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Alright so i set up a PayPal account a while ago, confirmed with my bank account and everything. I wanted to purchase something off a site using the PayPal option, but it said "Add a Credit or Debit Card to Complete Purchase". The PayPal is linked with my bank which has more then enough money on it, but no money on my actual PayPal account. I was told that you don't need to have currency on the PayPal account to make purchases, and that it takes the money right off your bank account. SO do i in fact have to add currency to my PayPal account to make teh purchase, and if so how do i do this?

um i have used paypal dozens of time but have never added any money to it. Make sure to add your credit card/debit card. It will withdraw the money directly from it.

So when it says 'add a credit or debit card'..you need one. There's no way around it i think.

salmissra wrote:um i have used paypal dozens of time but have never added any money to it. Make sure to add your credit card/debit card. It will withdraw the money directly from it.

So when it says 'add a credit or debit card'..you need one. There's no way around it i think.

but a debit card is added

btw its tiger direct....

At least you don't have 100$ sitting on a paypal account that you can't use

StealMySoda wrote:At least you don't have 100$ sitting on a paypal account that you can't use

I do...

Erm, you complain? I got PP blocked with around 3000 US$ because of an eBay dispute

anyone can answer my question..........

redneck wrote:

StealMySoda wrote:At least you don't have 100$ sitting on a paypal account that you can't use

I do...

why can't you use it?

Casey613 wrote:Erm, you complain? I got PP blocked with around 3000 US$ because of an eBay dispute

shit that sucks

huejas wrote:anyone can answer my question..........

redneck wrote:

StealMySoda wrote:At least you don't have 100$ sitting on a paypal account that you can't use

I do...

why can't you use it?

Casey613 wrote:Erm, you complain? I got PP blocked with around 3000 US$ because of an eBay dispute

shit that sucks

I've got over $100 that keeps rolling in thanks to a money making site.. I can't use it since it requires me to put in my credit card info or bank account...but when i made the paypal account i put in fake info...

I got my mum to transfer 100$ so I could buy silk without having to pester her over a year ago. But, as I don't have a bank account in the US, and I can't apply for the credit card as I don't have a SSN, there is no way for me to use it

StealMySoda wrote:I got my mum to transfer 100$ so I could buy silk without having to pester her over a year ago. But, as I don't have a bank account in the US, and I can't apply for the credit card as I don't have a SSN, there is no way for me to use it

how did yu transfer the money onto yur account?

1) If you guys are having issues, why not just make a new account with the proper info and transfer it to that account? Unless you dispute yourself the funds will not be overturned.

2) Paying with no funds in paypal account only works if you have a credit card linked as well, because they use that as insurance incase your bank account balance isn't great enough to cover the expenses.

huejas wrote:

StealMySoda wrote:I got my mum to transfer 100$ so I could buy silk without having to pester her over a year ago. But, as I don't have a bank account in the US, and I can't apply for the credit card as I don't have a SSN, there is no way for me to use it

how did yu transfer the money onto yur account?

My mum sent it over. Seems you don't have to be verified to accept money, just to spend it.

@dom
If I use a credit card for a purchase, would it use money out of my account balance first?

Regarding Huejas post.

PayPal has gone extra emo lately since word got out that they blocked Ron Paul's accounts and made more than 30,000 $ inaccessible .. or something around that number.

Since then it's very hard to tamper with PayPal, and even harder if your new to get started.

I would say try calling the hot line, but that's like speaking Russian in Vietnam.

StealMySoda wrote:

huejas wrote:

StealMySoda wrote:I got my mum to transfer 100$ so I could buy silk without having to pester her over a year ago. But, as I don't have a bank account in the US, and I can't apply for the credit card as I don't have a SSN, there is no way for me to use it

how did yu transfer the money onto yur account?

My mum sent it over. Seems you don't have to be verified to accept money, just to spend it.

@dom
If I use a credit card for a purchase, would it use money out of my account balance first?

depends on the seller, I bought a lot of stuff before I was verified when I only got money from paypal from webdesign (I was udner 18 at the time)

Also, when I buy stuff it just says pay with paypal, and then an option screen comes up and I don't remember what it says, but something about from my debit account and insured by credit card.

dom wrote:1) If you guys are having issues, why not just make a new account with the proper info and transfer it to that account? Unless you dispute yourself the funds will not be overturned.

2) Paying with no funds in paypal account only works if you have a credit card linked as well, because they use that as insurance incase your bank account balance isn't great enough to cover the expenses.

This is the answer i wanted BUT how do i get money onto my PayPal account w/o using a credit card?

huejas wrote:

You have to attach a debit account to your paypal account, and transfer funds. It usually takes like 2-3 days to verify it, and if you're living outside the US like 2 weeks (10 business days).

dom wrote:

huejas wrote:

You have to attach a debit account to your paypal account, and transfer funds. It usually takes like 2-3 days to verify it, and if you're living outside the US like 2 weeks (10 business days).

okay thx,
i figured out how to do it thx to the help of blackfalcon and the guide he have me
If needed yu can lock this thread as well as this one viewtopic.php?f=29&t=82258

dom wrote:

huejas wrote:

You have to attach a debit account to your paypal account, and transfer funds. It usually takes like 2-3 days to verify it, and if you're living outside the US like 2 weeks (10 business days).

took me 2 days to get verified with my debit card

(canada btw)

Fat_Smurf wrote:

dom wrote:

huejas wrote:

You have to attach a debit account to your paypal account, and transfer funds. It usually takes like 2-3 days to verify it, and if you're living outside the US like 2 weeks (10 business days).

took me 2 days to get verified with my debit card

(canada btw)

Oh yeah, I forgot the last part: 2 weeks 10 business days TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO THE ACCOUNT, like 2-3 days to verify it