[dougdirac]

Originally Posted by compunerdy

...BUT they are working to have this all be part of the paypal system so that at the time of the sale the seller and the forum operator gets paid.

This is really the way it has to be. The fee has to be up front and very transparent to the seller. It needs to come out of the proceeds of the sale before the it is paid.

As it is now, the seller is paid, then asked for some of that payment back after 30 days. When the seller posts his item for sale, notification of the forum transaction fee is in fine print using nebulous language.

"30 Days after your item sells, [Your Forum] will ask for a [X]% contribution."

To me, that makes the fee sound optional, and I can't really imagine my members wanting to pay a fee that comes a month after they're done with the transaction. I know I'd be annoyed.


Here's a stop-gap measure:

Panjo should instead charge the forum fee (as a separate transaction) at the time the item is purchased. That way the seller associates it with the sale and is just happy to get paid. You also know they have the money in their paypal account because they just got paid!

I don't mind if Panjo then waits a month to send me the fee. I'm more interested in the experience of my forum members.