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Originally Posted by cramseur
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I am sick and tired of people who are selling things trying to pass their Paypal costs off on to me. I don't get it. They sign up to accept payments via Paypal, as a business decision (to make selling their own stuff easier) but don't want to accept the cost of expanding their base of potential buyers. Thieves, I tell you.
Why do they even bother signing up for Paypal?? And because they choose to accept Paypal I have to pay an additional 3%? GTFOOH...
It would be your choice as to deal with the merchant/seller or not. As such, they are not thieves. How could they be? If I were to offer you a widget for $1, and you say you want to buy it, I am not a thief, even though included in that $1 was a paypal charge? Conversely, if I said that I was going to charge you $.70 for the item plus $.30 for the paypal charge, you would call me a "thief" but how is it any different?
In either of those circumstances, you are the sole decision maker as to part with your money or not. Couldn't you make the argument that studio owners are thiefs because (1) part of their charge relates to property taxes, utilities, etc. (2) part of the charge relates to equipment upkeep & purchases (3) part of their charge might be for assistants, etc.? Wasn't all that a business decision to buy property, and buy equipment, and offer plumbing to get you in the door, and thus, shouldnt they absorb all that cost and charge you for their mere labour? Didn't they only hire their assistants to make it easier for them to do business? So it shouldn't have a charge assessed, right?
Perhaps a seller is deciding to accept paypal for the buyers convenience. If you operated a pizza store where you only operated in a barter fashion. Perhaps many potential customers came in and said "I'd love to buy pizzas here, but I'd like to pay in cash, and not have to trade something for the pizza". As a seller, it perhaps would be wise to thus, accept cash. In the same manner, some don't prefer to take paypal, but do it cause its more convenient for you to use a credit card, than for you to run out to get a money order or bank cheque.
I personally have no problem with sellers doing whatever they want to do. The buyers are the chief controller of their own destiny. If I want to buy a SM57 from you, and you want to sell it for $400, and I agree, I can't call you a thief - as I decided to complete the transaction.
If there are two sellers offering the same exact item, Seller A charging $100 out the door, and Seller B charging $50 shipped + 3% Paypal fee, would you seriously buy from Seller A as to avoid the other sellers paypal fee?