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No, I am not from Ukraine.  I am from the USA.  I just believe that PayPal and eBay should be doing whatever they can to help sellers and buyers in every country of the world do business with each other.  Sometimes a law or other matter may make it difficult to do this.  However, it may be possibloe, with some effort on their part, to find alternatives that will work.  That is certainly going to be more productive than insisting that we use methods that do not.work.  I want to be able to do business with people anywhere in the world, and I want them to be treated fairly and be able to do business with me.  That way we all win..   ... View more

There may be laws in Ukraine that prevent the full use of a PayPal account, and payPal users cannot do anything about this.  However, this still does not excuse eBay amd PayPal from the problem they have caused.  If a PayPal account cannot be used to make payment to Ukraine, then eBay should not permit or require it to be listed.  I understand some seller in Ukraine may have accounts in other countries where money can be sent.  Obviously in these cases a PayPal listing would be fine.  However, PayPal should never be required or listed where it cannot be used. ... View more

Thank you. That is helpful to know. ... View more

When I sent a third inquiry to PayPal I received a reply that money could be sent.  As I noted in my previous post,  i did not try to do so.  Ukraine eBay sellers are still listing PayPal as a way to pay, and it is possible that eBay requires them to do so.  In view of the fact that PayPal still will not accept payments for Ukraine sellers,  one has to wonder why these companies are conducting business in such a manner..  Where is their concern for their clients?   . ... View more

I have not personally tried this, but I think PayPal is again accepting payments to the Ukraine. Caribou ... View more

The situation is quite complicated, and neither PayPal nor ebay is doing anything to help.  At one time sellers in the Ukraine could receive PayPal payments.  Today I received an item from the Ukraine purchased by PayPal in April.  I bought another item in March, paid by PayPal, and received it fairly qujickly.   A few weeks ago I bought a third item from a Ukraine seller.  When I went to try to pay for it, PayPal rejected the payment.  Two inquiries to PayPal went unanswered.  An inquiry to eBay resulted in a reply telling me to contact PayPal..  I finally resolved my problem by sending cash by registered mail.  That is reasonably safe for small purchases but rather expensive.  However, I think sellers in the Ukraine have enough to contend with these days, and I did not want to see this one lose the sale   One of those most irritating things about the entire matter is that eBay continues to permit Ukraine sellers to list PayPal as an acceptable method of payment.  Sadly, I have stopped buying anything from Ukraine sellers at the present.  I have considered looking into Skrill and see if it permits payments to the Ukraine but have not done so yet.   If you are making a large purchase a bank wire is another possibility, but again the cost is high, probably around $50.00, and you need to make certain you have all the necessary information to get the payment to the seller's bank.  An insured registered letter is around $14-15, but the insurance is only for a little over $40.00     ... View more