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artists_beware2013-02-10 05:50 pm
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Advice needed: goods or services?
I've been told that digital art is a service, and should be charged as a service if asking for payment with paypal.
Today I saw this: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4320715/
It says that 1. Paypal considers digital art to be "digital goods" NOT a service, and 2. you need to charge for it as goods, and specify that it's digital goods. ETA: They claim that by specifying *digital* goods, it clears up the whole needing to mail something issue.
So which is it? Goods or services?
I tried to find info on paypal, but kept going around in circles and couldn't find anything useful.
I'm wondering if it's a matter of custom work versus ready-made items. So if someone buys an existing ebook, they are buying digital goods, but if they commission you to write them a custom story, then they are paying for the service?
Today I saw this: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4320715/
It says that 1. Paypal considers digital art to be "digital goods" NOT a service, and 2. you need to charge for it as goods, and specify that it's digital goods. ETA: They claim that by specifying *digital* goods, it clears up the whole needing to mail something issue.
So which is it? Goods or services?
I tried to find info on paypal, but kept going around in circles and couldn't find anything useful.
I'm wondering if it's a matter of custom work versus ready-made items. So if someone buys an existing ebook, they are buying digital goods, but if they commission you to write them a custom story, then they are paying for the service?