift from a credit card, it aks you who is paying the fees, you or the recipient. There is no fee for anybody when sending a gift from a bank account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 I use my CC all the time and I don' tthink I've been charged fees. I don't pay that close attention, but I know it has never asked me who is covering the fees, me or the receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
element101 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 i noticed another change as well. i sold something on ebay, the buyer sent me the money as an instant payment, it was held as pending and i couldn't access the money. i called them and they told me that since i have less than 100 feedbacks on my ebay account (not the percent, but the actual number of feedback comments people have left for me) that they were going to hold my money until the package is confirmed delivered. i had already mailed it and sent the buyer the tracking info. i've never had this before and i've only ever had 20 or so feedbacks as I dont use ebay THAT much. they told me they've been doing this since 2008 but i called bullshit and made them release my money. i just wonder what would've happened if i hadnt sent it with tracking. has anyone else ever had this? They've been doing this for awhile. They would usually hold it until the buyer leaves feedback, but I haven't had to deal with it in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackswanns Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 i noticed another change as well. i sold something on ebay, the buyer sent me the money as an instant payment, it was held as pending and i couldn't access the money. i called them and they told me that since i have less than 100 feedbacks on my ebay account (not the percent, but the actual number of feedback comments people have left for me) that they were going to hold my money until the package is confirmed delivered. i had already mailed it and sent the buyer the tracking info. i've never had this before and i've only ever had 20 or so feedbacks as I dont use ebay THAT much. they told me they've been doing this since 2008 but i called bullshit and made them release my money. i just wonder what would've happened if i hadnt sent it with tracking. has anyone else ever had this? They've been doing this for awhile. They would usually hold it until the buyer leaves feedback, but I haven't had to deal with it in a while. Another reason I try to stay away from the 'bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 paypal hates people trusting each other. Ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shenanigans Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 i noticed another change as well. i sold something on ebay, the buyer sent me the money as an instant payment, it was held as pending and i couldn't access the money. i called them and they told me that since i have less than 100 feedbacks on my ebay account (not the percent, but the actual number of feedback comments people have left for me) that they were going to hold my money until the package is confirmed delivered. i had already mailed it and sent the buyer the tracking info. i've never had this before and i've only ever had 20 or so feedbacks as I dont use ebay THAT much. they told me they've been doing this since 2008 but i called bullshit and made them release my money. i just wonder what would've happened if i hadnt sent it with tracking. has anyone else ever had this? i got an email about this a few weeks ago. basically said if you have below some number of ebay feedback they're holding the money until the buyer leaves feedback, a certain number of days, or you can prove that it was delivered. Glad to see that yo ucan get around it by calling bullshit. Paypal/ebay = shit for sellers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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