received paypal payment, but not showing as gift.

wesley · 8 May 2016 at 21:27

hi

i received paypal payment but its not showing a gift. it doesnt say i have to pay the fee.

i've not used paypal for a year now so i dont know if the rules have changed.

at the botton of paypal payment said

Reversals:
Please be aware that your payment can still be reversed, (e.g. if it is subject to a chargeback), even after you have sent the item to your buyer. Complying with PayPal's Seller Protection and following the trading guidelines on our Security page helps to protect you from things like chargebacks.

so is it NOT sent as gift? the buyer promised he sent the payment as a gift.

thanks

Kaeo · 8 May 2016 at 22:12

It's not been sent as a gift, but the value is low enough that there is no charge, I would assume.

tribz · 8 May 2016 at 22:24

I get that message when I receive a gift payment.

Clum · 8 May 2016 at 22:37

I've never seen that when I've received a gift payment. Looks like it's been sent as a purchase and the seller paid the fees.

Would proceed with caution if I were you, if it's a significant amount of money.

Haggisman · 8 May 2016 at 23:08

If in doubt, withdraw the money and unlink cards/bank account before sending anything

wesley · 8 May 2016 at 23:19

sold something for £65......and another thing. he asked for it to be delivered to Base 52 work place.........maybe he works there

Clum · 8 May 2016 at 23:28

Sometimes people don't know what gift is, despite agreeing to it, and just send it as a regular payment.