COMICLINK - It's illegal to charge credit card surcharges!

[DKB]

Even though I never had this problem the store by me will not accept a CC if the purchase is less than $5.00. I still use checks for everything.

 

Heck, I charge value meals now.

[Smokinghawk]

If it's worded as "credit card fee" it's illegal, but what's to stop him from simply changing the text to "Auction fee" or some other vague term instead? Does simply changing the TEXT that names the fee legalize it?

[Timulty]

Or the ever popular Handling Fee!!!

[Scheradon]

40k was used as an example cause the math was very easy...4 being easily divisible by 4. But if you add up all your expenses, rent, car, fiancee's engagement ring, comics comics comics and more comics, dinners out, gas, toll roads, trips, strippers, hockey season tickets... well, it adds up. =)

 

And I hope $500 is always a good deal of money no matter how much I make.

 

If you think the engagement ring was bad, wait til the wedding. Pictures alone were over $7k My wife's big on pictures...I'm more big on Jet Skis (and still let her know about it).

[sterlingcomics]

Even though I never had this problem the store by me will not accept a CC if the purchase is less than $5.00. I still use checks for everything.

 

Heck, I charge value meals now.

 

I do too. It's convenient because I have a business credit card; I charge back my meals as a consultant back to the customer.

[The Black Hand ®]

With everything that's been going on lately, it's like the" End Times" in the comic hobby world.

[nearmint]

40k was used as an example cause the math was very easy...4 being easily divisible by 4. But if you add up all your expenses, rent, car, fiancee's engagement ring, comics comics comics and more comics, dinners out, gas, toll roads, trips, strippers, hockey season tickets... well, it adds up. =)

 

And I hope $500 is always a good deal of money no matter how much I make.

 

If you think the engagement ring was bad, wait til the wedding. Pictures alone were over $7k My wife's big on pictures...I'm more big on Jet Skis (and still let her know about it).

 

We eloped. The whole deal cost about $347, and that included a helicopter ride to Catalina Island on our wedding night, and a hotel right on the beach.

[Scheradon]

40k was used as an example cause the math was very easy...4 being easily divisible by 4. But if you add up all your expenses, rent, car, fiancee's engagement ring, comics comics comics and more comics, dinners out, gas, toll roads, trips, strippers, hockey season tickets... well, it adds up. =)

 

And I hope $500 is always a good deal of money no matter how much I make.

 

If you think the engagement ring was bad, wait til the wedding. Pictures alone were over $7k My wife's big on pictures...I'm more big on Jet Skis (and still let her know about it).

 

We eloped. The whole deal cost about $347, and that included a helicopter ride to Catalina Island on our wedding night, and a hotel right on the beach.

 

 

If I could have only been so lucky...

[nearmint]

40k was used as an example cause the math was very easy...4 being easily divisible by 4. But if you add up all your expenses, rent, car, fiancee's engagement ring, comics comics comics and more comics, dinners out, gas, toll roads, trips, strippers, hockey season tickets... well, it adds up. =)

 

And I hope $500 is always a good deal of money no matter how much I make.

 

If you think the engagement ring was bad, wait til the wedding. Pictures alone were over $7k My wife's big on pictures...I'm more big on Jet Skis (and still let her know about it).

 

We eloped. The whole deal cost about $347, and that included a helicopter ride to Catalina Island on our wedding night, and a hotel right on the beach.

 

 

If I could have only been so lucky...

 

It gets better...she already owned a house, and wanted to wear her grandmother's wedding ring.

[Red Hook]

I know this topic has been brought up before, but:

 

http://www.goldcomics.com/ubbthreads/sho...;vc=1#Post20302

 

It's not a discount for paying in cash, rather it's a 3% "buyer's charge" for using a credit card.

 

And it's illegal in NY state.

 

Both Visa and Mastercard told me it's illegal in any state. Both told me they will be contacting Comiclink as this is a clear violation of their merchant terms.

 

Cotton Mather is extremely impressed.

[DKB]

Even though I never had this problem the store by me will not accept a CC if the purchase is less than $5.00. I still use checks for everything.

 

Heck, I charge value meals now.

 

I do too. It's convenient because I have a business credit card; I charge back my meals as a consultant back to the customer.

 

Also no pesky change rattling around in my pockets. I hate that.

[sterlingcomics]

Also no pesky change rattling around in my pockets. I hate that.

I used to have so much change in my pocket they called me "Mr. Jingles"..

[Shield]

I know this topic has been brought up before, but:

 

http://www.goldcomics.com/ubbthreads/sho...;vc=1#Post20302

 

It's not a discount for paying in cash, rather it's a 3% "buyer's charge" for using a credit card.

 

And it's illegal in NY state.

 

Both Visa and Mastercard told me it's illegal in any state. Both told me they will be contacting Comiclink as this is a clear violation of their merchant terms.

 

Cotton Mather is extremely impressed.

 

It's not a witch hunt. It's just for him to say "Oh, I've removed them" and then they're back, illegally to boot. Plus you and I pay paypal fees when we sell on EBAY, right? Perhaps if the profit margin is too slim some of these dealers should consider trying a 8-5 gig in the regular job market.

[Aman619]

Is there anybody here who sells on Comiclink that would stop consigning if Josh took the 3% out of YOUR share? What if everybody had to do it too? then the 3% wouldnt be a problem, just a cost of business, same as any retailer.

[sterlingcomics]

Is there anybody here who sells on Comiclink that would stop consigning if Josh took the 3% out of YOUR share? What if everybody had to do it too? then the 3% wouldnt be a problem, just a cost of business, same as any retailer.

 

Considering that books that sell on ComicLink sell for a premium, I'd have no problem with ComicLink passing that charge to me. The backlash to this is that I would be more stubborn in the amount I'd sell the book for.

 

Round and round we go. Whhheeeeeee!

[Aman619]

thats the problem, we all really want top dollar full retail PLUS x% when we sell dont we?

[sterlingcomics]

thats the problem, we all really want top dollar full retail PLUS x% when we sell dont we?

 

Actually, I'm looking for a reasonable value for the book. Top would be great, and occasionally I get that. I'm more or less talking about (as an example) a book that is actually worth $150 and I get a $95 bid.

[Aman619]

usually a bid of 95 is gonna end up somewhere around 120. So yeah, thats 20% off retail already.

[Rob]

Or the ever popular Handling Fee!!!

 

From PayPal's User Agreement (based on credit card laws):

 

No Surcharges. Under Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express regulations and the laws of several states, including California, merchants may not charge a fee to the buyer for accepting credit card payments (often called a "surcharge"). You agree that you will not impose a surcharge or any other fee for accepting PayPal as payment. This restriction does not prevent you from imposing a handling fee in connection with the sale of goods or services, as long as the handling fee does not operate as a surcharge (in other words, the handling fee for transactions paid through PayPal may not be higher than the handling fee for transactions paid through other payment methods).

 

So you could charge a handling fee, but it would have to be on ALL orders.

[Timulty]

And Comiclink would probably be happy to do it!!!