Need help with selling gear!!!

[EOSBoy]

Hey guys, I've posted this before but I'm sure it got overlooked. I'm getting very close to getting a 5D...All I need to do is sell some gear to fund it...

What I really need to know is payment methods...When I put my gear up for sale, I'm probably going to only accept paypal payments. The thing is, how would I receive a payment through paypal? Is the transaction done through my email with paypal using a credit/debit card? And what's this I hear about a 4% fee? I haven't came across it yet when reading the paypal website...Their information is so abstract in areas at times. I just want to know what to ask for when accepting payments.

As you can see I'm a complete noob at selling gear online as I've never done it before and I want the transaction to be as smooth and quick as possible so we'll be happy on both ends. Oh yea and when I transfer the money to my bank account will there be any fees involved?

And as for shipping I'm assuming it comes out of my own pocket unless I request a payment for that as well..

Anyways, I really appreciate the help guys!

[crn3371]

It's all really negotiable. Paypal seems to be the norm, and probably one of the safest. Money orders also work, with USPS money orders the most fraud free. And there's always a plain old check ( just wait till it clears). Paypal acts much like a bank transfer, with Paypal being the intermediary. Fee's and shipping can be a separately negotiated price, but a lot of times it's just rolled in to the overall cost of the transaction.

[EOSBoy]

It's all really negotiable. Paypal seems to be the norm, and probably one of the safest. Money orders also work, with USPS money orders the most fraud free. And there's always a plain old check ( just wait till it clears). Paypal acts much like a bank transfer, with Paypal being the intermediary. Fee's and shipping can be a separately negotiated price, but a lot of times it's just rolled in to the overall cost of the transaction.

Hey thanks for the info! I'll probably just sit tight with paypal for the time being.

[deadpass]

there is also google checkout, works the same way as paypal only there is a 2% fee instead of 3% with paypal. Many people have moralistic problems with paypal but they are still the biggest show in town so most still use it, myself included.

[EOSBoy]

I used paypal, and I feel pretty dumb, it's extremely easy to use. I was just being a little too paranoid...