hhmoore

A number of years ago, there was a spate of sellers trying to charge customers an additional 3% (or more) for using PayPal. It was pointed out over and over (and over) again that doing so is a violation of the PayPal User Agreement. It is also unprofessional; and is considered by many to be a deal breaker. The seller benefits just as much from PayPal payments as the buyer - perhaps more, when one considers the sales that would be lost by not accepting credit cards or waiting for money orders that never arrive. The fee (2.9% + $0.30) is a cost of doing business; and if the small amount of money involved makes that much difference, the sellers should reconsider & adjust their pricing. Eventually, the practice of trying to charge the fee essentially disappeared from this site...but, for whatever reason, there has been a resurgence recently.

Hopefully all buyers (new and experienced) have the sense to turn away from sellers adding more money because of the method of payment.