why no paypal?

What perhaps not everyone knows: Paypal is not free, this payment method used to cost the dealer 2,49%, from August 2022 this "fee" has risen to 2,99% of the gross invoice amount! 

Paypal announced this price increase to me in August 2022. If I integrate further "paypal components" in my store, the increase would not take effect until August 2023. This would have led to increasing shares of this payment method and thereforce also to significantly higher payments on my part. 

In times of rising inflation and the ever worsening Euro/US Dollar exchange rate, I am finding it increasingly difficult to keep my sales prices stable. I will therefore not accept a 20% price increase from paypal. 

Despite the convenience of this payment method, I have come to the conclusion that I will no longer offer paypal. It also goes against my sense of justice that customers who pay in advance or cash on delivery finance paypal´s commission via the price calculation. I have therfore decided that instead of paying to paypal, I prefer to accept "payment on delivery" for German customers. 

For those who use paypal as a payment method because they feel better protected: I have offered this payment method since the foundation of armbrustmarkt.de and paypal has never had to handle a dispute between a customer and me. 

I think that speaks for itself and hope for your understanding.

Best regards

Carsten