Months ago I posted that I will not play the "dodge" of gift for merchandise. I received NO negative comments (posts or emails). I did receive several emails of support.

Since then I have bought several offered items where 'gift' PayPal payment was required and I simply added in the fee amount, always stating if this does not yield the full amount wanted, then let me know.

Not one time have I received a complaint, nor a comment as to why I did it that way.

Oh well. All I can be responsible for is myself and I do NOT want to play the dodge eBay fees when I signed an agreement to pay them.

While I can certainly complain about the fees or how they conduct business, but that does NOT give me the right to go back on my word!

I'm done, thanks Mike (and Dick) for your posted comments on this.

Jim