paypal payment to me from buyer

[ekhit]

What info do I need to tell the buyer if they want to pay me by paypal? Is my user name needed and is that my mail address?

[kernowlass]

@ekhit

The email address you use with paypal identifies your paypal account and is all someone needs to pay you.


HOWEVER be very careful as lot of scam merchants about. >>>>>>>>>>>>>

1. A lot of scammers encourage you to accept a paypal payment and if you don't have an account ask you to open one.

2. Do not get scammed via spoof emails that look as if they are from paypal.

3. Never send anything unless the funds are showing in your paypal account balance, even if you are a new seller and subject to the new seller hold the funds would still show in your balance but have pending by them.

4. Do NOT send anything to Nigeria or similar.

5. Do not be fooled by you so called buyer and "paypal" telling you that you either have to >>>

a. Send the item and provide a tracking number BEFORE the funds show in your balance.

. You have to pay the buyers shipping agent via western union or moneygram before his payment that is supposed to include these costs are credited to you.

6. Remember sellers send invoices and not buyers so if you get an invoice "marked as gift / paid" and saying it won't show in your balance for 24 hours or that your payment can't be the subject of a chargeback.....its a scam.

If in doubt come here and ask.

[ekhit]

Hi Kernowlass

Thanks for that advice. The buyer is paying up front for the goods, and will not be collecting from me until that payment is in my Paypal and cleared etc.

I just wanted to know if I have to send them my mail address for them to be able to put the payment through?

Thanks

[kernowlass]

@ekhit

think i answered that in the first sentence.

BUT you will have NO paypal seller protection if the item is to be collected.

For items that are collected you need to accept cash on collection.