# Quick Paypal question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-paypal-question/64324>\
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**Created:** [September 15, 2004, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-paypal-question/64324 "2004-09-15T07:05:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![ya3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e95f7d/32.png) [@ya3](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ya3)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-paypal-question/64324/1 "2004-09-15T07:05:58Z")

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Hi  
I recently did some webdesign work for someone and they insist on paying via PayPal. I’ve not used Paypal that much, so correct me if I’m wrong, but:

- I sign up for a Paypal account.
- The client enters my email address and sends the money.
- The funds appear in my Paypal account.
- I click ‘Withdraw’ to transfer the funds into my bank account.  
It says there’s a AU$1.00 fee for transferring into an Australian bank, a 2.3% fee to change USD into AUD, and everything else is ‘free’.  
So, if a client transfers US$100 into my account, it’ll cost AU$1.00 + US$2.30

Right? :huh:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 11:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-paypal-question/64324/2 "2004-09-15T11:57:04Z")

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There may also be like a 1.5% surcharge for the transfer, but that might be included in the 2.3%. What I’d do is charge the client extra for the paypal surcharges since they are the one insisting on it.

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-paypal-question/64324/3 "2004-09-15T14:50:21Z")

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Yes, PayPal charges quite a lot (somewhere 'round 5%) of the amount of money that is transferred. Yeldarb said it: let them pay for that 5% 😃

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-paypal-question/64324/4 "2004-09-15T14:54:03Z")

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> [@Yeldarb](#):
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> What I’d do is charge the client extra for the paypal surcharges since they are the one insisting on it.

amen brutha, amen :thumb:

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**Post date:** [September 15, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-paypal-question/64324/5 "2004-09-15T23:21:41Z")

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lol, thanks a lot people. ive sorted my Paypal account and am waiting for the transaction today.

…bleh… 5% charges??? well, i think im pretty well covered for that @ US$45/hour 😛

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**Post date:** [September 16, 2004, 5:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-paypal-question/64324/6 "2004-09-16T05:01:12Z")

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