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09/23/2005 08:19:11 AM · #1 |
A quick and simple question about paypal...sure I could figure it out but I'm sure one of you knows!
Q: Will I get charged for 'receiving funds' through paypal? The website says "Personal accounts are free, but may not receive debit or credit card payments"...huh? I always understood it was 3% to accept funds.
How can somebody send money to me through paypal?
Thanks!
Oh, I'm in Canada if it makes a difference (and so is the funds-sender).
Message edited by author 2005-09-23 08:20:02. |
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09/23/2005 08:20:53 AM · #2 |
almost certian it means that people can send you money from their checking/savings account but not from credit/debit cards. Haven't used my account in a while so I'd have to double check that.
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09/23/2005 08:23:09 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by sabphoto:
almost certian it means that people can send you money from their checking/savings account but not from credit/debit cards. Haven't used my account in a while so I'd have to double check that. |
Good idea, let's test it out...send me, say...$100 and I'll let you know if there were any fees. ;0) |
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09/23/2005 08:38:39 AM · #4 |
lol I'll get right on that!
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09/23/2005 09:20:05 AM · #5 |
if you have a personal account you don't get charged but you can't receive card payments. if you upgrade your account then you can receive cards but you pay a transaction fee. they make their money by charging you to withdraw, i think. Don't know. normally spent it by then.
edit:typo
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09/23/2005 09:43:14 AM · #6 |
Premium Accounts get hit 2.9% + .30 cents per transaction (all transactions).
If you are like me and are too lazy to pull your paypal monies (or better yet I haven't found the perfect lighting kit) convert the money in your paypal account to shares in the company which is currently paying about 3%, when you purchase something your shares are cashed out and the money is used towards the purchase.
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09/23/2005 09:45:17 AM · #7 |
To accept credit card payments, you'll have to upgrade to either a premier or business account. For both types you'll be charged for every transaction, regardless of whether it's by credit card or available funds. There's a small fee for withdrawing into a Canadian bank account but waived for any withdrawls over $150CDN. If you can tie your Paypal account to a US bank account it will always be free to withdraw funds.
Here's the section which explains premier and business accounts in detail: premier and business accounts |
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09/23/2005 10:48:16 AM · #8 |
Excellent, thanks so much! I've upgraded my account (no charge for the upgrade) to Premier and can now accept payments with the fees pulled off each payment I receive.
Thanks everyone!
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