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Old 02-04-2004, 07:43 PM   #9
Arledrian
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Join Date: July 12, 2001
Location: South Carolina
Age: 41
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Originally posted by Hayashi:
How do they make money? Say I donate $100 or pay $100 using PayPal to someone. Do they get a commission, meaning that the intended receipient gets less than $100? What's the quantum of the cut? I'm not using the service if say 10 cents out of every dollar goes to PayPal.
Strange as it sounds, I've only ever received money from Paypal. I got $5 for signing up and I've also gotten a dollar or two seemingly randomly here and there. Their service is completely free as far as I know - the only time they ever charge you is if:

A) You draw out money from your Paypal account through an ATM (with their own special ATM card). This costs $1.

B) You request a check from them when withdrawing funds from your account ($1.50).
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