Beware of PayPal fees


I live in Israel. I have recently purchased an audio item from Europe. I agreed with the seller that I would pay his PayPal fees. When I checked initially about the fees I read something like 3.4%. To my astonishment they charged him (me) 5.2% with all sorts of extra fees. Beware!      
taviran
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Mr. Coli,

You write that PayPal charges you "like 3.2%" so where do you live? What nation? Perhaps the fee per transaction outside the U.S. is higher?

Or is the word "like" in your sentence your shorthand for saying you haven’t fully done the maths?

Dave, who surely also wishes PayPal fees were less but also wishes the least-expensive Aurender music server would cost only $650
Mr. E BM,

In what way is PayPal a "ripoff"?
Is it simply that you think its services should cost less?
If that's the case, please be specific.
What would you say a fair fee should be?

Dave, who is curious 
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