Add extra cost, 3% automatically on all things sold at bottom of payment page. How do I set this up?

[Jo99]

Hi,

I am designing a website and would like to add 3%  at the bottom of the payment form. Like shipping costs but instead of shipping it's 3% extra banking costs.

 Would like it automatically added to all transactions.. Does anybody know if this is possible?

Hope you can help.

J

[profdata · Accepted solution]

It's against the Paypal user agreement to charge a surcharge for using Paypal. 

[Bmow]

Its much easier just to markup your prices by 3% and make an internal accounting note its to cover paypal fees.

[ronpell_1940]

I understand your post to be a protest against the high PayPal fees.  I agree.  I checked my fees and discovered they ranged from 4 -8 per cent.  Just outrageous.  What are we paying for?  And why can't the buyer help pay those extremely high fees?

[temp01]

agreed, these fee's are insane, just sold something for $200 and the fee's were almost 7 bucks for paypal alone...Im going back to taking US postal money orders only...ebay and paypal has us right where they want us...no negitive feedback for bad buyers, insane fee's and no sellers protection...its worse then craigs list now

[marie72]

 I like to use ioffer,Ecrater and ETSY. Much better pricing...

[cheri0131]

I think I'll have to start adding a higher "handling fee" to my sales.......the amounts of fees keep rising, and I am losing $$ by selling!!

Paypal says its against their policy to charge extra to cover fees, so "handling" it will be........