Yes, you can make purchases with a zero balance as long as you have update your banking and backup source information. Currently if you use bank account for your source of funding your item's you purchase using your Paypal account could be delayed due to the fact the transaction is treated as an E-check which can take up to 7 days to clear, the the seller ship's your item. Best source of funding is alternative credit card. You are always asked when you check out of Paypal the source of funding. I believe it defaults to bank account but you can manually change this to other sources once they have been added to your account profile.
I would recommend doing this as soon as possible as it can take 3-4 days or longer to get that information verified.
I too, just came back from a long vacation from Ebay & Paypal. I updated my information and then I went down to Walgreen's and bought a Green Dot pre-paid credit card and also a Green Dot Paypal load card. This way I could use the pre-paid credit card at Amazon as well. I'm a Prime Amazon member and get free 2 day shipping. Everything is arriving before Christmas for free. Including the item's I just purchased tonight.
Remember, as a Ebay Buyer, use credit card as your primary payment source because if you have a problem with the transaction and the seller won't resolve, act immediately and dispute transaction with your credit card holder. Make sure to provide them factual dates, coorespondence between all parties and your side of the story. The seller will have to provide his proof of factual information as well. Your credit card gives you an immediate provisional credit until they have hear and seen all factual information. Best advice to all consumer's your credit cards protect your more than even your debit credit cards.
Make your own Buyer's protection and stop dealing with the run around, get your money back sooner.
Happy Holidays! Amazon rules.
