Novice question about selling on ebay

Hi there,

If I'm selling my stuff and I have a pay pal account - Can the buyer
pay me with credit cards?
or Does it has to have pay pal account too?

How do I accept credit cards?

Thanks
Ron

Ronen Yacov wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> If I'm selling my stuff and I have
> a pay pal account - Can the buyer
> pay me with credit cards?

Oh no. Nothing like that. PayPal doesn't allow people
to pay for stuff with a credit card. Besides Nobody uses cards
any more. Have your buyers go down to the bank and get
a certified, registered, verified, guaranteed cashier's
check. Then have them go to the post office and mail
the check to you via certified, registered, insured
express mail. Then when you get the check take it to
your bank. But not your regular bank. Open a new
bank account at a different bank to use just for
your eBay selling. When you make deposits at that
bank, make a photocopy of every check you deposit.
And take a snapshot of you handing the check to
the teller. That will come in handy later if the
buyer (or the bank) tries to pull a fast one on you.
Wait at least six weeks for the check to clear in case
the buyer is trying to pull a fast one.

Then when you ship the item, do the same process but
sort of in reverse. First, phone your postmaster and
let him/her know you have an item to ship so they can
be expecting you. Tell them what the item is and that
you'll be needing a box. They have several sizes of
boxes at the post office. Describe the item to the
postmaster and get a firm quote on how much shipping
will cost. Record the conversation in case the PO
tries to pull a fast one on you later. Then go to
your bank, but this time to your other bank, and
get a certified, registered, verified, guaranteed
cashier's check for the postage amount. Take that
check and the item to the post office. Ask to see
the post master. Have him/her pack your item
personally. They have more experience doing that
than most of the window clerks.

Give the cashier's check to the post master. And be
careful here. Be sure they don't try and write in
the words "one million" before the amount on the
check. Like if the check is for "one dollar and
fifty cents" they might try and make it look like
"One million and one dollar(s) and fifty cents".
Lots of post masters try and do that because they
are mean and not gruntled. Take photos of your post
master packing the item and of you handing the check
to the post master. If he/she leaves the room for
a moment, like to get a box, put a handful of those
rubber fishing worms in his desk drawer. Then if
something goes wrong a couple weeks later, you can
call them, disguise your voice and say "there's a
bunch of poisonous baby snakes in your desk drawer".
That'll make 'em think twice next time about trying
to pull a fast one.

Hope that helps.


Lumpy
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Lumpy:

>That'll make 'em think twice next time about trying
>to pull a fast one.

Ya forgot about taking a cashier's check to San Jose to pay eBay fees. Gotta
avoid those fake eBay invoice scams.

Meg is in the office to accept payments on the second Thursday of each
month.

Above all don't let somebody saying they are eBay take the fees from a
credit card or mail a payment to them. You never know if it is really eBay
or not. Better to just not pay the bill than to get scammed.

On May 1, 4:28�am, Ronen Yacov <rdim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> If I'm selling my stuff and I have a pay pal account - Can the buyer
> pay me with credit cards?
> or Does it has to have pay pal account too?
>
> How do I *accept credit cards?
>
> Thanks
> Ron

Yes, the buyer can pay you with credit cards, s/he does that by
establishing their own PayPal account and using their own bank account/
credit cards to fund payments they send you. Basically they do the
same thing you did to establish your PayPal account. Paying with
PayPal is fast, very easy (once the signup process is complete), and
for the most part painless.

I don't know the overall eBay numbers, but I complete hundreds of
sales each month on eBay, and in my experience well over 95% of the
payments are through PayPal. You'll find a sea of buyers out there
with PayPal already waiting to buy your widgets. There is also a sea
of sellers competing for their business.

Have fun selling, and in general don't come here for advice. Witness
the responses already posted.

"googler" <googlergoogler@aol.com> wrote in message
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On May 1, 4:28?am, Ronen Yacov <rdim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> If I'm selling my stuff and I have a pay pal account - Can the buyer
> pay me with credit cards?
> or Does it has to have pay pal account too?
>
> How do I accept credit cards?
>
> Thanks
> Ron

Yes, the buyer can pay you with credit cards, s/he does that by
establishing their own PayPal account and using their own bank account/
credit cards to fund payments they send you. Basically they do the
same thing you did to establish your PayPal account. Paying with
PayPal is fast, very easy (once the signup process is complete), and
for the most part painless.

I don't know the overall eBay numbers, but I complete hundreds of
sales each month on eBay, and in my experience well over 95% of the
payments are through PayPal. You'll find a sea of buyers out there
with PayPal already waiting to buy your widgets. There is also a sea
of sellers competing for their business.

Have fun selling, and in general don't come here for advice. Witness
the responses already posted.

---------------------------------------------

Including yours, which left out a very important detail?

Kris
I'm just sayin'...........

On May 1, 5:21?pm, "Kris Baker" <kris.ba...@prodigyyy.net> wrote:
> "googler" <googlergoog...@aol.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1178054110.275431.57230@p77g2000hsh.googlegro ups.com...
> On May 1, 4:28?am, Ronen Yacov <rdim...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
>
> > If I'm selling my stuff and I have a pay pal account - Can the buyer
> > pay me with credit cards?
> > or Does it has to have pay pal account too?
>
> > How do I accept credit cards?
>
> > Thanks
> > Ron
>
> Yes, the buyer can pay you with credit cards, s/he does that by
> establishing their own PayPal account and using their own bank account/
> credit cards to fund payments they send you. Basically they do the
> same thing you did to establish your PayPal account. Paying with
> PayPal is fast, very easy (once the signup process is complete), and
> for the most part painless.
>
> I don't know the overall eBay numbers, but I complete hundreds of
> sales each month on eBay, and in my experience well over 95% of the
> payments are through PayPal. You'll find a sea of buyers out there
> with PayPal already waiting to buy your widgets. There is also a sea
> of sellers competing for their business.
>
> Have fun selling, and in general don't come here for advice. Witness
> the responses already posted.
>
> ---------------------------------------------
>
> Including yours, which left out a very important detail?
>
> Kris
> I'm just sayin'...........

On May 1, 5:21?pm, "Kris Baker" <kris.ba...@prodigyyy.net> wrote:

> Including yours, which left out a very important detail?
>
> Kris
> I'm just sayin'...........

Oops, help me out here (or help this guy out). What did I forget?

"googler" <googlergoogler@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1178056168.191150.155560@q75g2000hsh.googlegr oups.com...
> On May 1, 5:21?pm, "Kris Baker" <kris.ba...@prodigyyy.net> wrote:
>
>> Including yours, which left out a very important detail?
>>
>> Kris
>> I'm just sayin'...........
>
> Oops, help me out here (or help this guy out). What did I forget?

"Basically they do the same thing you did to establish your PayPal account."

Since it's free to send money, do you really want to give the
impression that it's free to receive credit card payments?

On May 1, 4:28�am, Ronen Yacov <rdim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> If I'm selling my stuff and I have a pay pal account - Can the buyer
> pay me with credit cards?
> or Does it has to have pay pal account too?
>
> How do I *accept credit cards?
>
> Thanks
> Ron

Kris is right, PayPal will ask you to set up a premier or business
account to accept credit cards, then charge you a fee when you do.
Similar in concept to credit card companies charging a fee to
merchants when they take a charge, or business bank accounts charging
you a per-check fee. You can read about it, and the fees, on the
PayPal site.