Question on Paypal Fees

[btmcrushers]

Just curious to why some items get fees and others don't.

For instance I'm a college student and when the semester is over I sell my books back to various companies and they pay me via paypal yet I am never charged a fee.

However, I just sold an item on eBay and the winner paid via paypal and I was hit with a significant fee.

Just curious to know why some things have fees and others don't. Should I have even been charged a fee by Paypal for selling something on eBay?

[Greengoblin782]

When ever you are selling an item on EBAY the seller is always hit with a fee of the final price for the item.

You can send payment as a Gift and will not be charged any fees like some people do on this site. If you have a student PayPal account this is another reason you will not be charged to send or receive payment from other people.

[btmcrushers]

so then do you have to pay both a paypal fee and an ebay fee?

[texansrangerfan73]

so then do you have to pay both a paypal fee and an ebay fee?

Yes but the ebay fees go into your ebay seller account so you can pay those all at once. Paypal fees is 2.9%+0.30 on whatever the item sells for.