+nielsenc Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 I know, like most of you, you try to keep up on all your trades. Lists, sent, received, etc. So here is a thought... Why not paypal each other 1 penny. This way, you get the confirmed shipping address and the person can put in it what they are trading you for. You then paypal the person back with the same information. Now, when you are ready to ship, you use the ship button, print the label and send it on its way and the person on the other end gets the tracking number. No money has changed hands and you get a way to track each shipment. This is not an endorsement of paypal, just a way to use features. nielsenc Quote Link to comment
+BadAndy Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 (edited) This would be a nice plan if it wasn't for the .30 fee per transaction, to be paid by the account holder. I had my brother test my geocoin ordering page for me today. I adjusted the price to be 50 cents. after fee's I received a total of 29 cents of the 50 he sent. Payment From Ron xxxxxx Dec. 26, 2005 Completed Details Ship $0.50 USD -$0.31 USD Edited December 26, 2005 by BadAndy Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 This would only work for personal paypal accounts that are tied to bank accounts and not credit cards. Quote Link to comment
+GeoCrickets Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 I had someone do just that. I billed them .01 cent they paid and paypal got .01 cent as a trans fee. I was able to get tracking for .14 cents and everthing worked out just fine. Richard Quote Link to comment
+nielsenc Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 Yes, I agree this only works if you link a bank account and keep it a personal account. That is why I had two accounts in the past. Quote Link to comment
+AtlantaGal Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Yes, I agree this only works if you link a bank account and keep it a personal account. That is why I had two accounts in the past. I tried to set up two accounts a long time ago when eBay bought PayPal. I could never get them setup. So I gave up. Quote Link to comment
+GeoCrickets Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 I have on account and it is not a personal account. When I send a invoice of a cent, Paypal will only take out a cent for their fee. This way I can get Del. Confirmation for .13 cents, the post office can not say my package is to thin for Del. Conf. and I can print the label and postage at the same time. Richard Quote Link to comment
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