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 Author: PieceOfMind View Messages Posted By PieceOfMind
 Posted: Apr 23, 2025 10:09
 Subject: Paypal Fees
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PieceOfMind (606)

Location:  USA, Arizona
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Dec 24, 2021 Contact Member Seller
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There is so much discussion about high PayPal fees, if you don't use PayPal,
what is the best setup with Pirate Ship, I don't want to comingle my Lego
income with my personal financial accounts. Would Pirate Ship disperse the sales
taxes?
 Author: 1001bricks View Messages Posted By 1001bricks
 Posted: Apr 23, 2025 10:23
 Subject: Re: Paypal Fees
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1001bricks (55908)

Location:  France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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In Selling, PieceOfMind writes:
  There is so much discussion about high PayPal fees

Not so much.

PayPal fees for the seller can be close to their % fees in your Country, like
3.5%?
But PayPal can represent 100% or 75% of your sales, is it worth losing this?

And no, taxes won't be applied by BrickLink in this case, that mean you won't
be able to sell to those States/Countries...
 Author: RebelliousBrick View Messages Posted By RebelliousBrick
 Posted: Apr 23, 2025 11:01
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RebelliousBrick (28)

Location:  Canada, Alberta
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Dec 8, 2021 Contact Member Seller
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In Selling, PieceOfMind writes:
  There is so much discussion about high PayPal fees, if you don't use PayPal,
what is the best setup with Pirate Ship, I don't want to comingle my Lego
income with my personal financial accounts. Would Pirate Ship disperse the sales
taxes?

Bircklink requires an onsite payment method like Stripe or PayPal to collect
sales tax in the US States that have it and several countries like Australia,
Norawy, the EU (Under 150 Euro) and possibly other countries.

Without an onsite payment method you will not be able to sell to these states/countries.
 Author: peregrinator View Messages Posted By peregrinator
 Posted: Apr 23, 2025 11:10
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peregrinator (1122)

Location:  USA, New Jersey
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Store: Faber Family Bricks
In Selling, PieceOfMind writes:
  There is so much discussion about high PayPal fees, if you don't use PayPal,
what is the best setup with Pirate Ship, I don't want to comingle my Lego
income with my personal financial accounts. Would Pirate Ship disperse the sales
taxes?

I'm not quite sure what you're asking here, if you take onsite payment
only on BrickLink (and given when your account was created, and the fact that
you're located in the USA, I don't believe you have any choice), you
have to accept PayPal or Stripe. Sales taxes etc. are going to be collected for
you either way.

Pirate Ship is only going to come in when shipping, they do not handle the sale
at all.