Posts Made By: dan hilts

jim chung said:

I just wanted some feedback from fellow Amart users because maybe I'm wrong and if so I need my attitude changed!

My beef is people who charge Paypal fees (which varies from 3-4%) on top of their asking price. I feel this is disingenuous because the asking price is not really the true asking price, like a bait and switch technique at a car dealership where the bare bones car with no options advertised at a bargain basement price is never available but the fully loaded model is.

eBay forbids vendors from charging Paypal fees, store merchants don't charge you extra to cover the credit card company's commission when you use plastic. I don't charge my patients extra when they pay via plastic at my dental office. It's the price of doing business in the 21st century and frankly I'd rather pay the credit card commission rather than spend extra time and money chasing down bogus cheques.

Why can't Amart sellers merely raise their asking price to cover the Paypal fee. Or eat it because again I'd much rather have an instant funds transfer and confirmation of a sale than wait weeks for a cheque to arrive in the mail that may never appear and lose other potential buyers. On expensive astro items I've often asked people to Paypal me a nominal deposit to indicate they really are serious and if they are serious it's never been an issue.

Am I wrong?

Joseph Babendreier said:

Thanks to the kindness of one of the Astromart old-timers--and his unflagging encouragement--I'm jumping into the mirror grinding adventure.

If this works, I'll be truly amazed.

I guess for some of you, it's the sort of thing you do with your eyes closed and your hands tied behind your back. But for the first-timer, it looks like a daunting task.

I got some books (four of them at this point) so I've got more information/advice than I can cope with.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Clears,
Joe