IMO, it should be the seller's responsibility to absorb paypal fees since he/she is using the services of such 3rd party payment method. I am not pleased to pay other fees other than the offer price. I dont understand (and i refused to) why sellers are passing the fees to buyer since they always have the option to include %fees to there offer price. These happened to me in one of my transaction here in audiogon. After making offer for an item which he accepted, he send me a second bill with additional fees. I ask the seller to remove the additional fees since the first bill did not reflect Any additional fees which he accepted it. The seller didn't gave me option so i old him that I'm not buying the item anymore. The seller got irritated and became arrogant and threaten me to report to audiogon which he did plus leaving a negative feedback that "i didn't pay for the product i purchased". I explained my side to audiogon that there was a misunderstanding in the transaction and there was no final sale done. Afterwhich, audiogon reversed the fine (charges for buyer backing out )for buyers but did not removed the negative feedback and told me that they are going to review it.
Too bad that audiogon sided with the seller instead of protecting the buyer.
So buyer beware and always ask for out the door price before paying...
Too bad that audiogon sided with the seller instead of protecting the buyer.
So buyer beware and always ask for out the door price before paying...