A friend from america sent me money through paypal family and friends and they were charged a fee. I was under the assumption that charges are only made through goods and services. Can you guys give some advice as to how to remove or lower the fees? They suggested using wise instead.
Paypal fees
- Thread starter neenja
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As in both ends use revolut or only I should?
So if they pay using usd, it won't charge them extra even if they're abroad?
bazcfc1
VIP Member
I’m not sure bud but if I recieved a payment from Ireland I never got charged a fee infarct gained an extra couple quid most.
Only other thing I can think of is service and goods and they’ve charged you a service fee and your friend a conversion fee
pabloescaban
VIP Member
I've sent GBP to France on lots of occasions and neither me nor the recipient has paid a fee, EG I send £85, the recipient gets €100
pabloescaban
VIP Member
He's sent it goods and services
You could advise your friend to ask in the PayPal community forum, someone will explain why if he gives the exact circumstances of the transaction.
PayPal Community
PayPal Community
use REVOLUT next time as been mentioned.
Would it require both sender and receiver to have it?
There is a small charge with Revolut too, since you feckers left the EU, when I buy something from my Sterling vault, there is a small outside EU fee.
Not sure how that would work with both the UK &US outside EU.
Both would have to have revolut, unless you send from revolut to foreign bank (but again, that could incur a different fee)
PayPal, as i understand it when sending inter currency has one of two fees
Goods and services - receiver pays applicable fees
F&F - sender pays applicable fees
Not sure how that would work with both the UK &US outside EU.
Both would have to have revolut, unless you send from revolut to foreign bank (but again, that could incur a different fee)
PayPal, as i understand it when sending inter currency has one of two fees
Goods and services - receiver pays applicable fees
F&F - sender pays applicable fees
steptoe
VIP Member
I don't understand this,
I'm both in the EU and outside it, 2 different REVOLUT accounts, and don't pay any fees between them, or to any REVOLUT account, in or out of EU from either of my accounts.
Maybe it's because I pay for my account,
steptoe
VIP Member
A couple of quid a month is a no brainer for me, in general I need at least 3 currencies at any one time, occasionally only 2 , but I'd be paying massive fees either way then.
dsayers2014
VIP Member
I've only been charged a conversion fee on revolt on a weekend