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Internet & Networking => Web design => Topic started by: lg342 on November 11, 2010, 07:50:26 PM

Title: Paypal
Post by: lg342 on November 11, 2010, 07:50:26 PM
On Pay pal do you have to have a credit card or bank account hooked up to it to be able to use it. For example: If I was sent $30 to my new pay pal account but did not have a bank account or credit card hooked up with it would i still be able to purchase something online if it cost less than $30?
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: patio on November 11, 2010, 07:58:17 PM
No.
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: soybean on December 01, 2010, 12:06:21 PM
I could be wrong but I'd bet you can do that.  I see no reason why you can't do that, as long as the purchase does not exceed $30 and the seller accepts Paypal payments.
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: Wilczek on December 03, 2010, 11:20:29 AM
How did you set up paypal without a bank account?  I don't like having mine linked but didn't realize you could opt out of that part.
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: soybean on December 03, 2010, 04:50:30 PM
How did you set up paypal without a bank account?  I don't like having mine linked but didn't realize you could opt out of that part.
Depends on what you want to do with PayPal. Since most PayPal want to use PayPal to buy things and/or sell things, they need to either fund their PayPal account by linking a bank account to it, or, for sellers, they will want to link to a bank account so that they can withdraw funds from PayPal.  So, in other words, opting out is usually not an option.
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: jrwlam on December 10, 2010, 01:57:45 AM
Why connect Paypal with bank ac, does it work fine with credir cards for paypal sellers or buyers?
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: soybean on December 10, 2010, 05:48:03 AM
Why connect Paypal with bank ac, does it work fine with credir cards for paypal sellers or buyers?
Yes, the last time I looked, PayPal accounts can be linked to either bank accounts or credit cards or, I believe, both with one source selected as primary or default. 
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: sincitykid on December 27, 2010, 12:41:12 PM
Be careful with Paypal. I have heard horror stories of them holding large amounts of money for months for no reason at all.
Title: Re: Paypal
Post by: BC_Programmer on December 27, 2010, 04:27:13 PM
Be careful with Paypal. I have heard horror stories of them holding large amounts of money for months for no reason at all.

I've heard horror stories about banks doing the same thing.

Point is there are going to be detractors for everything.