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[OM] Re: US-only Auctions, was Tamron 35-105/2.8 $185

Subject: [OM] Re: US-only Auctions, was Tamron 35-105/2.8 $185
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2005 12:21:28 -0700
That does not seem quite fair. If I travel to another country and buy 
something I expect to pay all the exchange rate fees. Don't know why 
the seller should be burned with it on ebay.



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
http://homepage.mac.com/wincros/PhotoAlbum3.html
On Apr 4, 2005, at 11:14 AM, Chris Barker wrote:

>
> Yes.  People who pay with PP normally use a credit or debit card (do
> you have debit cards in the USA?).  The fee is passed on to the seller,
> quite reasonably I suppose, except that debit cards levy a lower fee
> than credit cards and that is not reflected in PP's pricing.  But the
> stinger is in the exchange rate that they charge when you choose to
> withdraw the proceeds to your bank account.  It also takes a week to
> get the money ... :-(
>
> If I sell something on the bay I don't advertise my account with PP; if
> someone asks to use PP, I agree to do so on the condition that  we
> share the costs.
>
> Chris
>
> On 4 Apr 2005, at 13:59, John Hermanson wrote:
>
>> So, with Pay Pal, are you paying double fees, that is the ebay auction
>> fee ,
>> then a separate pay pal fee?
>>
>> John Hermanson
>
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