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Old Feb 10, 2007, 12:06 pm
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Originally Posted by psychtobe
this was extensively discussed on FatWallet when Google checkout was free for merchants. I think that deal is now gone, and the merchant fees that PayPal charges would eat up any rewards - I think. If you can find a way around that, pls post away!
THe fee's range from 2.5 to 2.9% depending on how much you purchase from your friend.

So 100k would cost you 2500-2900 dollars.

Not worth it, unless there is a promo, or you have a specific reward in mind where you were going to pay 4-5k for a J ticket or something like that.
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