People saying that one of the 15% is all paypals

[smurg]

Um no.

There are very serious risks involved such as money-laundering issues, and this being relatively new on a large scale. PayPal needs to cover their ass, and perhaps may lower the fees later.

Otherwise, that is why you see only this larger fee on gold/gems -- easier to launder money, and yes the risk is very real. Just like the issues people had with online poker sites.

With great risk, comes greater fees.

You should also notice in your PayPal account they don't charge you any fees there to prove they have an agreement with Blizz. I personally have a business account and get charged every time except when I get money from Blizz.

Ya, some sales from Diablo 3 are the bulk of paypal's daily transactions, right....

They deal in millions of transfers daily, it's just another customer.

And when you send money, you can choose who takes the fee, the person who receives it or yourself when you transfer. So Blizzard obviously pays the 3% or whatever on the front-end.

 

[Diabloguy69]

Ya, some sales from Diablo 3 are the bulk of paypal's daily transactions, right....

They deal in millions of transfers daily, it's just another customer.

And when you send money, you can choose who takes the fee, the person who receives it or yourself when you transfer. So Blizzard obviously pays the 3% or whatever on the front-end.

They are definitely one of pay-pals largest customers and have a special contract with them so no they are not just another customer. the poster is just another customer and he acknowledges blizzards interaction with paypal is different than his is.

 

[LucidReality]

Ya, some sales from Diablo 3 are the bulk of paypal's daily transactions, right....

They deal in millions of transfers daily, it's just another customer.

And when you send money, you can choose who takes the fee, the person who receives it or yourself when you transfer. So Blizzard obviously pays the 3% or whatever on the front-end.

You clearly have no idea how the real world of business works.

 

[stormwarr1]

They are definitely one of pay-pals largest customers.

Not really. Blizzard make up a fraction of a percent for Paypal. They are still a very important customer, I don't doubt that, just as any other major international company. eBay is Paypal's largest customer by far, as they pretty much force people to use Paypal, which they own.

 

[Diabloguy69]

Not really. Blizzard make up a fraction of a percent for Paypal. They are still a very important customer, I don't doubt that, just as any other major international company. eBay is Paypal's largest customer by far, as they pretty much force people to use Paypal, which they own.

Captain obvious over here. Blizzard just started but I bet money they are in the top 5 since rmah launched. Only sites like only e-bay, amazon and a couple others that would probably surprise me surpass them.

 

[PKSays]

I'm guessing I'm the one that said something that made you base a whole idiotic thread over? I just got sick of people stating all the "fees" Blizzard has, which even though are somewhat high, are reasonable, but that about half the fees are paypals and half are blizzards.

you can tell which are which because if you deal with Blizzard Money you get a lot more back (that you can only buy Blizzard products with), but if you transfer to paypal the extra paypal fee applies.

If any of you have experience with eBay and Paypal you are used to this, eBay takes a cut and Paypal takes a cut, in the end it's LITERALLY the same as Blizzard/Paypal fees, and I'm sure that's what Blizzard used as a business model. It works for eBay and Paypal, just like how the current one works for them just fine. Quityerbitchin.