Can you pay with your PayPal balance on sites without adding a card or linking a bank account?
VanishedApps
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Dec-30-2018
11:02 AM
I just got $15(-$0.87 fees) on my PayPal balance and I was wondering if I am able to buy stuff from Amazon, eBay and other sites using my PayPal balance? I don't have a credit or debit card nor a bank account, so that means I can't link them to my account. This was really confusing because I asked multiple friends and all of them said different stuff about this issue of mine.
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kernowlass
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Dec-30-2018
11:10 AM
You can use funds in your paypal balance 'as long as' they are in the correct currency and not pending.
BUT for some transactions ie digital / virtual or higher risk AND at 'some point' anyway Paypal will ask you to add a card to act as a back up funding source and to verify your Paypal account.
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Kudos / Solution appreciated.
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Dec-31-2018
08:41 AM
Like I wanted to buy a pack of GitHub stickers($5) for example, I clicked Checkout and then the PayPal button. A PayPal checkout page showed up asking me to enter my credit card information and address. I have $14 on my balance.
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