Can we please just stop with the "net to me" and "Friend and Family only" crap?

[mbp]

This has been simmering in my mind for a while, but for some reason I've finally gotten fed up today.

I bought a little $25 leather slip case from a fellow on Instagram. He advertised it for "$25 shipped." I DM him, we agree, and he asks me to send friend and family. I say no, I only pay with goods and services. He says fine, so I send the money over. And then he asks me to send him another dollar since I didn't cover the fees.

I don't know why this crap is still tolerated anymore. Asking a buyer to send F&F or pay your seller fees is a clear violation of PayPal's terms of service, not to mention unethical. And even worse, as a seller why bother? Why not just multiply your preferred price by 1.035 and then list at that number if you really need to get a certain exact amount?

Is anyone else as annoyed by this as I am?

 

[SpySmasher]

Not the first time this thread has appeared here in some form or other. It would be cool if BF made it a rule but whatever. Just be clear with sellers you'll never gift them.

 

[rycen]

Please not the same discussion again. The rules probably aren't going to change either because no one likes more rules and that would be yet another thing I need to look for it and take care of.

Something that has worked for me as long as I've been a member and well before PayPal is if I don't like a sellers stipulations I move along.