Re: PayPal fees (was: Re: FS: MZ-S, KX, lots of lenses)

[Gary L. Murphy]

Paul Franklin Stregevsky wrote:


If it's within their agreement, I applaud merchants who would offer a
two-tier pricing policy, offering a discount to those who pay by cash or
money order.


Exactly. It works at more merchants then people realize too. :-)


What makes the Brooklyn practice sleazy is that the 3% fee is placed in
small print, as though it covers an exceptional circumstance. You know and I
know that the merchant hopes you won't notice the 3% surcharge over the
 

Correct., and I do not condone such activity in the least nor would I 
try to do that. It's flat out deceptive. I don't feel though that Tom 
was trying to do that. IMHO

I recently ordered something for my PC. Using one of the buying sites that
let you compared as shipped costs, I ordered from the vendor who appeared
to offer the lowest total cost (merchandise + shipping). Imagine my surprise

 

Understand. The whole thing in a nut shell, to me at least, is for 
people to be upfront with their business practice.. I don't mind 
paying a nominal SH charge but don't try to swing me over with a 
low-ball price for the goods and then stick it to me with an 
outragious SH fee.


--
Later,
Gary

Re: PayPal fees (was: Re: FS: MZ-S, KX, lots of lenses)

[Gary L. Murphy]

Paul Franklin Stregevsky wrote:


This sounds like the rationale that many use to illegally copy software:
Bill Gates is rich enough. Hey, I'm a PayPal Business member. I became one
in order to be able to accept payments from overseas. I don't like giving
PayPal 3% of my selling price, but those are the rules I agreed to.


Not at all. Any merchant that takes plastic has included that cost in 
the price of their goods or services. Maybe I'm drawing a blank, but I 
don't see your comparision



--
Later,
Gary

Re: PayPal fees (was: Re: FS: MZ-S, KX, lots of lenses)

[Matt Greene]

--- Gary L. Murphy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Paul Franklin Stregevsky wrote:
 
 This sounds like the rationale that many use to
 illegally copy software:
 Bill Gates is rich enough. Hey, I'm a PayPal
 Business member. I became one
 in order to be able to accept payments from
 overseas. I don't like giving
 PayPal 3% of my selling price, but those are the
 rules I agreed to.
 
 Not at all. Any merchant that takes plastic has
 included that cost in 
 the price of their goods or services. Maybe I'm
 drawing a blank, but I 
 don't see your comparision
 
 Later,
 Gary
___
 Not always true. The cost of doing business is
factored in for sure, but never 3%, which is usury on
its face. Some small (small) retailers/wholesalers may
do as you suggest. 
*No matter what eBay charges me, I've previously
agreed to accept those terms. I'm mystified as to how
or why I can or should, in good conscience, pass that
fee along on an item I no longer want or need? The
Internet is where I do business and since the IRS lets
me deduct any and all legitimate fees, charges and
expenses from my income taxes, at minimum it's at
least a wash. 

But your statement infers that I or Sears or Walmart
raise prices in anticipation that the item will be
sold to credit card holders or people who buy with
checks or money orders. No corporation uses that kind
of reasoning in their sales strategies.
Besides, for corporations, or people like myself doing
D/B/A business, and unlike individuals who do business
as individuals (ala eBay) and are not companies (for
IRS purposes), any fees the company incurs as the cost
of doing business or any charges or fees by anyone for
whatever reason-are whole dollar deductible. 
So why would any legitimate merchant charge the
purchaser fees for what they will take off anyway? 

The most usury part of doing business on the Internet
or off television “informerical” programs is the
outrageous SH fees being charged. That’s the real
rip-off.
*Like the guy selling computer training. He offers
“Free” computer lessons on CDs, lessons that
ostensibly cost $60 or more, for just the cost of SH.
What’s the SH to the client? $6.95 for a CD! 
No matter how many people ask for the SH refund, he’s
still banking tens of thousands of dollars a month.
And since SH is covered under IRS rules regarding
“the cost of doing business”, his (and others) profits
from SH charges amount to hundreds of millions every
year.
*A CD in a protective mailer costs me less than $1.50
to mail first class. 
Even if I factored in 100% more as the cost of doing
business, if I charged the same shipping and handling
fee as the Video Professor, I'd be knocking down
$3.95 per CD! 
What a rip-off!   



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Matt Greene

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