EBay/Paypal help!

[Kristi1357]

I just listed 3 items on eBay, so this is all new to me. Anyway, I am set-up for Paypal, but I am not sure what I need to do to NOT accept credit card payments like the eBay FAQs recommends:

"6. DON’T check the “credit cards” option for PayPal payments if you only want to use the free Personal Account with PayPal. Accepting credit card payments with PayPal requires upgrading to a Premier Account. Fees are then assessed to every incoming payment made through PayPal."

I am afraid I may have selected credit cards and don't know where this option was and how to change it.

Help!

TIA,
Kristi

 

[epcotfan]

You should be able to go into your Paypal or Ebay account preferences and select options so that you only accept money transfers.

 

[Kristi1357]

My listing already are posted with Paypal as payment (credit card options). I did not really know what I was doing when I set this up, obviously.

I think the only way to change it is to pull the listing, right? I already have one bid on one of the three items I put up yesterday.

I am thinking maybe I should just accept payment with credit cards also and pay the fees. Maybe I'll get more bids that way...

Thanks epcotfan!
Kristi

 

[epcotfan]

You could pull the auctions. Just make sure you remove your bidder/s from the auction before closing them. Otherwise the person will win.

I would strongly suggest upgrading your account so you can accept credit cards. You will get more bids. I find most of my buyers prefer to pay via Paypal and they generally use the credit card option.

Best of luck on your auctions

 

[my3kids]

My thought was that more people would bid on a fairly new person's auctions if they accepted credit cards. The amount of money it cost to take the cards was fairly insignificant.

 

[Kristi1357]

Thanks epcotfan - I think I will leave it as is and pay the fees for accepting credit cards thru paypal. The more I think about it, the more I think you are right about the upgraded account.

Now let's hope these first 3 items sell so I am more inclined to clean out more of my house!

 

[disneyatl]

Just remember, by upgrading your paypal account to accept credit cards, you pay a fee on ALL paypal transactions whether the buyer pays with available funds in their paypal account or with a credit card. I do, however, think you are better off upgrading. More people will bid on your auctions.

 

[my3kids]

Do you pay the same fee for accepting payments via credit cards as by funds transfer? I didn't realize you'd pay a fee even if they used their checking account to transfer to the seller.

You can still pay via PalPal for free, correct???

 

[Kristi1357]

disneyatl - I thought you would pay for all paypal transactions if you did upgrade, thanks for confirming! I think I will do it anyway - it might help out with more bidding.

Thanks!

my3kids - my understanding is that you pay for all paypal transactions IF you opt to accept credit cards. Does that make sense?

 

[disneychrista]

Go into your Myebay and click the auction. Near the top of the page it will say edit/modify or something like that. Click that. Then scroll down to payment option. Click edit, uncheck Paypal. click save changes and you are done.