PayPal Fees Canada to US - G&S vs F&F

[teenytrinkets]

I'm quite familiar with fees associated with purchasing from Ebay for goods, but I'm hoping someone can explain why PayPal charges MORE fees to send money from a CAD PP account to a US PP account via F&F? I sent $10 to an American friend from my PayPal balance, and I was charged a $2.99 fee! Is there any way to avoid this?

[reallynicestamps]

As sellers we would be more likely to be moving USD to our Canadian bank accounts, than sending money (in either direction) through F&F.

So, I'm wondering if you are overlooking built in fees vs line item fees?

As a business decision, I could see PP charging a fee for what usually would be a one-off transaction, versus constant business transactions.

[luv4orphans]

Its a flat fee they charge for sending money depending on the amount. I don't think it really matters where you send it to. I have sent money to some charities a few times and usually get dinged with fees for doing that. It goes up as I remember sending $20. and got dinged for $4.99. I understand them charging a fee but that's a bit much. That extra $5.00 charge would be better off sent to the charity you are trying to help.

[pjcdn2005]

There's no way to avoid it if you are sending money to another country.

https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/paypal-fees

[marnotom!]

Considering that many banks and credit unions charge $1.50–give or take—for an Interac transfer, which is domestic, $3.00 for an international transfer doesn’t seem that bad, especially when you compare that fee to that for a wire transfer.