The news have been slashdotted, PayPal are introducing micropayments processing fees for digital goods.
PayPal, the global online payment service, today announced new micropayments processing fees for digital goods. The new pricing will provide merchants with a more affordable way to process payments for low-cost digital content such as video games, online greeting cards, news articles, mobile phone content and digital music. […]
In the other side, Rich Kyanka, founder of Something Awful humour site, raised almost $28,000 in less than 9 hours - right up until PayPal froze the funds ! PayPal’s automated system explained that it had received “more than one report of suspicious behavior from your buyers”.
[…]Sunday afternoon Another PayPal representative called Kyanka offering to help resolve the problem. However, she also delivered some bad news: PayPal was unable to directly donate to the Red Cross. Due to prior agreements, the United Way is PayPal’s relief organization of choice.
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“All I tried to do was raise money and personally reward people for donating in a time of need, and it turned into a smoldering, twisted, burning car wreck along the highway. I’m beyond apologetic this did not work out the way I planned, but the pure hassle PayPal has given me trying to raise money just isn’t worth it, especially when it could take over a week for the money to be unfrozen,” Kyanka wrote in a final update.
“Please donate using the Red Cross link up top. I can’t send you guys any free stuff, but I promise I’ll sit here in my basement with the lights off, drinking a beer by myself and thinking of you.” BetaNews
Conclusion : Paypal sucks ! Kyanka send back money to donators so they donate directly to Red Cross website. Paypal of course take 2.35% for every transaction even if its a charity to help victims survive a national disaster.
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