"Hidden" PayPal Fees Inciting Community Unrest

Several sites are reporting on the addition of extra fees to PayPal that are just starting to become common knowledge. While PayPal has certainly had their fair share of controversy, the new "transaction fees" that promise to affect the entire customer base are already well on their way to becoming another. "For example, a personal account sending another personal account money for a one-time payment for, say, mowing your lawn was not previously charged any fees on either side, but is now charged the usual transaction fee (the sender gets to decide who pays). The only way to avoid this is by selecting 'gift' when making the transfer — something you can't do if you're following through on a purchase or invoice from someone. And, if you fall into this category (which many people do), it's likely that you had no idea about the changes until just now."

Comments

Re:Buyer protection

[hack slash]

I kinda treat PayPal like that firework that didn't go off, in that each time you make a payment you're running back to that firework to re-light it - one day it'll go off in your face, aka PayPal will burn you.

I don't think I got that email

[dangle]

I found my notice from PayPal on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying
"Beware of the Leopard."

Re:While we're at it, Wire Transfer Fees

[yurtinus]

Jerry Sienfeld? I had no idea you used Slashdot!!

Re:Free Bank to Bank????

[Shakrai]

Can I write you a check for that bridge?