Paypal

AeroStud1026 · Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:19 pm Post subject:

im thinking about bidding on a trumpet item on ebay....but i need to sign up for paypal...will paypal charge me everytime i use it to buy items i won?
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ARB · Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:20 pm Post subject:

NO, only if selling items.
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rooster7 · Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:25 pm Post subject:

If you make a purchase using Paypal, there are no fees to the buyer but there may be fees to the seller. Buying an item through Paypal, you have two ways of making a purchase-debiting your credit card or debiting your checking account. This is important to know and I will (try) and explain why.
There are basically two accounts (I believe there are 3) with Paypal. A personal account and a business account. If the SELLER has a personal account, the BUYER must make their purchase using the checking option. The reason is that the SELLER is not setup to receive card card funds-he/she can only receive checking account funds. Doing so does not cost the SELLER any service fees.
With a business account, both credit cards or the checking option can be used. BUT, there is a fee to the seller.
I have a personal account. I have sold several trumpets through EBAY and Trumpet Herald using Paypal. Having a personal account with Paypal alleviates the service fees that would have occured if I had a business account.
Hope that makes sense!
Mark

jophst · Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 6:29 pm Post subject:

This is correct. You will NOT be charged to buy.

The seller will have to eat a 2.9% fee however ... or 2.2% if he is a powerseller, etc. If you do sell something, you will incur this 2.9% fee when a buyer pays through PayPal. If the buyer has the money in his "PayPal" account already however, the fee will not be taken out.
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AeroStud1026 · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:19 am Post subject:

Can i sign up for a personal account and use my debit card?
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Matt
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Bach 3CW w/24 throat mpc

"Right now I am lost, but I am on a path and will eventually find myself, and once the path ends I will have found myself; the best in the world"

jophst · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:31 am Post subject:

Sure thing Matt!! When I first signed up, I did not have one credit card! But, I did have a debit card.

I believe there is a limit on how much you can buy the first time until you become verified. After that though, you're good to go.
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AeroStud1026 · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:50 am Post subject:

ugh im such a ebay novice.....they keep telling me if i want ebay to keep bidding for me up till my max bid click review bid button...but i cant find it anywhere...where is it?
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Bach 3CW w/24 throat mpc

"Right now I am lost, but I am on a path and will eventually find myself, and once the path ends I will have found myself; the best in the world"

MUSICandCHARACTER · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 8:03 am Post subject:

There is no button, that is why you cannot find it. Once you place a bid, eBay will automatically bid for you up to that amount. Too simple, maybe. And they way the word it I can see how it could be confusing the first few times.

BTW, on my website I posted a page on Tips and Hints for Buying Trumpets and Trombones on eBay. You might find it useful.

M&C
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jb6823 · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 12:02 pm Post subject:

With all the stuff showing up on ebay that is questionable, I have received two emails from "paypal" wanting me to confirm information. I sent one of them to spoof@ebay after seeing that address mentioned on a posting, and they confirmed it was not from them. Watch any emails from paypal or ebay, cause it probably is not from them.

MUSICandCHARACTER · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 3:08 pm Post subject:

tptscream · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 7:11 pm Post subject:

Hey M&C, I checked out your Hints and Tips site. Well Done!!! I have always found it disturbing that "music educator approved" trumpets selling for $119 have actually found buyers. ( I'm a trumpet player and music educator and I'd love to have the opportunity to evaluate one of these pieces of junk. I don't think the manufacturers would like my opinion). Remember the old adage, you get what you pay for!