exray wrote:
It cuts both ways. A normal operating business considers expenses like
that as part of doing business. As a customer I would be outraged if I
went to a merchant and they charged me extra because I chose some
particular form of payment.

Agreed, Bill.
People work at Ebay and PayPal, and they have families to feed, too.
They provide an outstanding service for reasonable money.
The service charges, when compared to the costs of doing business
in the old "brick and morter" way, are far less.
Traditional auction houses are going to get 10-15% of the
final bid price, so the buyer gets nailed good.
Then the seller gets stuck with an average 5.5% charge
if the buyer uses a credit card. Ebay and PayPal fees
are way below this, and they both seller and buyer
an outstanding, low-overhead market in which to do business.
Personally, I think they're the best thing since sliced bread.
Selling a few things on Ebay is the only way I can afford my
radio hobby, and it also helps Kay stay home
to take care of the babies.
The Ebay and PayPal fees are less than half traditional,
and the market is orders of magnitude larger.
I'm grateful for their service.
73 Dave S.