PayPal now charging to send money as a gift

[nichola]

PayPal now charging to send money as a gift which is extremely annoying and may be worth noting for those sending money to the 3C's and Animal Aid and also for the fundraisers that sometimes take place on the forum.

It does calculate the amount for you - for example I was going to send £46 and it would have cost just under 50p.

[Highlander]

Forgive my ignorance but does that affect "Send Money"

[nichola]

Yes John - I often used as a means of sending money to friends and family who aren't set up on my bank transfer list which is a pain (virtually impossible) to set from abroad.

[stoop]

Not sure if this is up to date but just got it off the web.

[Somerset Simon]

There is an option to transfer for free but you have make a payment from your bank account to your paypal account and then pay from your paypal balance. It is straight forward if you use internet banking and the funds appear immediately in your paypal account, so you can then make the transfer. If you opt to use the "receiver pays" option, PayPal then request a payment from your bank which can take 2-3 days.

[stoop]

I thought that's how I read it.

[Highlander]

So to be clear - if I have sufficient balance in my paypal account to cover the amount of money I want to send, then I can send it for free.

Sorry to be thicker than normal.  

[Supacabby]

Correct John.

[Highlander]

PHEW ! thanks supacabby