In answer to the original questions:
As a buyer, I rarely bid if the seller doesn't take PayPal. But like Elaine,
I consider the seller's insistence on my absorbing the PayPal fee to be
nitpicking.
As a seller, which happens all too rarely, I don't know about the relative
profitability of the various payment methods, but I wouldn't even consider
not accepting PayPal.
PayPal is almost as cool an invention as eBay itself.
Chuck
Eric J. Niksch writes:
Hello all. Last month I won an auction on eBay at a seemingly small cost for
a very nice pen. A pen that should have commanded at least twice or three
times what I paid for it. The seller only wanted a MO or cashier's check as
opposed to taking a PayPal payment. This got me to wondering about payment
options and how much an auction can go for.
The questions are: If you are bidding and prefer to pay with PayPal, are
you willing to bid a higher amount since you won't have to go thru the
hassle of getting a MO or cashier's check? And/or, if you are selling on
eBay, does a seller lose additional or potential revenue if they do not
accept PayPal payments (either cash or credit card)?
Best regards,
Eric
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