I'm still mystified...

I won't buy from them. PayPal is doing them a favor by procuring their money taking on risks and scammers. Then they have the audacity and gall to make the buyer pay all their fees!!!! Come on.. Burns me up those cheapskates. Yeah it's you I'm talking too. Pinch a penny till it hollers. If the products were low margin markup items I could give them a pass. But a $5000 amp or $10k speakers? No integrity and a red flag for problems concerning the quality and status of the unit. Their 9 may be closer to an 8 or a 7. And they may add padded shipping costs as well. Everyone should boycott them No thanks. My big pet peeve here. Shame on you.

What if PayPal was included in their asking price but they offered a 3% discount for payment by check or money order?

Or if they only accept check or money order?

That is the point Uber. Perhaps to get some to think about it as a positive as folks are missing out if they stick to a “negative” mind set on something that can actually be good. Just food for thought on this thread. 

I have NEVER seen this kind of "hidden fee" or "extra fee" behavior in the industry with audio electronic equipment.

Saying "sales tax" is part of this thing is not a good example because you have sales tax with any item purchase you make locally in your own state.

I can only think that you guys are not paying attention to the receipts you are receiving every day. Yes sales tax is charged on every purchase you make and it is almost never included in the price the seller quotes to you before the purchase. Why doesn’t that upset you?

When you go to a restaurant the menu gives you a price for your meal and then the owner adds sales tax when you pay for it and you are also expected to pay 15% or more to cover the cost of having someone serve you your meal. Shouldn’t the restaurant owner include that in the price on the menu? Shouldn’t paying his/her employees be his/her responsibility?

Have you ever looked at your utility bills? There is a list of taxes and fees you are required to pay in addition to the charge for water or phone service or electricity that you use.

Get the oil changed in your car and your bill will include various environmental and disposal fees.

I could go on, but you get the idea. Don’t deal with people who add Paypal fees if it upsets you, but understand that Paypal offers much greater protection and benefit to the buyer than the seller. Just look up some of the Paypal threads on this forum.

Don’t just meekly accept all the taxes and fees added to purchases you make every day, refuse to do business with these ripoff artists! If you don’t, eventually the fees and taxes will exceed the cost of the item or service you purchase.