Kami Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 So my friend just told me I could buy a credit/debit card at 7/11 and I want some more info and I'm posting it here incase anyone can help. My main question is: will it verify my paypal account so I can use it to buy things off of ebay? Can you post me a picture of what the card looks like? Is there a card I should get because its the best? Any charges for usage? Thanks for all who read and much more thanks for those who answer. I've been selling my gold for awhile now for amazon gift cards because I buy a lot of things on their but recently I've found less things that I'd like to buy so i decided to shop on ebay for things that amazon doesn't sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoomScape Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) Unless they changed something, that should work. It needs to be a prepaid visa with about $5 on it for it to work. After it's been verified, you can spend that $5 on whatever - I'll even buy it if you want. Edit: The card company would charge a fee ($3-5) to load the card and you can't reload it if it's a prepaid card. Once you put money on the card, you can't add money, you can only spend. You'll need about $5 on the card so it'll cost about $10 - activation fee + money on card - for it to be set up. Edited November 6, 2014 by RoomScape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Will not 100% verify it to my knowledge, but you should be able to buy items off of eBay if there's enough credit on the card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoomScape Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Will not 100% verify it to my knowledge, but you should be able to buy items off of eBay if there's enough credit on the card It doesn't verify, but it lifts the limits so you can receive/spend money. I used to do this with PP. Just know that if you enter fake info, you can get chargedback - if you sell to someone and they chargeback you - and PP will limit your account and request basically all your info. If you put in fake info, you'll have to forget the account and any money on it. If you use your real info, and get chargedback, you'll probably get limited until you submit additional info and then they may restrict your usage and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kami Posted November 6, 2014 Author Share Posted November 6, 2014 Unless they changed something, that should work. It needs to be a prepaid visa with about $5 on it for it to work. After it's been verified, you can spend that $5 on whatever - I'll even buy it if you want. Edit: The card company would charge a fee ($3-5) to load the card and you can't reload it if it's a prepaid card. Once you put money on the card, you can't add money, you can only spend. You'll need about $5 on the card so it'll cost about $10 - activation fee + money on card - for it to be set up. Thanks! I'm going to be buying one after my classes tomorrow but thanks for the offer Is there any specific pre paid visa card I should get or are any fine? Also is there like a max amount of money I can send? I was thinking of sending money to a family member's paypal so I can get the cash in person. Would this plan work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swizzbeat Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Thanks! I'm going to be buying one after my classes tomorrow but thanks for the offer Is there any specific pre paid visa card I should get or are any fine? Also is there like a max amount of money I can send? I was thinking of sending money to a family member's paypal so I can get the cash in person. Would this plan work? Why not grab a debit card from your bank and link that? You can always cancel it right after. I always seemed to have issues buying cards and trying to link them, all of the spare Visa's I have from birthdays and such wouldn't work as PayPal didn't like them for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDM Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Im pretty sure you need to add a bank account to your paypal account in order to be verified. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botre Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 (edited) In order for them to be able to verify your identity you need to sign up with a traceable account. Most prepaid card services have been blocked from PP, which makes total sense Btw, I was able to make purchases on Ebay with paypal before I verified my account. Edited November 6, 2014 by Botre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 You could always buy the green dot card. And transfer the money into PayPal. Then just purchase stuff off of pp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoomScape Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Thanks! I'm going to be buying one after my classes tomorrow but thanks for the offer Is there any specific pre paid visa card I should get or are any fine? Also is there like a max amount of money I can send? I was thinking of sending money to a family member's paypal so I can get the cash in person. Would this plan work? If you want to give money to someone you can just get a moneypak card. It's basically a paypal gift card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 If you want to give money to someone you can just get a moneypak card. It's basically a paypal gift card. exactly what i said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kami Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 If you want to give money to someone you can just get a moneypak card. It's basically a paypal gift card. But will the visa gift card fo the trick and let me buy things off paypal? I thought that you needed some sort of card on PP to buy things of ebay. Sometimes I would have liked to send like money to a parent so I can use it to get some food or something but mainly wanted in on PP for items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Im pretty sure you need to add a bank account to your paypal account in order to be verified. exactly what i said You need to provide your SSN along with other personal information in order to redeem a moneypak. Not a desirable way to get paid :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Is the PayPal going to be under false details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foakley Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Kind of. Honestly IMO Dont use paypal at all. My account is frozen for the dumbest of reasons. Use skrll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
