Paypal!

Micheal Wittman

Hi all,

I recently went onto a webpage I use...only to find there not taking postal orders anymore. That only leaves the paypal option or a credit card. Both of which I dont have!

Anyway, Paypal's and Google's european headquaters is in my area (so I hear). I was wondering if there was anyway I could open up a paypal account and then transfer money from my irish AIB bank account into it?

Many Thanks

Danook

You need a Credit Card to open a Paypal account.

Flukey

Just dump a load of money into your credit card account. Basically operate a pay now buy later approach to using your credit, instead of the reverse way, which most people do and end up paying a load of interest. So the next time you have some money to put into the bank, stick it into your credit card account or if your wages goes direct into your bank account get some of it and put it into your credit card account. It is a far better way to operate your credit card.

tba

I agree. I do this and it works.

Treat it like a laser card.

Interest sucks

byte

He doesn't have a Credit Card. Basically, AFAIK, you can't get a Paypal account without a credit card. Flukey, your idea of pay now, buy later is a good idea, pity I hadn't thought of that ages ago

Flukey

It is a simple idea but very effective. It is better to be paying for your Christmas presents that you buy with your credit during November rather than in January. I try to keep my credit card always in the black. Put extra money in as Christmas begins to approach or if you are going abroad. It is a good way to get foreign exchange, by just withdrawing it from an ATM with your credit card. There are no additional charges if you are in credit. There are lots of advantages, so pay your credit card bill before you even spend the money! If you start now, by the end of November you'll have all your Christmas presents paid for, so you will have no worries come January and no bills either!!!

Ste.phen

Not to mention the interest paid for a credit balance, i get 2%, which is a damn sight better than the 0.01 i get on my current account :P

Flukey

They are not all doing that. Some, like the AIB, stopped paying interest a few years ago. We'd expect that from the AIB.

bush

Paypal have started accepting irish bank accounts in the last couple of weeks, so maybe you can now. Look on the site or email them

Unpossible

what about visa electron? do they accept them?

*ok I think the UK site accepts visa electron (it has the little pic), is paypal safe? especally when using visa electron?

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