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Seller asked for PayPal fees after the sale. Should I pay them or not?

I recently purchased an item and after accepting my offer the seller asked for PayPal fees (3%). I checked the listing and nothing was listed in the ad about my paying the fees.  I have already payed half the fee but I'm not sure if I should have paid the full amount. Changing the deal after accepting the offer feels wrong to me. Looking for guidance.
fgleason
mitchchavis
87 posts
 
This happened to me on my first deal here on Audiogon. I was disappointed at the lack of integrity by the seller but since I had already made payment I paid his ransom payment. The seller's Audiogon account was later discontinued by Audiogon for some other nonintegrous behaviour with another member.
All fees should be disclosed upfront. If the seller didn't mention the fee in his ad it should not be your responsibility.
seanheis1
623 posts
 
I believe it's against PayPal terms of service for a seller to ask for pay pal fees.
jea48
4,412 posts
 

mitchchavis said:

........but since I had already made payment I paid his ransom.

Please explain what you mean by you had already made the payment.


fgleason OP
2 posts
 
Thanks very much for the feedback.  Just to clarify I, and I believe the seller, have no complaints about our deal.   I received some good guidelines for how to handle future offers so this will not occur again.
mitchchavis
87 posts
 
Jea48:
I had already paid the agreed price for the item. The seller then required for me to pay the PayPal fee before he shipped the item out.
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