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Old 07-15-2011, 03:56 PM
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I have a paypal question - do you need a special type of account to receive money from a buyer, or can anyone send money to a regular (not business) paypal account? I have some stash I have been thinking about selling...
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Old 07-15-2011, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by lovelyl
I have a paypal question - do you need a special type of account to receive money from a buyer, or can anyone send money to a regular (not business) paypal account? I have some stash I have been thinking about selling...
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I just had a regular account set up through my bank account. I opened a bank account specifically for ebay sales back when I use to sell on that site.

I think I upgraded mine to premier to allow me to transfer a larger amount of money each month from my paypal to my bank...but you don't need to do that.
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Old 07-15-2011, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
One word of warning for international SELLERS: PayPal does not provide seller protection unless you ship by some method whereby you can get delivery confirmation. That rules out USPS flat-rate envelopes. You would have to go with Express Mail, which costs at least twice as much. Therefore, international sellers may want to consider insuring all packages as that's the only way to protect yourself. USPS does not offer insurance for flat-rate envelopes, so check out http://www.shipsurance.com. They're what's known as a third-party insurer.

Buyers: PayPal protects YOU all the time.
USPS Flat Rate includes delivery confirmation, I thought? I use this all the time, and I get emails from the PO when the packages are delivered.
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Old 07-15-2011, 04:22 PM
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I no longer use Paypal as someone got my password and transfered money out of my account! I managed to get it fixed (took 3 days) but it scared me.
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Old 07-15-2011, 04:29 PM
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As a seller, I don't mind the fees paypal charges. You can print shipping label and pay for the postage out of your paypal account, but not when purchasers send gift funds.
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Old 07-15-2011, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by frugalfabrics
Originally Posted by lovelyl
I have a paypal question - do you need a special type of account to receive money from a buyer, or can anyone send money to a regular (not business) paypal account? I have some stash I have been thinking about selling...
Thanks!
I just had a regular account set up through my bank account. I opened a bank account specifically for ebay sales back when I use to sell on that site.

I think I upgraded mine to premier to allow me to transfer a larger amount of money each month from my paypal to my bank...but you don't need to do that.
Thanks, Barb for the info! :thumbup:
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Old 07-15-2011, 06:34 PM
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One word of warning for international SELLERS: PayPal does not provide seller protection unless you ship by some method whereby you can get delivery confirmation. That rules out USPS flat-rate envelopes. You would have to go with Express Mail, which costs at least twice as much. Therefore, international sellers may want to consider insuring all packages as that's the only way to protect yourself. USPS does not offer insurance for flat-rate envelopes, so check out http://www.shipsurance.com. They're what's known as a third-party insurer.

Buyers: PayPal protects YOU all the time.
USPS Flat Rate includes delivery confirmation, I thought? I use this all the time, and I get emails from the PO when the packages are delivered.
Domestic USPS Flat Rate envelopes do have delivery confirmation. But Flat Rate envelopes sent internationally do not have any tracking information or delivery confirmation available.
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Old 07-15-2011, 08:43 PM
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Ah, gotcha. I just reread your post, and totally missed the 'international' the first time. Apologies!
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Old 07-15-2011, 09:28 PM
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I am a senior who has been using computers on a daily basis since DOS. I pay my bills, do my banking online and order many things online BUT I'll be d*&%^* if I am going to start messing with Pay Pal! If I want to buy something and the only option to pay is with Pay Pal...I won't buy the item. I get email invoices when I pay by credit card. You can get limited use credit cards and ones that are good for only one purchase so what is the point of messing around with one more thing for which I must keep track? I just don't understand why I should use it...it has no advantages that I am aware of over the use of a credit card.
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Old 07-16-2011, 04:45 AM
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Originally Posted by frugalfabrics
So I went to the store and bought a pack of gum for 50cents and swiped it for debit, put in my pin number and asked for $50...and like magic, it came out. And of course, I immediately went home and signed in to paypal to make sure I wasn't charged some type of hidden fee...and nope....NO FEE to do that.
I can beat that 50 cent pack of gum, yer frugalness.
I go to our post office, and buy a stamp, use card, get $100 or whatever I want [but ask if they have it first], and then it's free, cuz I use the stamp eventually!
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