Fee

[Hk25]

Why am I getting a fee of £2.91 when I sold an item on depop and got transferred

[kernowlass]

@Hk25 

Sorry did you think paypal was free?

They have to fund the service and pay their staffs wages so you pay a fee to use paypal to process those payments for you.

[Hk25]

Sorry I don’t appreciate the sarcasm, I’ve had this PayPal for years and never been charged to receive money before. Considering I’m not their employer, I didn’t think I would be paying for their staff.

[kernowlass]

@Hk25 

Sellers ALWAYS and have ALWAYS paid a fee to receive payments for goods and services, the payment is deducted from the buyers payment before the remainder is credited to your balance.

That has been the case since Paypal started.

The ONLY time you do not pay a fee is if the payment is a gift payment sent via the friends/family option but that is not allowed if you sell goods or services as Paypal do not like you negating paying your fee.

Who DO you expect to pay the staffs wages for the service YOU are using if not the users of the service 🤔