I think I've found the specific information regarding adding extra charges on PayPal. I had an idea that something along its line was illegal, but I had forgotten the specifics of it.

"4.6 No Surcharges. You agree that you will not impose a surcharge or any other fee for accepting PayPal as a payment method. You may charge a handling fee in connection with the sale of goods or services as long as the handling fee does not operate as a surcharge and is not higher than the handling fee you charge for non-PayPal transactions."

It makes perfect sense now, but I had misrepresented the idea I had to make up for the fees PayPal incurs on me for accepting a transaction.

I actually feel a lot better now after finding (what I think is) the specific legalese on this issue. It doesn't mean that I can't raise my prices, but just that I can't have the amount needed to cover the fees apply only to PayPal payments, or be kept from the public until after they cite interest in a commission. Phew!

Thank you all so much guys, for your unending support and understanding. This is the path of the wanna-be professional artist, and I really appreciate you all for standing by with me while I learn the ropes.

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Guys, thank you all for stating what you have in my previous journal. I stuffed it up big time, and did not realize what I had said, that I'd show people how much they'd be paying that would go towards the PayPal transaction fees when I would give them an individual price quote, was in fact being interpreted as changing the price on the commissioner after they stated interest.

I feel like I've lost a lot of credibility points, but I suppose that's the price of learning. I am very, very sorry for my missteps in this matter. I won't be changing my prices for some time to help iron this out, to let people know that I do not wish to take advantage of their trust in me. This was all a very honest mistake, and I feel utterly ashamed of myself for not being critical of what I wrote, and as a result conveying the exact wrong message, and for not fully reading up on the material before I went and made assumptions.

This is a formal apology, and I hope to have as few slipups like this as possible in the future.

Thank you, and take care.