Paypal Transaction Fees Rate – Sending & Recieving Money

Published by Amit Bhawani on March 2, 2009 – 11:00 am5 Comments

If you have always been confused on how much Paypal.com charges you when you receive some funds in your account then you need to login to your paypal account for detailed information. The rates are based on different accounts types and you can decide to upgrade your account or not based on the different rates.

Personal Accounts :
Open an account – Free
Send money – Free
Withdraw Funds – Same Rules for All Accounts
Add funds – Free
Receive payments funded by PayPal Balance, PayPal Instant Transfer or PayPal eCheck – Free
Receive payments funded by Credit Card, Debit Card
5.4% plus $0.30 USD. No transaction limit for payments sent via Skype, otherwise there is a limit of 5 transactions per year
5.4% plus $0.30 USD for card payments received using PayPal on Skype

Paypal Transaction Fees Rates

Premier/Business account :
Open an account – Free
Send money – Free
Withdraw Funds – Same Rules for All Accounts
Add funds – Free
Receive payments funded by PayPal Balance, PayPal Instant Transfer or PayPal eCheck – 2.4% + $0.30 USD to 3.4% + $0.30 USD
Receive payments funded by Credit Card, Debit Card – 2.4% + $0.30 USD to 3.4% + $0.30 USD

Fees for receiving payments :
$0.00 USD – $3,000.00 USD @ 3.9% + $0.30 USD
$3,000.01 USD – $10,000.00 USD @ 3.4% + $0.30 USD
$10,000.01 USD – $100,000.00 USD @ 3.2% + $0.30 USD
> $100,000.00 USD @ 2.9% + $0.30 USD

There are different transaction rates based on Cross-Border Standard Rates and this may differ from country to country.

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5 Comments »

Gopal says:

March 3, 2009 at 8:51 am

How can i make my account

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Hardip says:

March 4, 2009 at 1:29 pm

Amit,

Really, Paypal charges lots of $$ when I receive money from others..Is there any other better online payment option available which is reliable and also less money deduction?

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manikarthik says:

April 12, 2009 at 4:52 pm

Hi amit,
can u tell me what are legal transactions required. You mentioned in your blog that you make money legally. can u explain how you do it as I am planning to set up a blog to monetize it. Awaiting your reply……….
Regards,
Manikarthik.

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