From: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org (trajectory-digest) To: trajectory-digest@smoe.org Subject: trajectory-digest V6 #37 Reply-To: trajectory@smoe.org Sender: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-trajectory-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk trajectory-digest Wednesday, August 7 2002 Volume 06 : Number 037 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: trajectory-digest V6 #36 ["neal copperman" ] more on paypal ["neal copperman" ] Re: paypal [guapo stick ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 16:22:33 -0000 From: "neal copperman" Subject: Re: trajectory-digest V6 #36 > Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 11:10:50 -0400 > From: "Foghorn J. Fornorn" > Subject: RE: Songs Tree + new album info > > FYI: Paypal charges the receiver of funds. For example, while the posted > cost of Dectopia was $5, PayPal took $0.30 from each transaction for a net > of $4.70 to me. I had a guy give me a partial refund of shipping costs for > an ebay item, and PayPal took a cut of that too. The fee may be a bit higher > now. The fees page says it's 2.9% + 30 cents, reduced to 1.4% + .30 if you > are a "preferred member" (registered, provide a couple alternatives for them > to get money from you). There's a lower rate if you're a "merchant", but I > doubt many on this list have elected that category (I haven't, despite that > flurry of CDR activity and a few ebay purchases, I'm still standard, > "preferred"). Well, Fog has more experience then I do with this. I had just glanced at the web page, and found comments like this: "Personal accounts are free, but may not receive credit card payments. " Personal account: send money: free receive money: free Despite the credit card claims, the on-site demo shows using a credit card to send $25 to someone who doesn't even have a paypal account yet. Upshot - I'm confused (though we knew that going in). After someone hits me with my first payment, I'll update you on what happened. neal ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 16:39:35 -0000 From: "neal copperman" Subject: more on paypal Ok, I got my first payment (Thanks JeffW!), and it looks fine. Jeff sent me $3 and my accounts shows I received $3. It looks like I have a few ways to get/use the money, so I'm perfectly satisfied with that. It may work differently with outside the US exchanges (as indicated on the web page). neal ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2002 13:22:58 -0700 From: guapo stick Subject: Re: paypal when we last left our heroes, neal copperman exclaimed: >Well, Fog has more experience then I do with this. I had just glanced at the >web page, and found comments like this: > >"Personal accounts are free, but may not receive credit card payments. " you can upgrade a personal account to a (i think they call it) premier account for free. that will allow you to receive payments from a credit card -- but that's when the skim comes into play. regardless of what your account type is, if someone sends you a payment made from a bank account or a from an existing paypal balance, there is no skim. woj ------------------------------ End of trajectory-digest V6 #37 *******************************