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What are some things to know before setting up a PayPal account?
I do not want to link it to a bank account, rather I would like it to be a credit card.

>> No.20411241
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20411241

>>20410842
Don't rely too much on PayPal, they will fuck you in the ass easily and you will have your money frozen.

>> No.20411269

>>20410842
Paypal sucks cock anon

>> No.20411554

>>20410842
That they can freeze your account and hold all your money without notice if you accumulate too much in there, and to unlock it you have to provide them a significant amount of documentation and spend a lot of time on the phone with an idiot customer service guy.

>> No.20411646

use it as a payments gateway, not a savings or everyday account and you'll be fine. it serves its purpose

>> No.20411647

>>20411241
Well for ebay, what other choices are there?
>>20411554
I would not be keeping a ton of money in there, its just for payment of things online.
>and to unlock it you have to provide them a significant amount of documentation and spend a lot of time on the phone with an idiot customer service guy.
sounds like facebook levels of personal info gathering

>> No.20411705

>>20411646
>use it as a payments gateway
That is exactly what I want to see it for. Is there anything I should know regarding that?
>not a savings or everyday account and you'll be fine. it serves its purpose
Didn't even know that was a thing.

>> No.20411742

>>20411705
see = use

>> No.20411869

>>20410842
were you born yesterday? just use it to receive payments then move the money outta there

>> No.20411902

>>20410842
Don’t keep more than 100 bucks in there
Always withdraw ASAP

>> No.20411932

>>20411647
Yes, it’s terrible, they took 45k usd from my account due to AUP violations that never happened.

>> No.20411950

-Withdraw everything ASAP
-Never link it to a bank account or card that is open for internet transactions. If someone steals your paypal password with a trojan you can go broke.

>> No.20411960

>>20411869
were you born yesterday?
I'll be real with you, when it comes to this shit, yes I am. I have a boomer level of mentality when to comes to this stuff, I am very behind the curve when it comes to online stuff regarding money. I move like a snail.
Covid only recently pushed me to finally start banking online, I was putting it off for years. You may find it hard to wrap your brain about my way of thinking, but it is what it is.

>> No.20411985

>>20410842
Sometimes I am blown away at how young nubiz is, jfc

>> No.20411997

>>20411932
They once hounded me more remorselessly than any collections agency over a balance of -$10. I'm talking threatening phone calls every day type shit. But their buyer protection is top notch. Overall, decent company. But yeah, OP, never store big bucks there. Transfer straight to bank.

>> No.20412031

>>20411932
>45k usd from my account

what kind of imbecile keeps 45k on a paypal account? how dumb are you.

>> No.20412183

>>20412031
Up until August last year they only froze it for 180mdays. Then they pulled some new rule for people outside of Canada/us so they literally take the entire balance from your account if you are from south America (I am).

>> No.20412196

>>20411902
Where to move the money, I do not want to link it to a bank account.
>>20411932
Yikes.
>>20411950
Where to put the withdrawn funds if I should not link it to a bank account? Is paypal password hacking common?
>>20411985
I am just looking for advice.
>>20411997
>I'm talking threatening phone calls every day type shit.
Do I have to give them a cell number for some verification bullshit? I hate doing that these days.
>Transfer straight to bank.
Id rather not link a PayPal account to my bank account, but do I have no choice?

>> No.20412290

I don’t think PayPal as a platform has ever suffered a major breach yet. However, it is one of the most popular platforms for phishing attacks of individual users.

As the other anons have said, as a payment gateway it’s good because it reduces your risk to fraud from online stores. When shopping you don’t need to give your credit card information by using PayPal, plus if you get scammed they always take the buyers side. Just don’t use it to sell stuff yourself, because as soon as you start making any real money, the account will be frozen until you start supplying passport, signed agreements, etc

>> No.20412386

>>20412290
>as a payment gateway it’s good because it reduces your risk to fraud from online stores. When shopping you don’t need to give your credit card information by using PayPal, plus if you get scammed they always take the buyers side.
Yeah, I was just going to use it mostly for buying stuff. I assume I can link my credit card to it but not a bank account for that purpose.
>Just don’t use it to sell stuff yourself, because as soon as you start making any real money, the account will be frozen until you start supplying passport, signed agreements, etc
What is considered real money? If I ever were to use it to sell anything, I would be making anymore than a few dollars. But I guess selling on ebay is out of the question then, and ebay IIRC only uses that shit. So I guess every high ballin ebay seller has to sign all this agreement shit?

>> No.20412488

>>20412386
Yes, if you just want to link a card to it and do some shopping, plus you secure your account with a unique password and don’t click phishing links, you should be okay.

As far as how much money you could make before being locked out, you might be able to find a fixed answer searching online, but when it happened to me it was only about $1000. I was selling high value, high risk items through eBay and I had to provide PayPal with invoices for my stock. They were all legitimately purchased so I was able to, but the process took weeks and dozens of hours of my time. If you are selling dollar items it might not be such an issue.

>> No.20412550

>>20412196
>Where to move the money
to your bank account or try buying crypto on paxful with it (pain in the ass)

>> No.20412606

>>20412386

You can link your credit card and make PayPal payments as easily as you make credit card payments. You hardly notice its in between at all.

>> No.20412680

>>20412488
>Yes, if you just want to link a card to it and do some shopping, plus you secure your account with a unique password and don’t click phishing links, you should be okay.
Will PP ask for my phone number at any point?
>As far as how much money you could make before being locked out, you might be able to find a fixed answer searching online, but when it happened to me it was only about $1000. I was selling high value, high risk items through eBay and I had to provide PayPal with invoices for my stock. They were all legitimately purchased so I was able to, but the process took weeks and dozens of hours of my time. If you are selling dollar items it might not be such an issue.
Thank you for that feedback.
>>20412550
>to your bank account or try buying crypto on paxful with it (pain in the ass)
>people telling me not to link it to a bank account
Oh veh.
>>20412606
Cool, thanks

>> No.20412705

>>20410842
Errrrrr, weeeeellll
Create the account, and link a fucking credit card, you boomer tard

>> No.20412727

>>20412680
They will almost definitely ask you for a phone number, yes.

>> No.20412833

>>20412727
Getting real tired of services asking me for my cell number, as if a password isnt enough. I like to keep my number private and like every fuckin place these days wants me to give up my cell number for some sort of verification.

>> No.20412860

>>20410842
I use a prepaid credit card

>> No.20412897

>>20412680
>>people telling me not to link it to a bank account
as long as you don’t use it for anything illegal they won’t care

>> No.20412954

>>20412897
That’s not really the issue though. The issue is what happens to your PayPal account if it gets compromised. If you bank withdrawals confirmed you’re at more risk of suffering losses. If you just have a credit card linked, you’re going to get your money back.

>> No.20413053
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>>20410842
Get the PayPal Mastercard card.
2% on everything bro.
High 24% interest tho, so always pay balance in full every month and you won't have to pay any.

>> No.20413265

>>20413053
I already have a credit card, I do not have a wallet full of plastic like some people, I keep my shit simple. One CC, cash back at the end of the year, always paid off in full each month.

>> No.20413797

>>20410842
Make over 200 a day on eBay. I always withdraw fast as fuck. Not only does money sometimes randomly disappear from it, making me need to dial up PayPal to yell at them to put it back - but they’ve on numerous occasions let customers steal from me by opening up a case saying they didn’t buy the thing and they had their card “stolen”

thank fuck they’re moving away from it