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<p>[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 2766430, member: 83956"]Dear Cointalkers,</p><p><br /></p><p>Friday I won a coin from a Münzen und Medaillen GmbH auction. I am prepared to send a Paypal payment, but I’m confused by the qualifier “<i>if you pay for the PayPal charges</i>” (see below). I thought that businesses are typically charged the Paypal fees. I don’t mind paying them on this fairly modest win; <b>I just am not sure how to make sure that the PayPal charges are charged to me rather than to the auction house</b> if I send money as part of a commercial transaction. Any wisdom here?</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry to take your time with such a banal query. But this is my first “big boy” auction, and I want to make sure I’m following the appropriate practices.</p><p><br /></p><p>The auction house notice and invoice are below, redacted appropriately.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>"You bought one coin in our Auction Sale 45. In the attachment I am sending you the invoice and ask you to transfer the amount to our account with Commerzbank Freiburg …. Please take care of the bank charges. I shall send you the coin as soon as your payment has arrived in full on our account. <b>Alternatively you may use our PayPal account … if you pay for the PayPal charges."</b></i></p><p><i><b><br /></b></i></p><p><i><b> [ATTACH=full]637150[/ATTACH] </b></i></p><p><i><b></b></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 2766430, member: 83956"]Dear Cointalkers, Friday I won a coin from a Münzen und Medaillen GmbH auction. I am prepared to send a Paypal payment, but I’m confused by the qualifier “[I]if you pay for the PayPal charges[/I]” (see below). I thought that businesses are typically charged the Paypal fees. I don’t mind paying them on this fairly modest win; [B]I just am not sure how to make sure that the PayPal charges are charged to me rather than to the auction house[/B] if I send money as part of a commercial transaction. Any wisdom here? Sorry to take your time with such a banal query. But this is my first “big boy” auction, and I want to make sure I’m following the appropriate practices. The auction house notice and invoice are below, redacted appropriately. [I]"You bought one coin in our Auction Sale 45. In the attachment I am sending you the invoice and ask you to transfer the amount to our account with Commerzbank Freiburg …. Please take care of the bank charges. I shall send you the coin as soon as your payment has arrived in full on our account. [B]Alternatively you may use our PayPal account … if you pay for the PayPal charges." [ATTACH=full]637150[/ATTACH] [/B][/I][/QUOTE]
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