Heads up re: Paypal gifts

[Vonhelmet]

This should probably be stickied or added to the FAQ...

I've just had an e-mail through from Paypal saying that they're making changes to their policies, and one of the changes is this:

Restricted Activities

A new Section 9.1.ff is being added to make it a restricted activity to request or send personal transaction payments for commercial transactions. Section 9.1ff will read as follows (presented in context with its root clauses):

“9.1 Restricted Activities. In connection with your use of our website, your Account, or the Services, or in the course of your interactions with PayPal, a User or a third party, you will not:

ff. Request or send a personal transaction payment for a commercial transaction.”

So, that would appear to cover the use of Paypal gifts for paying for goods.

I imagine it would be trivially easy to avoid getting caught - just don't say in the message field that you're paying for goods - but we might want to be wary about it.

 

[iTek]

Paypal, always trying to squeeze, I sometimes pay using the services option.

 

[James Manns]

damn them ! lol just leave the comment bit empty and email them saying you have sent payment,

thanks a lot though mate

 

[PhillyDee]

Commercial would apply to companies though surely?
Or does it not have a specific meaning.

 

[ZXSpectrum]

Yeah i would have thought commercial would imply a transaction with a company that sells goods for profit not people of the forums flogging the odd dvd or ps3 game.

 

[Feek]

Paypal 'gifting' changed a while back, it's not possible to use it to avoid fees any more. When sending money as a gift you get the option to pay the fee yourself or have the person you're 'gifting' the money to pay the fee.

 

[miniyazz]

Paypal 'gifting' changed a while back, it's not possible to use it to avoid fees any more. When sending money as a gift you get the option to pay the fee yourself or have the person you're 'gifting' the money to pay the fee.

Odd, last time I did that (early March) there was no such option - no fees, as far as I'm aware.

 

[rypt]

Paypal 'gifting' changed a while back, it's not possible to use it to avoid fees any more. When sending money as a gift you get the option to pay the fee yourself or have the person you're 'gifting' the money to pay the fee.

Err no, still no fees even says so

 

[Feek]

I wonder if they were just trying something out. I defiantly paid a fee on a gift a few months ago. There was an option to pay the fee or have the recipient pay it. Being the nice person I was, I paid the fee.

 

[Greenlizard0]

Paypal 'gifting' changed a while back, it's not possible to use it to avoid fees any more. When sending money as a gift you get the option to pay the fee yourself or have the person you're 'gifting' the money to pay the fee.

You have to make sure either the money's in your Paypal account or your bank account's linked. I think it then still works.

 

[rypt]

You have to make sure either the money's in your Paypal account or your bank account's linked. I think it then still works.

yup

 

[666_Pounder]

You have to make sure either the money's in your Paypal account or your bank account's linked. I think it then still works.

Pretty much this, easiest way to avoid it is to have the money already in PayPal if you know your going to buy something.

 

[Tefal]

this is what i get (and have had for ages) when I send a gift

 

[Tefal]

You have to make sure either the money's in your Paypal account or your bank account's linked. I think it then still works.

ah that would be why then i have it linked to a card not an account.

 

[666_Pounder]

ah that would be why then i have it linked to a card not an account.

Thats what gets me as well. I just pay the fee tbh its usually next to nothing.

 

[rypt]

If your PP account linked to your bank account?
I just sent some money yesterday and it was all free

EDIT: beaten to it