Receiving personal payments from friends with no PayPal account?

[NewUser0524]

Hi,

I'm trying to receive a personal payment (i.e.. no fee) from a friend with no paypal account.  Is that possible?  I tried the "Request Payment" function and sent them an email but when they paid me (via a bank account) it charged me a fee. 

From reading other posts it seems that using the Request Payment function implies that it is for a non personal payments and always charges a fee.  Is this true? 

[Misty11]

Hello NewUser0524,

Yes, that is correct. Our fees are the same for all accounts – Personal, Premier, and Business. We charge fees for the following circumstances: when you receive money from a purchase, when you receive payments from outside your country or region and when you send personal payments using a credit card. The sender determines who pays the fee.

Transaction fees can range from 1.9% to 2.9% + $0.30 USD, and are assessed when the payment is made. If you receive a payment from outside your country, you're charged a 1.0% cross border fee.

There is no fee when you pay for a purchase or when you use your PayPal balance or bank account to send money or make a payment

Misty