using gift cards as only payment method

[baarrzi]

i have just started a paypal account and was wondering if i had to connect to my bank to make online purchases. Could i just add pre paid mastercards to paypal and use the balance? or do you need the bank to verify identity. 

Basically i want to use up two prepaid mastercard vouchers I have but as they are both worth a small amount and the site i want to buy from does not allow multiple payment methods I was wondering if paypal would be a way round this?? 

[sharpiemarker]

You can make purchases with an unverified account but there are limits.  Check your account limits here:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_show-limits&req_from=view_limits

Cards cannot be combined to complete a purchase, nor can you transfer the gift card funds to your PayPal Balance.

See this link for info on how to use gift cards:

https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/template-management/prepaid-gift-cards for more info.