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Very good to know, Gretchen... Thank you kindly, :) Linda ____________________________ Linda M. Feltner Artist LLC P.O. Box 325, Hereford, AZ 85615 520.803.0538 www.lindafeltner.com On 9/25/18 9:09 AM, gretchen halpert wrote: > Linda, > > I use PayPal for receiving payments from my distance students. The > payments are deposited into a checking account I have set up for that > purpose. In the beginning, and with TransferWise (another program I > was wary of at first), I used an account I left very little money in. > Like others, I have never had a problem, and like Marni said, the > record comes in very handy. > > Note that PayPal may charge a fee. For domestic transfers, they charge > 2.9% plus 30 cents per transaction. For overseas transactions, the fee > is 3.9% plus 40 cents (or something close to that). There is also a > "friend to friend" option, which carries no fee domestically. I don't > know about overseas. Tell your friend to try to use the "friend to > friend" option to save you lots of money on that less-than-5M transfer. > > Best, > Gretchen > > Gretchen Halpert > Illustrator/educator > Scientific Illustration Distance Program > www.gretchenhalpert-distanceprogram.com > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.gretchenhalpert-2Ddistanceprogram.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=AGYZ7-AeerjxzYnIwL-lBLFI3SPYN3BDmku4qGQB4Tg&m=UBTAdJc5H6bIWwrIc5A9u3IqfE9XU53P_cq8RLW1wRY&s=Doli5Mo1WPsJwXRSQbkyfAce_feglhUwgCTQRnM1vWg&e=> > www.gretchenhalpert.com > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.gretchenhalpert.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=AGYZ7-AeerjxzYnIwL-lBLFI3SPYN3BDmku4qGQB4Tg&m=UBTAdJc5H6bIWwrIc5A9u3IqfE9XU53P_cq8RLW1wRY&s=OP-wJ6IiCbVxVP0JS8-Jn9hahu8EiTvb7KCaUTP9LIQ&e=> > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 11:58 AM Marni Fylling > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Hi Linda. > I've also been using Paypal for well over a decade, with no bad > experience. I didn't care for the bank account access, either, so > a few years ago I finally gave them information for a checking > account I rarely use- and which only contains a couple hundred > dollars. Nothing weird has happened. It makes money transfer very > simple, and there are detailed records available on their site > (nice when taxtime rolls around). > > Good luck! > marni > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* SciArt-L Discussion List-for Natural Science Illustration- > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> on > behalf of Emily S. Damstra <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > *Sent:* Saturday, September 22, 2018 11:31:36 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* Re: [SCIART] Paypal thoughts > Linda, > So far, in the 13+ years I've been using PayPal, I haven't had any > bad experiences with them. My understanding about why they need > your bank info. is so you can transfer your $ from your PayPal > acct to your checking account, OR so that you can use PayPal to > pay for things from your bank account if you choose to (if they > still do that). > --- > *Emily S. Damstra* > natural science illustration > Guelph, Ontario > (519) 616-3654 > *[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>* > emilydamstra.com > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__emilydamstra.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=AGYZ7-AeerjxzYnIwL-lBLFI3SPYN3BDmku4qGQB4Tg&m=Nj0Nlfkc66nv-klUQqa6gFf4H8riFUrUgdCh5dicfp8&s=hLjXgbNNCuT0_fcIdUj-eNmeWwYOXurnZOAOsif7Uv0&e=> > @EmilyDamstra > > > On Sat, Sep 22, 2018 at 9:44 AM Linda Feltner > <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > HI All: > I have an international friend who wants to reimburse me via > paypal. (Yes, I totally trust this person) (and not $3M from a > dodgybank ;) > > In the past, when Paypal started up, they wanted more access > to my checking account than I was comfortable with (creepy, > really). They wanted all sorts of info about that bank account > and it discouraged me from using their service. I wondered if > anyone had good things to say about the way they do business now. > I use Paypal to pay to exhibitons, etc. I also get client > money deposited into my checking account, but not sure why > Paypal wanted access to money in and out of my account. > > Any thoughts? Do you find them reliable and safe? > Thank you, > Linda > -- > ____________________________ > Linda M. Feltner Artist LLC > P.O. 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