PayPal has no jurisdiction here. Who cares if they say you can't add a surcharge? They're not monitoring emails about classified ads- are they? Sellers can say whatever they want, and in Audiogon's classified ad dominated sales culture, we can all agree on whatever terms we want with buyers and sellers. PayPal trying to dictate this to us is ludicrous.
As for sellers being nickel-and-dimers if they say they want the buyer to pay, that's a matter of personal opinion. We're all (well mostly) adults, do the math and decide if it's still worth it to you to sell or buy the item if you have to eat the surcharge.
Personally, I see idiots emailing sellers to ask "how much to ship to me?" or "will you include shipping in the price" !without! including their zip code in the message or having the brain cells to click the link to shipping costs so thoughtfully included by Audiogon as a much bigger annoyance.
As for sellers being nickel-and-dimers if they say they want the buyer to pay, that's a matter of personal opinion. We're all (well mostly) adults, do the math and decide if it's still worth it to you to sell or buy the item if you have to eat the surcharge.
Personally, I see idiots emailing sellers to ask "how much to ship to me?" or "will you include shipping in the price" !without! including their zip code in the message or having the brain cells to click the link to shipping costs so thoughtfully included by Audiogon as a much bigger annoyance.