Paypal treatning to put fees when receiving gifts???

[Jonas_R]

I just received the following from paypal, just google translated it:

Dear Jonas,

We have recently changed our pricing structure so that you can receive money from friends and family for personal payments, funded by PayPal balance or bank account, free. If you receive money which is transferred via a debit card, you may be charged a fee, but the sender of the personal payment can also choose to pay the fee. Personal payments are intended to send a gift, sharing a bill, pay your share of expenditure, and the general daily exchange of money between friends and family.

If you receive money as payment for a product or service, you will still be charged fees.

We have detected that some of your customers send you personal payments for the purchase of goods or services, which is in violation of our User Agreement.

If you continue to receive personal payments for goods or services, we may be forced to remove your opportunity to receive personal payments for free, which means you will pay fees for all money received through PayPal.

How can you find more information about the types of payments and fees:

Click on "Fees" at the bottom of PayPal page.
Click "User Agreement" at the bottom of PayPal page. You can find more about receiving money and fees in § 4 and 8.

Anybody else ever received something like this?

I mean I'm actually not receiving money for goods or services since I'm not making money on the group buy. I'm simply facilitating a money transfer, but not sure if I should do anything about it or just let it go?

[irishs2]

I wouldn't ignore it, they might lock the account on you with money stuck in limbo. It has happened before with PayPal. Maybe move towards Iban / Bic transfer rather than paypal gift.

[rxl]

Well I don't use PayPal so often now becouse they said that I received to mutch money and if I was willing to change my account to business. And that they are watching my transfers.. Money laundry...

[Colesy]

Maybe worth setting up another paypal account for any gifts to go into. I assume your current paypal is linked to a business? Not seen anything like this before myself.

[Jonas_R]

No my account is not linked to a business of any sorts.

Problem is I guess that doing a group buy with 12 people and around 500 euro each does generate a lot cash on the account.

[Rocco]

Bank transfer is usually better...
I hate paypal

[rxl]

No my account is not linked to a business of any sorts.

Problem is I guess that doing a group buy with 12 people and around 500 euro each does generate a lot cash on the account.

And it's a second batch in few months.. Would not do a 3rd one over paypal

[speeding-g60]

bank transfers cost money too.

everyone wants a cut. wants to be paid for their "time".

[Jonas_R]

Yeah but paypal still gets money when it money are sent as a gift.

RXL: Yup not doing a 3rd one anytime soon.

[rxl]

bank transfers cost money too.

everyone wants a cut. wants to be paid for their "time".

My bank transfer is for free so it's better option.

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

My bank transfer is for free so it's better option.

I received £700 to help a fellow forum member buy something here in UK of ebay and there was a small fee to pay using the Iban service.The fee may have been levied because of the currency change from Euros to pounds,i cannot remember but there was a fee to pay.